Archive for the January 5, 2017
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More than 125,000 Iraqis have been displaced since the start in October of an offensive to retake Mosul from jihadists, the United Nations said Wednesday. "Following the intensification of military operations in Mosul city on
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The European Space Agency on Wednesday released stunning images of baby stars taking shape inside the Milky Way's Orion nebula. The massive Orion A molecular cloud is the "star factory" closest to Earth, and has
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The Gambia's army chief on Wednesday reaffirmed his loyalty to President Yahya Jammeh despite the threat of a regional military intervention if the strongman refuses to step down. Lieutenant General Ousman Badjie used a New
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A high-ranking city official in China burst into a government meeting Wednesday and shot the mayor and city party secretary before killing himself, state media reported. Suspect Chen Zhongshu, 54, was secretary of the land
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Almost 300 tonnes of oil spilled into Malaysian and Singaporean waters after two container ships collided in a Malaysian port, officials said Wednesday. "The oil spill has been contained," a local maritime official told AFP
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Almost 300 tonnes of oil spilled into Malaysian and Singaporean waters after two container ships collided in a Malaysian port, officials said Wednesday. "The oil spill has been contained," a local maritime official told AFP
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592 seizures worth Rs 325 million were made by the staff of Preventive Collectorate at Jinnah International Airport during the last six months. According to official details currency worth Rs 84 millions equivalent to US
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Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue (IR), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has convened Directors' Conference today (Thursday) to review performance of the intelligence agency in detection of mega scams, tax fraud cases
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Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding the Tarbela Dam 5th Extension Hydropower Project. Country Director World Bank Patchamuthu Illangovan informed the Finance Minister that loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction
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Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding the Tarbela Dam 5th Extension Hydropower Project. Country Director World Bank Patchamuthu Illangovan informed the Finance Minister that loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction
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