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U.S., North Korea to hold second day of nuclear talks

open view web desk NEW YORK – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit […]

U.S. biotechs to speed work on Nipah vaccine as virus hits India

open view web desk LONDON – A global coalition set up a year ago to fight epidemics has struck a $25 million deal with two U.S. biotech companies to accelerate work on a vaccine against the brain-damaging Nipah virus that has killed 12 people in India. The Coalition […]

Tamil Nadu seeks permanent closure of Vedanta’s copper smelter – officials

open view web desk THOOTHUKUDI, India – The Tamil Nadu government said on Thursday that it was seeking a permanent closure of a big copper smelter run by London-listed Vedanta Resources after 13 people died in protests demanding the closure of the plant on environmental grounds. “The government’s […]

Father of Pakistani girl killed in Texas hopes her death can spur reform

open view web desk ISLAMABAD- The father of a Pakistani girl killed in a Texas school shooting said on Monday he hoped that the death of his daughter, who wanted to serve her country as a civil servant or diplomat, would help spur gun control in the United […]

Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russian president

open view web desk Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president for a fourth term on Monday, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years at a time of high tension with his Western rivals. The 65-year-old, in power since 1999, is on course to become […]

Between 1990 and 2016, 2,843 climate disasters affected 4·8 billion people: Lancet report

             The report was jointly prepared by 24 academic institutions and                                        intergovernmental organisations based on 40 indicators open view web desk An additional 125 […]

Marx at 200: Germany torn over revolutionary’s legacy

dpa/AFP / Harald TittelWith scars from the Cold War still fresh, people from capitalist former West Germany and the once communist East are of two minds about German philosopher Karl Marx open view web desk As Germany prepares to mark Karl Marx’s 200th birth anniversary, the revolutionary philosopher’s […]

Breast cancer screening failure may have shortened 270 lives in England

open view web desk LONDON – As many as 270 women’s lives may have been shortened after an IT failure in England’s breast cancer screening programme meant 450,000 patients were not invited for appointments, Britain’s health minister said on Wednesday. Jeremy Hunt apologised in parliament for the “serious […]

Indian officials lament inaction of cities with world’s worst air

open view web desk NEW DELHI – Only a handful of India’s 100 most polluted cities have drawn up plans to combat air pollution despite being asked to do so three years ago, senior government officials said on Wednesday after a damning report by the World Health Organisation. […]

Netanyahu says not seeking Iran war as U.S. faces deadline

open view web desk WASHINGTON- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israel was not seeking war with Iran, one day after unveiling what he said was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program. Netanyahu made his case as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to […]

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