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Syrian and Turkish troops clash near Ras al Ain
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 31(ANI): Syrian and Turkish troops clashed on Thursday near Ras al Ain as Turkish soldiers took over the border town.
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Federal Reserve cuts US' benchmark interest rate to 1.50 pc - 1.75 pc
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States' benchmark interest rate has been cut by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 per cent to 1.75 per cent, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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Indian envoy briefs US politicians on 'positive developments' in J-K
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Indian ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday briefed top politicians from the United States on the latest positive developments from Jammu and Kashmir, including the recent successful Block Development Council (BDC) elections.
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China warns US over raising Uighurs issue in UN
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], Oct 30 (ANI): As the United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations called out China for the persecution of Uighurs Muslims, Beijing on Tuesday said Washington raising the issue is not "helpful" to resolve the matter pertaining to the trade.
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Al-Baghdadi's 'number one replacement' dead, announces Trump
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the American military has "terminated" the likely successor of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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US considering 12-month extension of tariff waiver for certain Chinese goo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct 29 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States is considering a 12-month extension on tariff exclusions for USD 34 billion worth of Chinese imports as the tariff exclusion deadline is set to expire in December this year.
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US favours Tibetan Buddhist system to choose Dalai Lama's successor: Samue
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Oct 28 (ANI): The US government supports the Tibetan people and favours the Tibetan Buddhist system to choose the successor to spiritual leader Dalai Lama, country's Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom Samuel D Brownback said on Mon
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US President Donald Trump extends Diwali wishes
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump along with her daughter Melania on Sunday extended Diwali wishes to the people celebrating the festival of lights.
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North Korea demands US to resume denuclearisation talks
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Oct 27 (ANI): North Korean officials on Sunday warned the United States that Pyongyang will only wait till the end of the year before coming up with what they called "a courageous decision".
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Trump ordered former Defence Secretary to 'screw Amazon' out of Pentagon's
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump had directed his former Defence Secretary James Mattis to "screw Amazon" out of Pentagon's USD 10 billion cloud computing contract, Mattis' former speechwriter and communications director claimed in an upcoming book.
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Third International Day of Diplomats celebrated in Madagascar's capital An
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], Oct 26 (ANI): Third International Day of Diplomats was celebrated in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo with the participation of the Ambassadors of the United States, European Union, African Union, India, South Korea, Algeria, Turkey, the Charge de Affaires of Russ
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Microsoft wins Pentagon's USD 10 billion cloud computing contract
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): The US Department of Defence on Friday awarded its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing contract worth USD 10 million to Microsoft, bringing an end to a closely scrutinized contest involved companies like Amazon, Oracle, Google, an
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