Gunmen abduct 317 schoolgirls in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (TIP): Unidentified gunmen seized 317 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria on Friday, the police said, the second such kidnapping…
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Military supporters attack protesters in Yangon
Yangon (TIP): Supporters of Myanmar’s military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents…
Read MoreHong Kongers snap up UK homes and do what they excel at: being landlords
Hong Kong (TIP): Hong Kong residents are buying more houses and apartments to lease out for income in Britain, property…
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UK actors settle phone hacking claims with tabloid publisher
London (TIP): British television presenter and writer David Walliams and “Doc Martin” star Martin Clunes were among several actors who…
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Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain, top court says
London (TIP): A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed…
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New coronavirus variant identified in New York: Researchers
Shares similarities with a more transmissible, intractable variant discovered in South Africa NEW YORK (TIP): A new coronavirus variant that…
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Meisha Porter to succeed Richard Carranza who is resigning as Chancellor of N.Y.C. School System
NEW YORK (TIP): Richard Carranza, who oversees the nation’s largest schools system, will step down after about three years as…
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China denies backing coup in Myanmar amid protests outside its Embassy in Yangon
Beijing (TIP): China on Thursday denied that it was backing the military coup in Myanmar amid protests in front of…
Read MoreThousands of ‘cold-stunned’ sea turtles rescued off coast of Texas
Texas (TIP): The brutal cold snap that has frozen Texas hasn’t only numbed unprepared people to the bone - thousands…
Read MoreSix killed in fire at gold mine in eastern China
Shandong (TIP): Six people were killed in a fire at a gold mine in eastern China's Shandong province, state media…
Read MoreBritain plans reopening of economy within 5 months
London (TIP): PM Boris Johnson is planning a staged exit from lockdown that would see the UK's battered economy returning…
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Undeterred by Facebook news blackout, Australia commits to content law
Sydney (TIP): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to force Facebook Inc to…
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Donovan applauds federal extension of foreclosure moratorium
NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Former Obama-Biden administration Housing Secretary and Budget Director Shaun Donovan, on Feb 16, applauded Joe Biden’s…
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BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TO HOST VIRTUAL MEETING OF G7 LEADERS
Nirpal Singh Shergill in London LONDON, (TIP): The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the first leaders’ meeting of…
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US Citizenship Act of 2021introduced in Congress
Proposal for a path to citizenship to 11 million undocumented migrants The legislation would benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian…
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China bans BBC from broadcasting
Beijing (TIP): China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country for seriously violating its guidelines for reporting,…
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7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake strikes South Pacific region, no damage reported
Wellington/Sydney (TIP): A powerful 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake struck the South Pacific on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings in the region that…
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Kim lays blame at officials for N Korea’s economic failures
Seoul (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ripped into the performance of his Cabinet and fired a senior economic…
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Police search Navalny headquarters in late-night raid
Moscow (TIP): Russian police conducted a late-night search of the headquarters for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose arrest last…
Read MoreTokyo 2020 President Mori to resign over sexist comments
Tokyo (TIP): Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, is set to step down over sexist remarks…
Read MoreUK PM Johnson has no plans for summer holiday, says his spokesman
London (TIP): British Prime Minster Boris Johnson has no holiday plans for over the summer, his spokesman said on Thursday,…
Read MoreAfrican nations still encouraged to use AstraZeneca vaccine
Nairobi (TIP): African countries without the coronavirus variant dominant in South Africa should go ahead and use the AstraZeneca COVID-19…
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Now, US comic Trevor Noah puts India’s farmer protest on global radar
Stand-up comic and late night show host Trevor Noah is the latest international personality from the entertainment industry to highlight…
Read MoreBritain’s coronavirus variant a concern, ‘likely to sweep the world’, says scientist
London (TIP): The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it could undermine…
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Indian-origin British politician Dhesi expresses concern over arrest of activist Nodeep Kaur
Nirpal Singh Shergill in London LONDON (TIP): British Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi on Wednesday, February 10, expressed concern…
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DAVID WEPRIN RELEASES OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN VIDEO
QUEENS,NY(TIP): Democratic Queens Assembly Member David Weprin, on Feb 9, released his official campaign video, outlining why he’s running to…
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President Biden very clear about ‘restoring compassion, order’ to immigration system: White House
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Joe Biden has been very clear about "restoring compassion and order" to the country's immigration system,…
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Canada puts Proud Boys on terror list, cites active security threat
Ottawa (TIP): Canada named the far-right Proud Boys a terrorist entity on Wednesday, saying it posed an active security threat…
Read MoreThe group’s founder, Gavin McInnes, is Canadian who lives in the United States
The US authorities have charged several members of the Proud Boys in connection with the January 6 attack in Washington.…
Read MoreOver 80 people arrested in China for smuggling fake COVID-19 vaccines
Beijing (TIP): China has arrested over 80 people for smuggling and supplying counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines, amid reports that some of…
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