MUMBAI, Sept 29, (APP/AFP) – A commuter stampede on a Mumbai railway bridge during the morning rush hour Friday killed at least 22 people, officials said. Dozens of people took shelter on the bridge during a sudden monsoon downpour and the deadly crush started as they emerged all at once, Indian Railways spokesman Anil Saxena […]
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Mumbai commuter stampede leaves at least 22 dead
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CPEC lifts Pakistan up in World Competitiveness Rankings: US magazine
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (APP): The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), although not yet complete, has already helped Pakistan’s economy climb several notches on the global competitiveness scale, according to Forbes, a leading American business magazine. The magazine quoted a just published World Economic Forum Report (WEFR) which place placed Pakistan at 115th out of the […]
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Thailand expects 250,000 to attend late king’s cremation
BANGKOK, Sept 29, (APP/AFP) – A quarter of a million people are expected to descend on the Thai capital for an elaborate cremation ceremony planned for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej next month, a junta leader said Friday. The kingdom has been prepping for the event since Bhumibol died at the age of 88 in […]
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Number of traffic deaths drops amid gov’t safety campaigns: ministry
SEOUL, Sep 29 (APP/Yonhap): The number of people killed in traffic accidents has declined gradually in recent years, the government said Friday,following public campaigns to promote safety and the introduction of equipment to prevent loss of life and damage to property. The number of people killed in traffic-related accidents fell to 4,292 last year from […]
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Miracles’ needed for sufficient progress on Brexit talks by October: Juncker
‘ TALLINN, Sept 29, (APP/AFP) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said it would take “miracles” for Brexit divorce talks to make enough progress by the end of October to unlock trade negotiations. “By the end of October we will not have sufficient progress,” Juncker said as he arrived for an EU summit in Tallinn. […]
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China, U.S. team up for global health progress
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (APP/Xinhua): China and the United States vowed to team up for global health progress in a bid to beef up health and safety in both countries and the world at large. The consensus was announced in the joint communique of the first China- U.S. Social and People-to-People Dialogue, co-chaired here by visiting […]