SEOUL, (APP/AFP): North Korea fired a few artillery rounds during an apparent military drill near a frontline island on Saturday, a military spokesman from the South said, as tensions run high following nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang. The incident also comes days after the South said it would conduct its largest-ever annual joint military […]
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N. Korea fires artillery rounds near border with South
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Jilani conveys PM’s greetings to Pakistani-American scientist on cancer discovery
WASHINGTON, (APP): Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani conveyed the message of facilitation to Pakistan-American scientist Nergis Mavalvala for her outstanding achievement in the field of astrophysics. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif offered his greetings to Ms. Mavalvala for being a source of inspiration for Pakistani scientists and students. Nergis Mavalvala is […]
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Canada restores healthcare for refugees
OTTAWA:(APP): The Canadian government announced it will restore interim healthcare coverage to all refugees, including failed claimants during appeals of their case, effective April 1. Beginning next year, Ottawa also will pay for medical examinations and certain vaccinations prior to an asylum seeker’s arrival in Canada. “The reform will ensure that all refugees and refugee […]
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Cameron says ‘still no deal’ at EU ‘Brexit’ summit
BRUSSELS, , (APP/AFP) – Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday said he had still not reached a deal with EU counterparts to try and keep Britain in the bloc as a crunch Brexit summit went into a second day. “I was here until five o’clock in the morning… we made some progress but there is […]
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Russian arms sale to Iran without approval would violate ban: US
Russia’s (APP): RIA news agency on Wednesday reported that Russia will this year sign a contract to sell a batch of its Sukhoi Su-30SM multi-role fighters to Iran. As the United States and five other major powers negotiated the July 14 nuclear deal with Iran, the six agreed to maintain a ban on conventional arms […]
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Mumbai train runs over four Indian labourers
MUMBAI:(APP): A Mumbai commuter train hit and killed four labourers who were walking between the tracks Friday, an official said, the latest deadly incident on the city’s notoriously dangerous rail network The victims, aged between 18 and 27, were run over around 6:20 am between the Kurla and Vidyavihar stations in the north of India’s […]