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Amid escalating tensions, US slaps new sanctions on Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran targetting its steel and mining industries, amid rising tensions between the two nations.
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Ocean activity is the key controller of summer monsoons, find study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): New research finds ocean activity may control the strength and intensity of summer monsoons. The results could help researchers predict how monsoons will change with warming oceans.
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who turned against Maduro
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): The US on Tuesday announced that it was lifting sanctions imposed on Venezuela's former intelligence chief General Manuel Cristopher Figuera, who broke ranks with President Nicolas Maduro's regime and pledged his support to the country's opposition leader
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Trump provoking Democrats to impeach him: Pelosi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is trying to provoke the Democrats to impeach him as he wants to "solidify" his base ahead of the 2020 election, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday.
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Tiger Woods receives 'Presidential Medal of Freedom'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): American golfer Tiger Woods was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, US' highest civilian honour, by President Donald Trump at Rose Garden here on Monday.
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'Had a very good conversation': Trump, Abe discuss N Korea, trade
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he had a "very good conversation" with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on North Korea and trade.
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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Democrats set contempt vote for William Barr over Mueller's report
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday scheduled a vote for Wednesday (May 8), to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after the latter failed to adhere to a deadline to furnish Special Counsel Robert Mueller'
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'Approved US carrier strike group, bomber strike force to Middle East due
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): The United States approved a carrier strike group and a bomber strike force to the Middle East due to "indications of a credible threat" by Iran, said acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday.
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Boeing dismissed key cockpit warning light as 'standard' feature
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 6 (ANI): Boeing on Sunday said it was aware of a flawed safety feature with the 737 Max aircraft well before the deadly October 2018 Lion Air crash, but considered it to be a premium add-on to the aeroplane and hence decided not to do anything about it.
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Community volunteers' involvement shows promise for decreasing health care
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 6 (ANI): Including community volunteers into health care system has shown promise in decreasing health care usage by older adults and also in shifting care from hospitals to primary care, a recent study has found.
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Fitness level impacts cancer risk and outcomes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 6 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have revealed that fit adults have the lowest risk of developing lung and colorectal cancer. Also, individuals who developed the cancers, those who had high fitness levels before their cancer diagnosis, were less likely to d
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