Category: World
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Super Junior’s Kangin announces his departure from the K-pop group
On Thursday, one of the members of Super Junior, Kangin, has just declared that he is now leaving the all-male K-pop group. In order to make the announcement on Thursday, Kangin returned to Instagram for the first time in past eight months just to deliver the news about his parting. He announced his leaving from…
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Kabul Bomb Blast: Afghanistan postpones 100th I-Day celebrations
You all should know that the Afghan government has decided to postpone the celebration to commemorate the 100th Independence Day of Afghanistan. Reports are coming that it was scheduled for Monday in the historic Dar-ul-Aman Palace. Some of you might already know that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s instructions in a bid to pay respect to…
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On terrorism background, US threatens visa ban on crew of Iran tanker
On Thursday, the United States threatened a visa ban on the crew of a seized Iranian supertanker whose departure from Gibraltar Washington failed to block. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said, “The Grace 1 was assisting Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, which the US deems a terrorist organisation by transporting oil from Iran to Syria when it…
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Sydney: Man arrested over multiple stabbings in city centre
On Tuesday morning, several people in downtown Sydney were stabbed by a man wielding a knife when locals gathered around him and stopped him with bare hands and chairs from nearby shops. As per the dramatic footage shared by Seven News, an Australian news portal showed that a young man threatening people with a knife,…
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Russia protests: video of police probe punching woman sparks inquiry
An investigation has been opened by Russia’s interior ministry after a video went viral showing a riot police officer punching a woman in the stomach during a protest for free elections. The video showed a young woman dragged by two masked policemen in riot gear, with one of them punching her in the stomach so…
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Article 370: UN rejects Pakistan’s request for intervention in Jammu And Kashmir
In a setback to Pakistan, the United Nations has rejected Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal for intervention in Kashmir following the revocation of Article 370 by India, the world body has reiterated that it is a bilateral dispute. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for ‘maximum restraint’ over the territory of Jammu and…
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U.S. Congressman: China ‘blackmailing’ India into using Huawei 5G infra
While India has yet to decide if Chinese telecom giant Huawei will be included in forthcoming 5G trials, reports suggest China may take retaliatory action if the mainland company is barred. On Tuesday, an influential US Congressman alleged that China is “blackmailing” India into using Huawei for its 5G infrastructure, even as Beijing hoped that…
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China blackmailing India to use Huawei 5G infra, says US Congressman
An influential US Congressman on Tuesday allegedly said that China is “blackmailing” India into using Huawei for its 5G infrastructure. U.S. Congressman Jim Banks, an Indiana Republican, criticised the Chinese Communist Party, in one of his tweet that it was “strong-arming” nations into “surveillance and espionage”. He wrote, “China is now blackmailing India into using…
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Northern Lights Visible In New England Tonight
If the skies are clear and the atmospheric setting is good, New England may possibly be treated to spectate an impressive aurora display which is expected to occur late Monday night to early Tuesday morning. According to National Weather Service, the geomagnetic storm activity that held on Sunday night gave an approach to a spectacular…
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NASA TESS Discovers Possibly Habitable Super Earth
Scientists have made a great discovery and recommended the first possibly fit to live in world outside our own solar system which is located about 31 light-years away. This super-Earth planet is now have been named GJ 357 d. It was discovered in early 2019 due to NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which was…
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CEO John Flint steps down as it faces ‘challenging’ geopolitics, Says HSBC
HSBC on Monday announced the shocking departure of Chief Executive Officer John Flint after just 18 months in the role, saying the bank needed a change at the top to address “a challenging global environment”, even as it posted a 16% rise in half-yearly profit. The lender also declared a further share buyback of up…
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Upcoming US EB-5 visa rules: What we know about new rules so far
The new US EB-5 visa rules have been published on Wednesday (July 24) and are going to be kicked in from November 2019, and according to that, the United States is set to increase the minimum investment an immigrant needs to make to become a permanent resident. A federal agency that looks at immigration, the…