Hearings in Hong Kong subversion trial extended to September
Hong Kong (TIP): Hearings in the trial of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists charged under a Beijing-imposed national security law…
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South Africa’s Zuma hands himself over to police to begin sentence
Nkandla (South Africa) (TIP): South African former President Jacob Zuma turned himself in to police on July 7 to begin…
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Haiti police battle gunmen who killed president, amid fears of chaos
PORT-AU-PRINCE (TIP): Haiti's security forces were locked in a fierce gun battle on July 7 with assailants who assassinated President…
Read MoreIran hosts Afghan peace talks as fighting surges
Tehran (TIP): Iran on July 7 hosted the first significant talks in months between Taliban and Afghan Government representatives, a…
Read MoreChina’s gene giant harvests data from millions of women
Beijing (TIP): A Chinese gene company selling prenatal tests around the world developed them in collaboration with the country's military…
Read MoreKidnappers demand food for children seized in Nigeria school raid
Kaduna (TIP): Kidnappers who abducted more than 100 students from a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kaduna state warned that the…
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Indian American Astronaut Sirisha Bandla set to fly off into space on July 11
Third woman of Indian descent to fly into space will be a mission specialist on Virgin Galactic’s ‘Unity 22’ flight.…
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Tropical Storm Elsa slams East Coast; at least 1 dead in Florida and 10 injured in Georgia
July 6,2021 ARLINGTON, Va. (TIP): Tropical Storm Elsa powered its way up the East Coast on Thursday, July 8,…
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China building over 100 new silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles: Report
Beijing (TIP): China has begun construction of over 100 new silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles in a desert near the…
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World takes note of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ‘blood and steel wall’ speech
Beijing (TIP): Led by the US, the international community has taken note of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s strident message on…
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Zuma doesn’t say if he will comply with jail
Johannesburg (TIP): Former South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the 15-month prison sentence he has been given by the…
Read MoreUK opens new post-study work visa route for international students
London (TIP): The UK Home Office on July 1 formally opened its new post-study work visa for international students, which…
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McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison
Madrid (TIP): John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a…
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Do not provoke us again in Black Sea: Russia warns Britain
London/Moscow (TIP): Russia accused Britain on June 24 of spreading lies over a warship confrontation in the Black Sea and…
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Emotions run high as Hong Kong residents snap up final edition of Apple Daily
Hong Kong (TIP): Hong Kong residents rushed in the early hours of June 24 to snap up copies of the…
Read MoreUK experts warn of miserable winter
London (TIP): British scientists have warned of a “pretty miserable winter” in the UK this year due to new respiratory…
Read More751 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
Regina (Canada) (TIP): The chief of an Indigenous nation in Canada said on June 24 investigators have found 751 unmarked…
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Many feared dead in Florida beachfront condo collapse
President Joe Biden promised to provide federal aid if requested. SURFSIDE, Fla. (TIP): A beachfront condo building partially collapsed Thursday,…
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Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hardliner’s favour
Dubai (TIP): Iran began voting June 17 in a presidential election tipped in the favour of a hard-line protege of…
Read MoreRampaging bear in Japan injures 4 before being shot dead
Tokyo (TIP): A wild brown bear on the lose all night in a city in northern Japan wounded four people,…
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Canada’s first judge of colour in Supreme Court has roots in Gujarat
Ottawa (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on June 17 made history by nominating the first judge of colour to…
Read MoreFrance’s Macron brings back customary kisses
Paris (TIP): French President Emmanuel Macron has kissed two World War II veterans on the cheeks, returning to a tradition…
Read MoreUK royal Kate sets up new centre to focus on importance of early years
London (TIP): Kate, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, launches a new centre for early childhood on June 18 with the aim…
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Antonio Guterres re-elected as UN Secretary-General for a second five-year term
“India values Secretary General’s leadership of the United Nations”: India’s External Affairs Minister Jaishankar UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN General Assembly…
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Juneteenth is a National Holiday: Biden signs the Bill into Law
WASHINGTON (TIP): A day after President Biden arrived from Geneva after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he signed…
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Jaishankar, Kuwait FM discuss business, bilateral cooperation
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held “productive discussions” with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Thursday during…
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G7 to provide 1 billion vaccine doses ‘to world’: United Kingdom
Front page main story The announcement came after the United States said it would donate 500 million jabs to 92…
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Extending a helping hand to India, AIA sends $150K for COVID Relief
NEW YORK(TIP): AIA -NY Chapter raised funds for different projects. Most of those funds now are being diverted for Covid…
Read MoreNine railway workers killed in train crash in China
Beijing (TIP): A passenger train crashed into railway maintenance workers in northwest China’s Gansu province on June 4, killing at…
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Rivals sew coalition deal to unseat Netanyahu
Jerusalem (TIP): Israel’s Opposition parties on Thursday set the wheels in motion for a potential national unity government after clinching…
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