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Chemical Weapon: After the Syrian Attack
Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed more than 80 people in Syria's Idlib province. Thirty-two victims of Tuesday's attack were ...
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NASA is planning to crash its USD 3.26 billion spacecraft into Saturn
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that its Cassini spacecraft will make the first in a series of dives through the 2,400-kilometer gap between ...
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India to Get Missile Defence System Worth $2 Billion From Israel
Israel has signed a USD 2 billion contract with India to supply it with missile defence systems, the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries said on Friday. Israeli President ...
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China to increase military spending by 7% in 2017
China said the rise was necessary to "preserve peace and security" in the region. China says, it will increase military spending by about 7 percent this year,as it vowed to ...
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Historic city of Palmyra Re-captured from ISIS by Syrian troops with Russian support
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets on 2 March 2017 recaptured the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). According to the Syrian Observatory ...
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Fossils Point to Life on Earth 4 Billion Years Ago
Scientists have discovered remains of microorganisms in Canada that are between 3.8 and 4.3 billion years old, providing direct evidence of one of the oldest life forms on the ...
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Iran begins Strait of Hormuz navy drill amid tensions with US
Iran launched naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean on Sunday, as tensions with the United States escalated after U.S President Donald Trump put Tehran "on ...
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WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement comes into effect
The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in Goods of World Trade Organisation (WTO) came into effect with its ratification by two-thirds members of WTO including India. The TFA in ...
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7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star discover by Astronomers
Astronomers have found at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the same star 40 light-years away, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The findings ...
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1.4 million children at imminent risk of death in famines:UNICEF
Regina Aluel holds her grandson Agop Manut, 11-months-old, who suffers acute malnutrition and respiratory distress at the clinic run by Doctors Without Borders in Aweil, northern ...
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Trump appointed Lt. Gen. H.R McMaster as new NSA
Donald Trump shakes hands with US Army Lt Gen HR McMaster at Mar-a-Lago. U.S President Donald Trump has appointed Lt Gen Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new National Security ...
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New Continent ‘Zealandia’ Discovered Underwater
Zealandia has recently been given the status of a continent by several geologists who say that the long lost continent is submerged under water. While there is no formal ...
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With $123 bn, India is 12th largest holder of US securities
At a time when foreign residents decreased their holdings of long-term US securities, India has became the 12th largest holder of US government securities at the end of 2016, ...
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‘Bombogenesis’, biggest storm in years hits California
California gets hit by strongest storms in years dubbed "weather bomb"; kills at least four people and bringing torrential rain and floods; Power cuts hit 150,000 households; ...
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