Archive for the January 4, 2017
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Emergency services in Malaysia deployed boats and trucks Tuesday as thousands of villagers were stranded after four days of heavy rain caused flooding in east coast states, officials said. Floods in Terengganu and Kelantan states
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has nominated Reagan-era lawyer Robert Lighthizer, described as an advocate of greater protectionism, as US trade representative. Trump's choice for one of his last remaining senior appointments signals that
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President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter again on Monday evening to promise North Korea would not develop a nuclear missile capable of reaching US territory. His comments come a day after the North Korean leader,
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South Korea's Constitutional Court on Tuesday held its first full hearing on whether to confirm the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye but she stayed away from the session. The nine-judge court must decide whether to
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The Russian Navy said Tuesday it was planning to hold war games with the Philippines, as two of its ships made a rare stop in Manila following Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's pivot from the United
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Four Pakistani sailors stranded onboard the Kuwaiti cargo ship near the port of Suez will be returning home on January 5. The Pakistani Embassy has completed preparations to repatriate the four sailors, according to sources.
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The Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan has asked the Law and Justice Division and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to clarify whether province or the federation has exclusive power to tax services under Federal
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The Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred one youth in Baramulla district of the occupied Kashmir on Tuesday. The troops killed the youth during a siege and search operation at Haritar
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The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) achieved Rs 110 billion in last months of second quarter of the current fiscal year from July 1 to December 31, 2016. The target for the year 2016-17
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should assert its role in managing and conducting free and fair elections through the authority given in the constitution. Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani said this while addressing a
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