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Israel to rename city square after Donald Trump on July 4
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 9 (ANI): A square in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikvah will be officially renamed after United States President Donald Trump on July 4, the city's mayor has said.
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Turkey orders re-polling for Istanbul mayoral elections
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI): Turkey's top electoral authority on Monday ordered a re-vote for Istanbul mayor on June 23, dealing a blow for opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), who won the city in the March 31 local elections.
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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigns amid book scandal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baltimore [USA], May 3 (ANI): Succumbing to weeks of mounting pressure owing to a corruption scandal, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned on Thursday (local time).
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New York becomes first major US city to make jail phone calls free
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New York (USA), May 2 (ANI): New York has become the first major city in the United States to waive off charges for making phone calls from jail, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday (local time).
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David O'Connor named as new Cricket Ireland President
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], Apr 29 (ANI): David O'Connor, who was the former Fingal County council mayor, has been named as the new Cricket Ireland President, replacing former President Aideen Rice.
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Public health emergency declared in Brooklyn amidst measles outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): A public health emergency has been declared in Williamsburg here due to a measles outbreak, with 300 cases being recorded until now, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Brexit is a complete, utter mess: London Mayor
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 24 (ANI): At least one million people took to the streets here on Saturday to protest against UK Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of the Brexit process, demanding for a second referendum to be held, according to campaign group People's Vote UK - the organiser of the
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Iraq: At least 55 dead after boat capsizes
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], March 21 (ANI): As many as 55 people, including 12 children, were killed after an overcrowded ferry capsized in Iraq's Tigris River here.
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Haridwar Mayor violates Model Code of Conduct, gets notice
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The city Mayor Anita Sharma has been charged with violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by displaying her name on an e-rickshaw without taking permission from the competent authorities.
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TMC leader questions 7-phase election schedule for West Bengal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has questioned the lengthy schedule of the upcoming seven phase Lok Sabha polls stating that it will be arduous for those observing Ramzan in the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Utt
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In the age of cashless, Philadelphia mandates stores to accept cash paymen
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Mar 9 (ANI): In the age of cashless shopping and digital payments, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney thinks otherwise. The mayor has signed a new bill requiring stores to accept cash.
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Prime Minister Modi gifts ‘Bodhi' tree sapling to Gimhae Mayor
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 21 (ANI): Mayor of Gimhae gifted a Bodhi tree sapling to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a mark of close ties between India and South Korea.
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