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25 dead in India’s Citizenship Law protests
India has experienced a bloody holiday because at least 25 people were reportedly killed in the violence and more than 260 police personnel have...
Missing Taiwan military official confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Taiwan’s
Air Force General Shen Yi-ming and seven other defense officials were confirmed
dead after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous part of Taipei due to...
Mexican leader slams predecessors for allowing drug lord “El Chapo” hold...
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in his year-end address, criticized the preceding administrations for allowing imprisoned drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzman wield...
Thailand, France and Mexico strengthen environmental protection with plastic ban
As a way to start the decade right,
countries like Thailand, France and Mexico have announced separately their
implementation of the single-use of plastic bags as...
Taiwan’s Air Force General went missing after helicopter crash landing
Taiwan's top military
official Shen Yi-ming was among the three individuals reported missing after their
helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Taipei.
In an interview, the...
Electric car maker Tesla secures billion-worth loan to finance Shanghai Gigafactory
Tesla Inc., has confirmed
entering into agreements with Chinese lenders for a secured term loan facility
of up to 9 billion yuan ($1.29 billion) in order...
Israel’s PM Netanyahu wins landslide victory despite corruption charges
The embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed
a “giant victory” after capturing 72% of votes in a primary election for
leadership of the ruling Likud party.
Despite...
Iraq president offers to resign after rejecting PM candidate
Iraq’s President Barham Saleh
rejected to name Iran-backed Governor Asaad al-Eidani as their country’s next
prime minister in his hope “to avoid more bloodshed and in...
Media network CNN says Amazon sells fake and dangerous kids’ products
American news-based pay
television channel CNN published an article entitled “Fake and dangerous
kids’ products are turning up for sale on Amazon” citing a 4 in 1...
Russian President claims lead on hypersonic weapons, surpassing US
From merely catching up with the United States
in the past, President Vladimir Putin of Russia claims that their country is
now the world leader on...