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15 Jun 2016

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40 hurt as France's labour protests heat up

Forty people were injured and several others were arrested as labour protests gathered momentum across Paris.

15 Jun 2016

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Orlando shooter was closet homosexual: Locals

Local residents and friends of the Orlando shooter Omar Mateen stated that he was a closet homosexual who used to frequent gay bars and was a regular at Pulse.

14 Jun 2016

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Pakistan will buy F-16 fighter jets from Jordan

After Pakistan's F-16 fighter jets failed to fall through with US, now Pakistan is considering buying them from Jordan.

14 Jun 2016

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Malnutrition plagues the world, says Global Nutrition Report

The Global Nutrition Report, 2016, that launched today affirmed that one in every three people is affected by malnutrition.

14 Jun 2016

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FA expresses concern over Lille security

The FA has expressed concerns over the security arrangements for the Euro 2016 football matches scheduled to take place in Lille on Wednesday and Thursday.

14 Jun 2016

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Abu Sayyaf beheads second Canadian hostage

The Philippine government has confirmed that a second Canadian hostage has been beheaded after a ransom payment deadline was missed.

13 Jun 2016

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Dutch woman allegedly raped and arrested in Qatar

A Qatar court has convicted a Dutch woman, who had been allegedly raped, of having sex outside of marriage.

13 Jun 2016

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French government calls for alcohol ban in match zones

French prosecutors ahve stated that a group of "well-trained" Russian hooligans were behind the violence in Marseille.

13 Jun 2016

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Shooting at Orlando Nightclub: 50 dead, 53 injured

In the early hours of 12th June, at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, American-born Omar Mateen gunned down 50 people.

13 Jun 2016

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Scientists pitch 'super coral' to counter GBR bleaching

In an attempt to contain the widespread bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have proposed to introduce 'super coral', that could be more resistant to bleaching.

12 Jun 2016

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ISIS claims killing of Hindu monastery worker

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Hindu priest who was stabbed to death in a Monastery in Bangladesh.

12 Jun 2016

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Britain celebrates the Queen's official 90th birthday in style

On the occasion of her official 90th birthday, Britain reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth took the salute at a special Trooping the Colour parade in London (​1,600 soldiers and 300 horses took part in i

11 Jun 2016

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Trump says China the 'biggest' abuser

Donald Trump in his latest speech called China the "biggest and best abuser".

12 Jun 2016

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11 German MPs under police protection over threats

11 German MPs have been placed under police protection after they received threats for voting to call the 1915 Turkish Armenian conflict a genocide.

12 Jun 2016

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Maduro rejects recall vote amid protests

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said that a referendum the opposition is trying to call to oust him will not take place this year.

11 Jun 2016

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Air France pilots' strike threatens Euro'16

Air France canceled 30% of their flights, as the airlines' pilots began a four-day strike over the French government's labour reforms.

11 Jun 2016

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Bangladesh police arrests 1,740 radicals in an anti militant drive

Bangladesh police detained another 140 radicals including some members of an outlawed militant outfit in a crackdown to stop the wave of brutal attacks on minorities and secular activists by Islamists.

11 Jun 2016

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Pro-Rousseff protests across Brazil

Thousands of supporters of embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff have taken to the streets across the nation, demanding that impeachment proceedings against her be stopped.

11 Jun 2016

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Fujmori concedes, Kuczynski new Peruvian President

Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori conceded to rival Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in the run-off elections in Peru.

11 Jun 2016

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Saudi Arabia's proposal to impose taxes on foreigners

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering imposing taxes on its foreign residents as it wants to reduce its dependency on oil revenue after the oil price downturn.

10 Jun 2016

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Modi's India-US vision gets named the 'Modi Doctrine'

The Obama administration's point person for south and central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal termed Modi's vision of US-India ties as the 'Modi Doctrine'.

10 Jun 2016

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Thai authorities begin investigating temple earnings

Thai authorities stated that they have gathered enough evidence to prove that the abott of the temple was involved in the illicit animal trade.

10 Jun 2016

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Singapore PM defends inrternet policy

Defending Singapore's controversial decision to cut off civil servants' work computers from the Internet, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called the move "absolutely necessary" to keep information systems secure.

10 Jun 2016

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President Hollande warns protesters ahead of Euro'16

French President Francois Hollande warned protesters not to engage in disruptive activities ahead of the Euro 2016 football championships.

10 Jun 2016

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Kuczynski wins Peru, Fujimori yet to concede

After the counting of all votes, Peruvian presidential candidate Pablo Kuczynski has won 50.12% of the votes against his rival Fujimori's 49.88%, securing the majority of the votes for him to take power.

10 Jun 2016

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Israel beefs up security post attack

Israel imposed prohibitory orders on Palestinian movements an deployed more troops after Palestinian militants attacked a popular nightspot in Tel Aviv.

10 Jun 2016

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Child rights body orders J&J powder testing

India has ordered laboratory testing of two products of Johnson and Johnson after taking suo motu cognizance of a number of US court orders against it.

9 Jun 2016

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The World became less peaceful in 2016

The Global Peace Index 2016 was released by international think-tank, Institute of Economics and Peace.

9 Jun 2016

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Four dead, five wounded in Tel Aviv attack

Two gunmen identified as Palestinians opened fire near a well kwell-known market in central Tel Aviv last night; the attack claimed the lives of four and wounded at least five.

9 Jun 2016

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Waste mgmt officials join France strikes

Officials from France's waste management authority have joined the ongoing labour protests in the country.

9 Jun 2016

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Party claims Kuczynski's victory in tight elections

Preuvian Presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's party has said that he will clinch Peru's election by a small margin over rival Keiko Fujimori.

9 Jun 2016

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Storms, heavy rains batter EU

As flood waters begin to recede in France and Germany, heavy rains and storms have begun battering many parts of Central Europe.

9 Jun 2016

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Venezuela announces measures to tackle food crisis

In an attempt to tackle the ongoing food crisis in the country, the Venezuelan Government has imported thousands of tons of basic foodstuff and would begin distributing them through communal councils.

9 Jun 2016

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Singapore government to ban Internet for public servants

Next year onwards, Singaporean public servants will be unable to access internet services on their respective work computers.

9 Jun 2016

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Modi hits at terrorism in the US Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his US Congress address said that terrorism was the biggest threat "not just in Afghanistan, but elsewhere in South Asia, and globally".

8 Jun 2016

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India's MTCR membership - A done deal

India is inching closer to gain entry into the first of four nuclear regimes it had been trying to enter.

8 Jun 2016

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Asia-Pacific countries most vulnerable to Malware

A study by Microsoft discovered that 4 out of every 10 computers in Asia-Pacific countries are presumably infected with malware.

8 Jun 2016

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Thai authorities ban entry to tiger temple

Stating that the structure was built illegally, Thai authorities barred entry for visitors to the infamous Tiger Temple.

7 Jun 2016

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Former Maldives Vice President jailed for 10 years

A court in Maldives sentenced former vice president Ahmed Adeeb for 10 years on charges of terrorism and for possession of firearms.

7 Jun 2016

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Clinton secures Democratic nomination

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has now secured the required number of delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.