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Powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes in the Pacific Ocean near Fiji and Tonga
This is Money 19 Aug 2018
Geological Survey (USGS) said. The U.S ... 'I would not expect any damage ... The quake was initially reported as a magnitude 8.0 and then upgraded to 8.2, a magnitude that could cause tremendous damage had it not been so deep ... Advertisement. ....
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Iran says U.S. "action group" will fail to overthrow Iranian state
Yahoo Daily News 19 Aug 2018
LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Sunday that a new Iran Action Group in the U.S. State Department aimed to overthrow the Islamic Republic, but would fail ... Comparing fresh U.S ... U.S ... Zarif tweeted ... "Americans are imposing sanctions but they claim they are supporting freedom, human rights, and global and regional security," Larijani said ... (Reporting by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin; Editing by Mark Heinrich). ....
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China nabs 26 suspected tomb robbers, recovers valuable relics
Yahoo Daily News 19 Aug 2018
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has arrested 26 suspects and retrieved almost 650 cultural relics stolen from an ancient burial site in northwestern Qinghai province, the Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday ... ($1 = 6.8740 Chinese yuan renminbi). (Reporting by Tom Daly; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore). ....
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14 hurt at Backstreet Boys concert in Oklahoma when storm knocks over structure
Penn Live 19 Aug 2018
High winds during a thunderstorm Saturday afternoon caused the collapse of trusses supporting the entrance to an Oklahoma concert featuring the Backstreet Boys, injuring at least 14 people, according to news reports. The concert at the WinStar World Casino and Resort, which also featured 98 Degrees, was postponed after the accident, the Associated Press reported....
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800,000 displaced in flooding in southern Indian state
CNBC 19 Aug 2018
Some 800,000 people have been displaced and over 350 have died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state, as authorities rushed to bring drinking water to the most affected areas, officials said Sunday ... ....
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Colombian City Advises Residents To Avoid Daytime Sex During Heatwave
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
Stop having sex, The Washington Post reported.“Avoid making love or having sex at times when the temperature is high, especially at noon, because this activity places physical demands on you and increases your heart rate,” Santa Marta’s health secretary, Julio Salas, said on a local radio station ... Associated Press reported.Santa Marta isn’t alone....
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Djokovic into Cincinnati Final, Federer in his Way Again
The National Herald 19 Aug 2018
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Novak Djokovic is again so close to the one title that eludes him. And the same nemesis is standing in his way, all over again. It’s a moment in time. Djokovic vs. Federer for a title ... The two tennis greats haven’t faced each other in two years because of injuries ... Goffin got medical treatment on the back of his right shoulder, and retired after the second game of the second set — 62 minutes into the match ... ....
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Kim again slams international sanctions on N.Korea
The Siasat Daily 19 Aug 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, for the second time in less than a week, slammed international sanctions on his country, state media reported on Sunday ... said that despite the sanctions, the country was making history with “legendary miracles despite the most difficult conditions”, reports Efe news....
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Imran Khan Who Struggled For 22-yrs Becomes Pakistan's PM
Kashmir Observer 18 Aug 2018
Khan became a Member of Parliament in the 2002 elections ... As a politician, Khan's vision is to turn Pakistan into a just society, based on humane values, by creating an independent and honest judiciary that will uphold democracy, protect human rights and ensure the rule of law and, by promoting a merit based system that provides equal opportunity to all, according to Khan's profile on his party's website ... Khan has two sons from her ... ....
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Kofi Annan dead: Former UN secretary-general dies aged 80
The Independent 18 Aug 2018
Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general, has died aged 80. ... He died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday morning ... ....
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More Than 300 Killed During Worst Monsoon in Nearly a Century in Kerala, India
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the death toll from the current heavy rains reached 174 on Friday, but more than 320 have died during this monsoon season, as the "grave" flooding situation continued in Kerala, according to The Hindustan Times ... 19 ... I am confident we can achieve this ... Vijayan also dismissed reports which claimed the century-old Mullaperiyar dam had developed cracks and warned against spreading unconfirmed reports....
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Priyanka, Nick 'seal relationship' with 'roka' ceremony
Yahoo Daily News 18 Aug 2018
"Priyanka Chopra is heavenly in Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla Couture at her roka ceremony ... According to international media reports, Tiffany is the jeweller that closed down its London store for Nick to buy an engagement ring for Priyanka, and reportedly the two got engaged on Priyanka's birthday last month on the 18th. Her sparkler is said to be a five-carat diamond with a price tag of around $300,000, according to The Hollywood Reporter ... ....
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China rejects 'irresponsible' Pentagon report on bombers
The Economic Times 18 Aug 2018
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the report was "presumptuous and irresponsible", stating it was "in total disregard of facts" in a Saturday statement ... ....
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Google deploys ‘person finder’ for Kerala
Deccan Herald 18 Aug 2018
The floods in Kerala is one of the worst disasters India has seen so far ... Additionally, an IISc report detailing the impact of rampant deforestation states that the forest cover of the state went down from almost 25,000 sqkm in 1976 to a mere 15,000 in 2016 ... ....
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Archaeologists Find World's Oldest Cheese in Egyptian Tomb
WorldNews.com 17 Aug 2018
A team of archaeologists made a startling discovery several years ago when digging through an ancient Egyptian tomb by uncovering several jars, one of which contained a white, unidentified substance, according to The New York Times ... Lead author of the paper Dr ... Greco said ... ... Dr ... Greco said ... Dr ... Dr ... If that analysis is found to be true, the 3,200-year-old sample would be the world's oldest reported biomolecular evidence of brucellosis....
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