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Yearly Archives: 2020

Masked gunmen kill Iran’s local commander

Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in southwestern Iran, an associate of Iran's top general recently killed in an American drone strike in Baghdad, the official IRNA news agency reported.

‘Would have loved’ to meet Greta: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would have loved to have met Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg at Davos but added that she should not focus her anger on the United States.

Japan submarine academy gets 1st female student

The first female student was admitted to Japan's national naval submarine academy Wednesday after the end of a ban on women on the country's submarines.

‘Pablo Escobar of eggs’ faces justice after 35-yr run

Jeffrey Lendrum spent three decades living as the so-called "Pablo Escobar of eggs", smuggling the fragile shells from the nests of falcons and other birds of prey to wealthy international clients.

Kejriwal leads AAP’s list of 39-star campaigners

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), here on Wednesday, made public the list of 39 star campaigners for the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's name on the top.

Market attack kills 36 in Burkina Faso

Thirty-six civilians were killed on Monday in an attack on a market in Sanmatenga province, which is located in the north of the country, the Burkinabe government said on Tuesday. It added that the market in the Nagraogo village had been attacked and burned to the ground by armed militants.

Iraq anti-govt protests: Ten dead in 24 hrs

Ten protesters were killed in Iraq over the past 24 hours during mass anti-government protests, the national High Commission for Human Rights has said.

Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, first woman president in Greece

Greece's parliament on Wednesday elected the first woman president in the country's history, a senior judge with an expertise in environmental and constitutional law.

Stay awake: Senators struggle to stay focused

Adam Schiff was still speaking about witnesses, documents, future presidents and the impeachment of President Donald Trump. He'd said it all before, but five hours into the Senate trial Tuesday, Schiff, the lead prosecutor, was saying it again.

Assam problem of CAA is different from rest of the country, says SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that Assam's problem is different from rest of the country as the earlier cut off date for citizenship...
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