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US-China talks break up after US raises tariffs

Photo: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, second from left, and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, speak with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, left, as he departs the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, Friday, May 10, 2019. Washington, May 11 : Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after ...

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US moving Patriot missile battery to Mideast to counter Iran

Photo: Worshippers chant slogans against the United States and Israel during a rally after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2019. Washington, May 11 : The U.S. will move a Patriot missile battery into the Middle East to counter threats from Iran, the Pentagon said Friday, reflecting ongoing concerns that Tehran may be planning to attack America forces ...

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Climate change and its impact on human health

Fatema Miah: I wrote a lot about climate change issues; how the air, land and water effected by or are concern, topic of climate change. Effects are domino to all aspects for example carbondioxide or other gases I wrote about are  the main cause of effect to water, land and air therefore the disturbances caused to whole chain system. Consequencely, ...

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Gun fired outside east London mosque during Ramadan prayers

The Metropolitan police have launched an investigation after a shot was fired outside a London mosque during prayers for Ramadan. Police said there were no injuries, and they believe the shot came from a blank-firing handgun, and significantly, they were not treating it as a terrorist incident. The single shot was fired outside a mosque in Ilford in east London ...

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IS claims responsibility for Iraq blast that killed 8

Photo: Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 9, 2019. An Iraqi security official says a suicide bomber has attacked a marketplace in Baghdad’s Sadr City suburb, killing and wounding civilians . Baghdad , May 10 : The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing ...

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First anniversary of Tower Hamlets Labour landslide

Friday 3rd May marked the first anniversary of the local elections in Tower Hamlets which saw a Labour landslide with the re-election of Mayor John Biggs and the election of 42 Labour councillors. The election was a turning point for the borough and all but one of the disgraced former mayor’s councillors originally elected under the banner of ‘Tower Hamlets First’ ...

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European elections 2019: Labour can unite our country, says Corbyn

Labour can “unite our country” and heal the divisions caused by Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn said, as he launched his European elections campaign. Mr Corbyn said the party backed “the option of a public vote” if a “sensible” Brexit deal cannot be agreed and there is not a general election. He said cross-party talks on Brexit were “difficult” as the government’s ...

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In Varanasi, it’s all about Modi’s margin of victory

Varanasi, Benares, Kashi. The same city by different names. Where the spiritual meets the political this election season in India – a confluence of faith and power. Narendra Modi’s advent in this city of temples as a star candidate in 2014 saw his power surge in New Delhi when he became prime minister. Brand Modi remains bigger than his party, ...

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South Africa votes with corruption, jobs as big issues

Photo: Electoral commission agents start counting the votes in Wednesday May 8, 2019 general elections in Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg, May 9 : South Africans voted Wednesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, with signs of a relatively low turnout and voters saying they were disillusioned by widespread corruption and unemployment. Despite the demise of apartheid 25 years ago, South Africa ...

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Royal baby: Duke and Duchess of Sussex name son Archie

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Introducing him to the cameras earlier in the day, Meghan said: “He has the sweetest temperament, he’s really calm. He’s been the dream.” As they laughed, Prince Harry said: “I don’t know who he gets that from.”The announcement came after the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh ...

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