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$Japan\s Kagoshima city orders 600,000 residents to take shelter in evacuation centres$ World

Japan-'s Kagoshima city orders 600,000 residents to take shelter in...

About 900 mm (35.4 inches) of rain has fallen on the southernmost main island of Kyushu, where Kagoshima is located.

3 July 2019 1:14 PM IST

$China calls for \zero tolerance\ post violent Hong Kong protests$ World

China calls for -'zero tolerance-' post violent Hong Kong protests

â€˜Chinese society is all too aware that zero-tolerance policy is only remedy for such destructive behaviour,â€™ a...

2 July 2019 9:13 PM IST

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Lanka police chief arrested over failure to prevent terror attack

De Livera said that they failed to act on advance warnings of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, which were blamed on a...

2 July 2019 7:59 PM IST

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Meeting at demilitarised zone ends hostility between USA and North...

This was the third time this year that the two leaders are coming face to face, the last meeting being in May at Hanoi.

2 July 2019 6:01 PM IST

$Hong Kong: State controlled Chinese paper calls for \zero tolerance\ over protests$ World

Hong Kong: State controlled Chinese paper calls for -'zero tolerance-'...

Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of defiant protesters who had occupied the city-'s legislature.

2 July 2019 5:44 PM IST

$China slams Trump\s \gross interference\ in Hong Kong$ World

China slams Trump-'s -'gross interference-' in Hong Kong

US was warned -'to speak and act cautiously and stop interfering in Hong Kong-'s internal affairs in any form-'.

2 July 2019 5:38 PM IST

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Watch: Whalers bring ashore 27 feet catch, fishermen say â€˜worth...

The whale arrived on Monday in the northern Japanese town of Kushiro, where hours earlier five ships had set out on the...

2 July 2019 4:51 PM IST

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Violence grips Hong Kong on anniversary of 1997 handover to China

Hong Kong returned to China under a -"one country, two systems-" formula that allows freedoms not enjoyed in mainland...

1 July 2019 5:49 PM IST

$Japan\s first commercial whale hunt ships set off after more than 3 decades$ World

Japan-'s first commercial whale hunt ships set off after more than 3...

This move has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales.

1 July 2019 4:11 PM IST

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WH press secretary left all bruised after brawl with N Korea...

After a handshake with Kim, Trump walked 20 steps into North Korea. He also invited Kim to the White House.

1 July 2019 11:46 AM IST

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Hong Kong protests: Early clashes witnessed between police and...

At about 7:20 am (local time), police charged towards protesters who had camped out on the street since 4 am.

1 July 2019 9:17 AM IST

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British Prince William, Kate to visit Pakistan in Autumn

The news has been confirmed on its official Twitter account. The exact details of their trip have not been disclosed...

1 July 2019 1:26 AM IST