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By Reilly Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt that saw armed drones descend on his Baghdad home on Sunday morning, according to Iraqi officials. The attack …
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By Brown London saw wild scenes of a weekend mass exodus before the start of a Christmas lockdown and travel ban sparked by a new, more infectious mutation of COVID-19. …
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By Rylee Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) and its pilots union said on Sunday they are working to avoid furloughs of roughly 2,300 pilots following a reshuffling process meant to …
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By Elina CHICAGO U.S. – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus, including $16 …
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By Kenneth Fourteen Americans being evacuated by plane from Japan to the US after disembarking a cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said early Monday. The infected …
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By Jackie China’s richest man, Jack Ma, has donated $14 million through his foundation to help develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus, according to a report. The Alibaba founder …
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By Bowden The 23andMe and Ancestry DNA tests that so many Americans got for Christmas could expose their personal data to bad guys, officials say. Defense officials are warning that …
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By Brooke China’s Orwellian video surveillance gets a bad rap but the US isn’t far behind, says a new report. The US has nearly the same ratio of security cameras …
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By Mccarth SURUC, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Russia and the U.S. to keep to their promises to ensure that Syrian Kurdish fighters pull out …
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By Elina CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s consumer watchdog sued Google on Tuesday, alleging the technology giant broke consumer law by misleading Android users about how their location data was collected …
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By Thomson ISIS has claimed responsibility for the late-night suicide bombing that killed at least 63 people — including women and children — and wounded almost 200 others at a …
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By Chris A US Marine from Colorado who had been serving in Iraq was killed in combat over the weekend — just days after the Pentagon warned of an “ISIS …
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By Carbone The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to prevent city employees, including the police, from using or acquiring facial recognition technology. Amid increasing scrutiny of the technology, …
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By Lia The US and Russia are blaming each other in a near-collision of naval ships in the East China Sea on Friday. Both countries claim the near miss forced …
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By Schmidt The skin of the mako shark is being studied by the US Army to help build faster aircraft, according to research presented on Monday. Makos, the world’s fastest …
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What does the aftermath of last week’s lynching of a 50-year-old Muslim man by a Hindu mob over rumours that his family had been consuming beef say about political imagination …
Read MoreThe probe into the encounter killing of Manoj Vashisth, accused in several cases of fraud, at a restaurant in May has been transferred to CBI, the government said on Monday. …
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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj did meet former IPL chief Lalit Modi in London in October last year but sources close to her say the meeting was at …
Read MoreNEW DELHI: Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested by the Delhi Police this morning. There is no official word yet on what charges he has been arrested on, …
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A man wanted in connection with several cases was shot dead in an encounter with the Delhi Police at a restaurant in Central Delhi’s New Rajender Nagar area on Saturday …
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