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Global inequality is 25 per cent higher due to climate changeWorld
Global inequality is 25 per cent higher due to climate change

Poorer countries – those that have contributed far less to climate change – tend to be situated in warmer regions.

7 May 2019 10:58 AM IST

Freedom after 500 days: Timeline of case against 2 Reuters Myanmar journalistsWorld
Freedom after 500 days: Timeline of case against 2 Reuters Myanmar...

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were released as part of an amnesty of 6,520 prisoners by President Win Myint.

7 May 2019 10:48 AM IST

Myanmar releases 2 Reuters journalists after over 500 days in jailWorld
Myanmar releases 2 Reuters journalists after over 500 days in jail

Reuters has said the two men did not commit any crime and had called for their release.

7 May 2019 9:45 AM IST

Pakistan popcorn seller builds rudimentary planeWorld
Pakistan popcorn seller builds rudimentary plane

By day he worked as a popcorn seller, by night as a security guard, saving every rupee he could.

7 May 2019 3:53 AM IST

China to make \Prison breaks\ impossibleWorld
China to make -'Prison breaks-' impossible

China has installed cameras in all the cells in a lavish attempt to use AI (Artificial Intelligence) to monitor all the...

6 May 2019 2:19 PM IST

US sends war fleet to middle east in \clear message\ to IranWest Asia
US sends war fleet to middle east in -'clear message-' to Iran

US is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in a -'clear and...

6 May 2019 11:32 AM IST

At least 41 dead in Russian plane blaze disasterWorld
At least 41 dead in Russian plane blaze disaster

The jet reportedly managed to land on its second attempt, hitting the ground with its landing gear first and then its...

6 May 2019 6:49 AM IST

North Korea denounces South Korea - US military exerciseWorld
North Korea denounces South Korea - US military exercise

US and South Korea had conducted week-long exercises last month involving Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)...

5 May 2019 6:13 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu pledges \massive attacks\ in response to Gaza missilesWest Asia
Benjamin Netanyahu pledges -'massive attacks-' in response to Gaza...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he had ordered the military to launch further strikes on Gaza...

5 May 2019 4:05 PM IST

Multiple rocket launchers tested by North Korea to evaluate \combat performance\World
Multiple rocket launchers tested by North Korea to evaluate -'combat...

North Korea said it had tested long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons.

5 May 2019 9:01 AM IST

Sri Lankan Catholic church to continue Sunday Mass on TVWorld
Sri Lankan Catholic church to continue Sunday Mass on TV

There were no explosives found, but we have stepped up security, says a police official.

5 May 2019 1:05 AM IST

Gaza-Israel hostilities flare with rocket attacksWest Asia
Gaza-Israel hostilities flare with rocket attacks

On Saturday, Israel hit Gaza with air strikes and tank fire after Palestinian militants fired about 150 rockets toward...

5 May 2019 1:01 AM IST

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