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$Japan\s USD 270 million craft makes second touchdown on distant asteroid$ World

Japan-'s USD 270 million craft makes second touchdown on distant...

The successful touchdown was greeted with cheering and applause in the JAXA mission control room, with officials...

11 July 2019 11:06 AM IST

Chinese tycoon arrested for suspected child molesting: Report

Chinese tycoon arrested for suspected child molesting: Report

Wang Zhenhua, the 57-year-old chairman of Seazen Holdings, was arrested by Shanghai police, reported state broadcaster...

11 July 2019 9:20 AM IST

Rising Iranian politician Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi tied to intelligence wing

Rising Iranian politician Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi tied to...

Jahromi made a point several times in the interview to simply describe himself as an engineer.

11 July 2019 2:04 AM IST

$Singapore\s \priciest penthouse\: USD 54 million, 3 floors, 5 bedrooms$ World

Singapore-'s -'priciest penthouse-': USD 54 million, 3 floors, 5...

British billionaire inventor James Dyson has paid a reported USD 54 million for Singapore-'s biggest, most expensive...

10 July 2019 6:22 PM IST

$Don\t be lazy, \spend whole day eating\: Xi to officials$ World

Don-'t be lazy, -'spend whole day eating-': Xi to officials

-'You absolutely cannot view anti-corruption as an excuse to not accept responsibility or to do nothing,-' Xinhua cited...

10 July 2019 4:52 PM IST

Bahrain records hottest June in a century, temperatures soaring higher

Bahrain records hottest June in a century, temperatures soaring higher

Bahrain-'s Meteorological Directorate says the average temperature in June was 36.3 Celsius (97.3 Fahrenheit).

10 July 2019 1:58 PM IST

Over 5,500 people injured, 1,048 killed due to infighting in Tripoli: WHO

Over 5,500 people injured, 1,048 killed due to infighting in Tripoli:...

According to the WHO, out of the total casualties, 106 civilians have lost their lives while 289 civilians have been...

10 July 2019 1:31 PM IST

Ex-UN official jailed for child abuse in Nepal

Ex-UN official jailed for child abuse in Nepal

In the last decade, Dalglish held key positions in UN agencies, including a chief for UN

10 July 2019 2:38 AM IST

Former UN official jailed for child abuse in Nepal

Former UN official jailed for child abuse in Nepal

Peter John Dalglish, a formerly high-profile humanitarian worker, was sentenced to two terms of nine and six years in...

9 July 2019 5:49 PM IST

$UAE\s Sharjah issues first gold card permanent residency to Indian expat$ West Asia

UAE-'s Sharjah issues first gold card permanent residency to Indian...

Lalo Samuel was handed over the gold residence card by Brigadier Arif Al Shamsi, Director-General of residency,...

9 July 2019 4:27 PM IST

$UAE moves to a \peace first\ strategy in war torn Yemen$ West Asia

UAE moves to a -'peace first-' strategy in war torn Yemen

The UAE is a key partner in a Saudi-led military coalition which intervened in Yemen in 2015.

9 July 2019 3:30 PM IST

$Hong Kong leader Lam says China extradition bill \dead\$ World

Hong Kong leader Lam says China extradition bill -'dead-'

-'I come to the conclusion that there are some fundamental and deep-seated problems in Hong Kong society,-' Lam said.

9 July 2019 1:11 PM IST