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Woman charters a plane exclusively to rescue 300 dogs, cats
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Virgin Islands [U.S.A.], September 27 (ANI): In an altruistic act in a risky scenario, an American woman named Sali Gear chartered a plane exclusively to bring over 300 dogs and cats back from the U.S. Virgin Islands damaged by Hurricane Irma.
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Rain likely to dampen President's Haridwar visit
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 23 (ANI): Rain looks to play spoilsport over President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Uttarakhand as an event scheduled for President on Saturday evening is on the verge of being cancelled.
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Activist complaints of receiving threat call to withdraw case against Ekna
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Sep 23 (ANI): An FIR has been lodged by activist Anjali Damania on Saturday alleging that she received anonymous calls threatening her to withdraw cases against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Eknath Khadse.
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Fissures in Puerto Rico dam: Evacuations begin along Guajataca River
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
San Juan [Puerto Rico], September 23 (ANI):As many as 70,000 people in northwestern Puerto Rico were ordered to be immediately evacuated amid fears that a dam holding back a large inland lake was about to collapse because of fissures developed from Hurricane Maria's floodwaters.
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Israeli jets hit weapons depot near Damascus airport
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], September 22 (ANI):Israeli aircrafts has reportedly fired missiles at a weapons depot near the international airport in Damascus, in the third such attack by the Israeli military on targets associated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, on Friday
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Epilepsy drugs may damage your kid's bones
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 22 (ANI): Beware! Young people, especially kids and teenagers, taking anti-epileptic drugs may experience elevated rates of bone fractures, finds a recent study.
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Salma Hayek donates USD 100,000 to Mexico's earthquake victims
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 21 (ANI): Hollywood actress Salma Hayek has lent support to Mexico's earthquake victims by donating USD 100,000 to UNICEF.
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Matt Damon to receive Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Los Angeles [U.S.A], Sept. 21 (ANI): The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles has chosen Hollywood Matt Damon, as the recipient of this year's Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award.
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Suu Kyi bats for resisting collateral damage in counter-terrorism operatio
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 20 (ANI): The majority-Buddhist Myanmar is no stranger to the anti-muslim sentiment, even as the country's government has long denied citizenship to the Rohingyas, with the argument that they are illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
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Bihar: Rs. 389 crore dam collapses a day before inauguration
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], September 20 (ANI): In a shocking turn of events, the 389.31 crore worth Gateshwar Panth Canal Project ,which was all set to be inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, suffered a major blow as a part of the dam collapsed just 24 hours before the inaugural
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Matt Damon to star as con-man doctor in 'Charlatan'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Los Angeles [U.S.A], Sept. 20 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon is all set to star as John R. Brinkley, a real-life 20th century doctor who conned his patients into thinking that he had discovered the cure to impotence, in the drama 'Charlatan,' according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Mexico earthquake: Over 100 killed
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Sept 20 (ANI): More than 100 people have reportedly been killed after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on Richter scale struck Mexico on Tuesday, causing serious damage to lives and property in the region.
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