India protests U.S. naval exercise without consent
NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): India said on Friday, April 9, it has protested the U.S. decision to conduct…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)South Korea ruling party faces local election losses, presaging rocky road for President Moon
Seoul (TIP): Roiled by property scandals and economic failures, South Korea's liberal ruling party looks set to lose the mayoral…
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New Zealand businessman guilty of having child abuse images
Wellington (TIP): One of New Zealand’s most well-known businessmen pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing child sex abuse images, including…
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Dutch couples mark 20th anniversary of world’s first same-sex marriages
Amsterdam (TIP): Twenty years ago, Dutch couple Gert Kasteel and Dolf Pasker made history when they tied the knot in…
Read More7 convicted in Hong Kong over 2019 pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong (TIP): Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates were convicted on Thursday on charges of organising and participating in an…
Read MoreAt least 36 dead in Taiwan train crash
Taipei (TIP): A train derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday after apparently hitting a truck, with at…
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Serbia’s firefighters auction Cristiano Ronaldo’s armband to help sick boy
Belgrade (TIP): The Portugal captain’s armband which Cristiano Ronaldo angrily threw on the ground after his goal was incorrectly disallowed…
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Boris Johnson’s senior black adviser resigns amid Downing Street tensions
London (TIP): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior-most black adviser, Samuel Kasumu, has stepped down from his post as Special…
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Village of Lincolnwood community comes out in support ofJesal Patel in the Mayoral Race
Punch # 13456 Jesal Patel for Lincolnwood Mayor LINCOLNWOOD, IL (TIP): A wave of excitement engulfed the Village of…
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President Biden Unveils What He Calls A ‘Once-In-A-Generation’ Infrastructure Proposal
The measure, called the American Jobs Plan, includes big infrastructure fixes PITTSBURGH (TIP): President Biden on Wednesday, March 31, unveiled…
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IRS, Treasury disburse more Economic Impact Payments under the American Rescue Plan; total tops 130 million with more to come
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced,…
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AAPI urges government to prevent attacks on Asian Americans
CHICAGO (TIP): Expressing deep concern and anguish about recent attacks against Asian Americans, the American Association of Physicians of India…
Read MoreCDC director gives emotional warning of ‘impending doom’
WASHINGTON (TIP): Thousands of cases of the B.1.1.7 strain have been reported across the United States, and experts fear the…
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Suez Canal suspends traffic as ship stuck like ‘beached whale’
Egypt (TIP): A container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a "beached whale" created a new setback for global trade…
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New Zealand passes miscarriages bereavement leave law
Wellington (TIP): New Zealand's parliament has passed legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a…
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Russia opposition leader Navalny’s health worsens in prison
Moscow (TIP): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has suffered back pains and leg problems in prison, his lawyer said Thursday.…
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African elephants face growing risk of extinction: Red List
Geneva (TIP): African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in…
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With all votes counted in Israel’s polls, Arab leader seems to be emerging as ‘kingmaker’
Jerusalem (TIP): Mansour Abbas, an Arab leader in Israel seems to have emerged as the unusual “kingmaker” whose possible support…
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 121.7 mn
In its latest update on Friday, March 19, morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that…
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EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer
Brussels (TIP): With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of tourism income…
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Actor Johnny Depp seeks appeal in UK wife beater libel case
London (TIP): Hollywood star Johnny Depp will seek permission on Thursday to appeal against his defeat in a London libel…
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South Africa has world’s most dangerous roads: Study
Johannesburg (TIP): South Africa has been ranked as the world's most dangerous country to drive in while India came in…
Read MoreChina busts $770 million refined oil smuggling ring in massive swoop
Beijing (TIP): China foiled criminals seeking to smuggle nearly 1 million tonnes of refined oil worth 5 billion yuan ($770…
Read MoreTanzania’s Prez Magufuli dies
Nakuru (Kenya) (TIP): President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent Covid-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his…
Read MoreFlower protest in Paris for Iranian no-headscarf activist
Paris (TIP): Activists laid flowers near the Iranian Embassy in Paris on Monday to show support to a women's rights…
Read More20 killed, 600 hurt in Equatorial Guinea blasts
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) (TIP): A series of explosions at military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 persons and…
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China to spend $30 billion in Tibet on infrastructure development
Beijing (TIP): China is planning to spend big in Tibet as its new Five-Year Plan has allocated about $30 billion…
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‘We’re not racist’, says Prince William after Meghan and Harry interview
London (TIP): Prince William said on Thursday that Britain's royals were not racist after Meghan, wife of his younger brother…
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Britain’s cats and dogs face pet-food pouch shortage
London (TIP) : Britain’s growing ranks of cats and dogs could be left staring at empty bowls after Sainsbury’s, the…
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