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JAPAN MYANMAR Economy and Rohingya, Aung San Suu Kyi gets Tokyo's support AsiaNews Prime Minister Abe promises aid for the repatriation and relocation of Myanmar refugees. During her official vi

A few lenders of Zee Entertainment might dilute their stake in the company in the near term after two lenders reportedly sold their stake in the company to cut their losses.

BJP president Amit Shah Saturday gave a new definition to the OROP, which normally refers to 'One Rank, One Pension', saying that in the Congress it translated to "Only Rahul, Only Priyanka". Addressing booth-level workers here, he lauded the Union Budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday, which had proposed the highest defence budget of Rs 3 lakh crore to ensure the security of country's boundaries. "The jawans who are deployed on snowy peaks for the defence of the country had been demanding 'One Rank... Читать дальше...

The meetings in Beijing during January 30-31 between Washington, Russia, China, France and the UK apparently failed to preserve the commitment to prohibit intermediate range nuclear weapons. Washington stuck to its determination to withdraw from the historic agreement of Reagan …

The Maharashtra government Saturday gave administrative approval to a pension scheme for senior journalists in the state, which has been a long-pending demand of the media fraternity. Last year, the government had made a budgetary provision of Rs 15 crore towards implementation of such a scheme in view of rising demands from various quarters. As per a Government Order (GO) issued Saturday, the "Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar Sanman Yojana" will be implemented by the board of trustees of the... Читать дальше...

Indian Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi Saturday rued that tennis had never got the kind of support that boxing or wrestling got from the government, urging them to include men's singles players in Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Keeping the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mind, the sports ministry has included the doubles duo of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan, who won the Asian Games gold last year, have been kept in TOPS scheme. "I know Rohan and Divij have been approved by TOPS but the singles boys need to get that support. Читать дальше...

An elderly woman has been taken to hospital after a car accident in Haywards Heath.

Tunisian defender Jasser Khmiri signs for Vancouver-based MLS club Whitecaps FC, becoming the first Tunisian to play in Major League Soccer.

A tribute to Paddington's past is Trammies Corner, a pocket handkerchief park on a busy corner opposite what was the Plaza Picture Theatre that now sells antiques, collectibles and bric-a-brac.

Jon Queally, staff writer

While not a 2020 presidential candidate yet, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) broke from the pack of announced and expected Democrats on Friday by coming out against Medicare for All—characterizing a system that would cover everybody and leave nobody as not "practical"—and was greeted by a widespread reaction of "Thank you, Next" from progressives no longer will to entertain half-measures when it comes to solving the nation's healthcare crisis.

The New England Patriots will be playing in their ninth Super Bowl since 2002 on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. CBS News’ James Brown, who will be hosting the big game and “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Dana Jacobson discuss their predictions for Super Bowl Sunday.

We always get excitement with the Patriots, from playing the Rams to the Giants to the Falcons to the Eagles

A green rosella and a wallaby, known as a Pademelon, eye off as they drink from a water bowl put out for thirsty wild animals at a back-yard in Kayena, in northern Tasmania, 01 February 2019. Australia recorded its hottest month on record in January; it was also the hottest and driest month on record for the Australian island state of Tasmania. (Photo by Barbara Walton/EPA/EFE)

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown wasn't aiming for the biggest crowd on the opening stop of his four-state tour to explore a presidential run -- and on a frigid night, he didn't get one.

After Jamie Oleksiak was traded back to the Dallas Stars on Monday, it was apparent there was something more significant in the works for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Those suspicions were confirmed on Friday afternoon as the Penguins sent Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan, a second-round pick and two fourth-round picks in this year’s draft to the […]

A passenger who smuggled a month-old leopard cub in hand luggage on a flight from Bangkok to Chennai has been arrested, Indian authorities said Saturday. The cub, weighing just over one kilogram (2.4 pounds), was found in a plastic grocery basket hidden inside a bag after the passenger arrived in India on the Thai Airways flight.  Officials said they grew suspicious after hearing sounds coming from the bag, and stopped the passenger as he tried to rush out of the terminal in the capital city of southern Tamil Nadu state. Читать дальше...

The Supreme Court delayed implementation of a Louisiana abortion law late Friday night, putting the legislation on hold until Thursday.

SCOTLAND and Italy open their Six Nations campaign this afternoon and Express Sport is on hand to provide you with live updates from Murrayfield.

Christopher Klein interviews author Eric Jay Dolin in The Boston Globe, "The surprising history of American pirates." As Marblehead author Eric Jay Dolin chronicles in his new book, “Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates,” 17th-century sea-bandits propped up colonial economies while preying on ships from a faraway Muslim empire. Not until they started to plunder local merchants in the early 1700s did colonial attitudes toward pirates harden. From the interview... Читать дальше...

With Haruki Murakami's latest novel, "Killing Commendatore," die-hard fans might find something to enjoy in the writer's trademark, albeit under-edited, style, but one gets the ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The MNA staff member Javad Heirannia has written an op-ed for the American Lobe Log website on the recently revealed Saudi Arabia's secret ballistic missile program, which is as follows:

It's been almost a century since the tomb of Egypt’s King Tut was discovered nearly intact. Since then, most of the tomb's treasures have been secured in museums. But the tomb itself has become a popular tourist attraction and that's meant plenty of wear and tear. This week, Egypt marked a milestone in the preservation and protection of the site. Roxana Saberi reports.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Ukraine has decided not to register leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine Petro Symonenko and Leader of Rozumna Syla party Oleksandr Solovyev as candidates for the post of President of Ukraine to be held on March 31. The CEC was made the decision at a meeting on Feb. […]

The French government won’t stop the Yellow Vests by force, but only by doing what the people demand, according to prominent protester Jerome Rodrigues, … Via Youtube The French government won’t stop the Yellow Vests by force, but only by doing what the people demand, according to prominent protester Jerome Rodrigues, … Via Youtube

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In many cases Silicon Valley is envisioning a future that most Americans do not desire and for which we remain woefully unprepared.