WORLD NEWS: October 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Army Wants Homosexuality, Adultery To Remain Punishable Offences: Report

The Army wants homosexuality and adultery to remain as punishable offences to ensure discipline and has made a representation to the Defence Ministry, a year after the Supreme Court decriminalised...

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Angela Merkel In India: Talks With PM, Visit To Metro Station, Gurgaon

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today. Nearly 20 agreements are expected to be signed between India and Germany during Ms Merkel's visit....

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Pak PM Says No Fee For Indian Sikhs On Kartarpur Corridor Opening Day

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted today that no fee would be charged from Indian pilgrims on the opening day of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9. He also declared that Sikh pilgrims from...

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Full Text: Anushka Sharma Reacts To "Saw Selectors Getting Tea" Claim

Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma on Thursday put a strongly-worded statement saying that she will not allow her name to be dragged over things involving Indian cricket team and her husband Virat Kohli.

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Have Lost Friends, Will Never Return To J&K, Says Man Who Escaped Attack

Bashirul Sarkar, the only labourer fortunate to have escaped Tuesday's terrorist attack in Kashmir, said he would never return to the Valley, no matter what the financial circumstances.

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Don't Make Kartarpur Corridor A Source Of Income: Sukhbir Badal To Pak PM

Calling the $20 fee for Kartarpur Corridor visit as "too high", SAD president Sukhbir Badal on Thursday requested Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan not to make the corridor a source of income for...

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Connecticut Home Invasion Convict Is Undergoing Gender Transition in Prison

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/33fe4vb

7-Year-Old Girl Is Shot in Chicago While Trick-or-Treating, Police Say

By BY AIMEE ORTIZ AND MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WxlqYn

The Value of Working Expeditiously

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Only One Government Doctor For 10,926 People In India: Report

There is only one allopathic government doctor for every 10,926 people in India against the WHO's recommended doctor-population ratio of 1:1000, stated a government report.

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How Dogs Get Trained To Accompany Special Forces In Risky Operations

In the past several years, dogs have been inducted into several law enforcement and paramilitary personnel squads as they help to search for drugs and explosives, locating missing people, finding...

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Beer With Bella: Benjamin Law

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Corrections: November 1, 2019

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German Chancellor Arrives In Delhi; To Hold Talks With PM Modi Today

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in New Delhi on Thursday night on a two-day visit during which she will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of bilateral issues, with nearly...

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Quotation of the Day: What Recovery? Life on the Edge

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Memphis Clerk Sentenced to 22 Years for Killing Teenager Who Stole Beer

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Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/33b97DC

CBI Analysing "Additional Details" Given By Cambridge Analytica, Facebook

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have provided additional information sought by the CBI in its probe pertaining to personal data harvesting of Indian voters from the social networking platform, which...

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The African Americans discovering Ghana

Ghana has declared 2019 the 'year of return' and is encouraging the African diaspora to visit the country, but why are some deciding to make it their new home?

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Climate change 'making mountaineering riskier'

Thinning ice and snow cover is leading to more rock-falls and landslides.

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New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line

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Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands

The area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and a popular tourist destination.

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Punjab Minister Slams Separate Kartarpur Inaugural Events In Letter To PM

Punjab Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that separate functions are not held for inaugurating the Kartarpur corridor, terming it as a...

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Articles 370, 35A Were "Gateway Of Terror", PM Modi Shut Them: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today that Article 370 and Article 35A were the "gateway of terrorism" into Jammu and Kashmir. He went on to say that this "gateway" was closed by Prime Minister...

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RK Mathur Sworn In As First Lt Governor Of Ladakh

Radha Krishna Mathur was on Thursday sworn-in as the first Lt Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh, which is now a union territory after bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Mathur was administered...

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India formally divides Jammu and Kashmir state

It's part of a controversial move to tighten the Indian government's control of the region.

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LIVE Updates: PM Modi In Kevadiya On Sardar Patel's Birth Anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the ''Statue of Unity'' in Kevadiya, Gujarat, to mark his 144th birth anniversary on Thursday.

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"Politics Over Dead Bodies": BJP Leader On Mamata Banerjee Remark On J&K

A BJP leader on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for blaming the central government over the killing of five labourers belonged by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam...

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5 Cheap(ish) Things to Take Stargazing

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Kind of Experiment

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Philippines Struck by Second Big Earthquake in Three Days

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Kashmir An Issue between India, Pak, UK's Stance Unchanged: Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said in Parliament that the UK's long-standing stance of Kashmir being a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan remains unchanged although the...

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Ford and U.A.W. in Tentative Contract Deal

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The Clintons and Justice Ginsburg on Judicial Nominations, Then and Now

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Shuri Castle: Fire engulfs world heritage site in Japan

Shuri Castle, in Okinawa, was built 500 years ago in the Ryukyu Dynasty and is a World Heritage Site.

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Your Move, Facebook

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Breastfeeding suites increasing in popularity in the US

Private breastfeeding spaces are increasing in the US, including in train stations and supermarkets.

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Boeing 'doesn't understand our grief'

Zipporah Kuria's father Joseph Waithaka was one of 157 people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in March.

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Liberia's child soldiers: 'I know I killed people'

Miatta says she was forced to fight when she was 14 and can't remember how many people she's killed.

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How to Eat Alone (and Like It)

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Georgia Plans to Purge 300,000 Names From Its Voter Rolls

By BY NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WrdJ5X

Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse.

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Hundreds of U.S. Troops Leaving, and Also Arriving in, Syria

By BY ERIC SCHMITT AND HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://ift.tt/331hmlz

Iraq Prime Minister Pressed to Quit as Protests Clog Streets

By BY ALISSA J. RUBIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pqzoyQ

Trump judicial nominee breaks down during Senate hearing

Lawrence VanDyke broke down when asked whether he was biased against LGBT people.

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Comedian Kevin Hart shares emotional video after crash

The US comedian shared the video of his recovery after a severe car accident in September.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary

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"Shocked": Mamata Banerjee On Killing Of 5 Bengal Labourers In Kashmir

The state government in Bengal will extend all necessary help to the families of the five labourers from Murshidabad killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday, Chief...

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‘Tricks’ Creatures Use

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Quotation of the Day: Democrats Have Diverse Field, but the Top Tier Is All White

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UEFA Punishes Bulgaria for Fans’ Racist Behavior

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Corrections: October 30, 2019

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Countries Backing India On Kashmir "Will Be Hit By Missile": Pak Minister

A Pakistan minister has courted controversy by saying that any country that will support India over the Kashmir issue will be hit by a missile by Pakistan and considered as an "enemy" of Islamabad.

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Sovan Chatterjee At Mamata Banerjee's House On "Bhai Phonta", BJP Reacts

In an apparent hint of his return to the ruling Trinamool Congress, West Bengal BJP leader Sovan Chatterjee on Tuesday visited the residence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of 'Bhai...

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Haven't Learned Poverty From Books, Sold Tea On Railway Platform: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said that he is not from a "political family" but carries a very humble background and selling tea on the railway platform was a part of his...

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2 Girls Missing From Odisha Shelter Home Rescued From Bengaluru, Chennai

Two girls who were missing from a shelter home in Odisha's Kalahandi district since last month have been rescued from Bengaluru and Chennai, a police officer said on Tuesday.

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India, Saudi Arabia Sign Several Pacts As PM Modi Meets With Crown Prince

India and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday inked over a dozen agreements in several key sectors including oil and gas, defence and civil aviation to bolster their ties as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held...

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Attacks and celebration as Lebanon PM says he will quit

Supporters of Shia parties attacked protesters and then PM Saad Hariri announced he would resign.

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White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call

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Sony to Shut Down PlayStation Vue, a Cable Alternative

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Why New York Can’t Pick Up Its Trash

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Toyota’s Support of Trump Emissions Rules Shocks Californians

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Woman Who Oversaw Robberies Targeting Asians and Indians Gets 37 Years in Prison

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72 British Lawmakers Condemn ‘Colonial’ Coverage of Meghan

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House Passes Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide

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Despair for Many and Silver Linings for Some in California Wildfires

By BY THOMAS FULLER, JULIE TURKEWITZ AND JOSE A. DEL REAL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32WbkCw

Can the Nationals and Astros Turn This World Series Into a Classic?

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Internet Suspension Averted Major Terror Incidents In J&K: Minister

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the suspension of internet services in Jammu and Kashmir has helped in averting some major terror incidents in the last two months.

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Michelle Obama on white flight: 'Y'all were running from us'

The former US first lady says race and lack of understanding of migrants still divides the US and world.

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