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Japan Slams North Korean Missile Launch
Japanese spokesperson Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday said the firing of missile by North Korea is in clear violation of the UN Security Council resolutions and strongly protested the act.....
Greek PM To Visit Beijing In May For 'Belt And Road Forum'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Beijing to take part in the Belt and Road Forum on May 14-15, a media report has said.....
Mexico-US To Hold Bilateral Talks
Mexico has said its top official will meet key US lawmakers in Washington to discuss bilateral relations, which have been tense since President Donald Trump assumed office, a statement said.....
Facebook's Appeal To Block Bulk Search Warrants Rejected
An US court has rejected Facebook's challenge to quash the search warrants ordering it to hand over information of hundreds of accounts involved with a disability fraud case related to the 9/11 attacks. ....
Changed H-1B Visa Norms Don't Mean Much For India: Nasscom
The Indian IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday said the clarifying guidance by the USCIS on eligibility for computer programmers under the H-1B visa norms will have little impact on its members, as the clarification has been the adjudicatory practice for years. ....
Crackdown On Illegal Abattoirs Will Continue, Says UP
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday denied any "overzealous" crackdown by authorities on abattoirs in the state and stated there would be no compromise on illegal slaughterhouses.....
Coach, Investor Of Spanish Soccer Club Arrested Over Match-fixing
The Spanish police on Tuesday arrested two persons on suspicion of being involved in match-fixing after a third-tier football club in Spain suffered a hardly credible 0-12 thrashing, according to police sources.....
French Election: Le Pen, Macron Clash Over Europe In TV Debate
French war-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron clashed over Europe as the presidential candidates went head-to-head in the second live TV debate. ....
How India Lost An Island Chain In The Bay Of Bengal
A chain of islands that once existed in the Bay of Bengal now lies buried under water, according to a new study by Indian oceanographers.....
This Is One Akhilesh Project That May Be Spared Yogi's Axe
At a time the new Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh is reviewing schemes launched by former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav -- with some slated to be closed down -- there is one that is likely to escape Yogi Adityanath's axe.....
