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Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’

WASHINGTON— White House officials and congressional staffers will continue negotiations Saturday over the government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he could keep it going for “months or even years.” Trump met Friday with congressional leaders from both parties as the shutdown hit the two-week mark amid […]

Ganai stresses on holistic development of children with special needs

open view web desk JAMMU : Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, today called for holistic development of children with special needs. He was addressing participants here at a function organized by the Department of Social Welfare to mark Birth Anniversary of Louis Braille, who invented the […]

Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’

WASHINGTON — White House officials and congressional staffers will continue negotiations Saturday over the government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he could keep it going for “months or even years.” Trump met Friday with congressional leaders from both parties as the shutdown hit the two-week mark […]

Servant killed in drunken brawl, co-worker held

Muzaffarnagar :  A 26-year-old servant has been arrested for allegedly killing his co-worker during drunken brawl and dumping his body in Thanabhawan area of neighbouring Shamli district last month, police said Saturday. Pushpraj was arrested Friday and the body of the 28-year-old Vinod Kumar was recovered from Mudhbhar village […]

Modern witch-hunts terrorise New Guinea highlands

A spate of brutal witch-hunts has plunged parts of Papua New Guinea’s highlands into a state of terror, as fearful tribes blame dark forces for their rapidly changing world. In one particularly horrifying incident, an elderly woman writhes and pleads hysterically as she is mercilessly beaten, raped and […]

Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a Japanese court next Tuesday to hear the reasons for his detention, after his lawyers deployed a little-used article of the Constitution. The shock move was the latest in a series of unexpected twists in a case that […]

Tourists hunker down as Storm Pabuk lashes Thailand

Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down Friday as Tropical Storm Pabuk struck the kingdom, forcing airports and ferries to close and bringing power blackouts, heavy rains and massive sea swells. Boats were recalled to shore across the Gulf of Thailand, while three key southern airports were shut […]

Global support lets Bangladesh PM withstand election worries

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Congratulatory messages are flowing to Bangladesh Prime Minister-elect Sheikh Hasina, ensuring she will withstand calls to investigate allegations of widespread serious irregularities in Sunday’s election that was dominated by her coalition. Hasina is set to form her third consecutive government and fourth overall, and on […]

Driver held after hitting scooter rider in California chase

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — A driver who may have been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder ran over a scooter rider and led police on a chase through Southern California Thursday before he was arrested after a 45-minute freeway standoff, authorities said. Karl Flores, 34, was taken into custody […]

US employers added a stellar 312,000 jobs in December

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government. The Labor Department said Friday that the […]

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