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    Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series
    International

    Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating national parks series

    Los Angeles, Sep 4: Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former US president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys. Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, "Our Great National Parks". The five-part show, which features national parks...
    Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet
    International

    Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet

    Tehran, Aug 13: Iranians reacted with praise and worry on Saturday over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death. It remains unclear why Rushdie's attacker, identified by police as Hadi...
    Sri Lanka PM says economy
    International

    Sri Lanka PM says economy ''has collapsed,'' unable to buy oil

    Colombo, Jun 22: Sri Lanka's prime minister says its debt-laden economy has "collapsed" after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Wednesday that the South Asian country is "facing a far more serious situation beyond the mere...
    Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 255 people
    International

    Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 255 people

    Kabul, Jun 22: An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province, but it comes as the international community largely has left Afghanistan after the Taliban...
    Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize for Ukrainian children
    International

    Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize for Ukrainian children

    New York, Jun 20: What's the price of peace? That question could be partially answered Monday night when Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctions off his Nobel Peace Prize medal. The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF in its efforts to help children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Muratov,...
    UN chief: Governments
    International

    UN chief: Governments' inaction on climate is 'dangerous'

    Berlin, Jun 14: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday of a "dangerous disconnect" between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it. Guterres said global greenhouse gas emissions need to drop by 45 per cent...
    The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war
    International

    The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war

    Kyiv, Jun 13: Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbour. With the conflict now in its fourth month, it's a high-stakes campaign that could dictate the...
    Ukraine: Russia said to be using more deadly weapons in war
    International

    Ukraine: Russia said to be using more deadly weapons in war

    Kyiv, Jun 11: Ukrainian and British officials warned on Saturday that Russian forces are relying on weapons with the potential to cause mass casualties as they try to make headway in capturing eastern Ukraine and as fierce fighting depletes resources on both sides. Russian bombers have likely been...
    Justin Bieber reveals rare disorder behind facial paralysis
    Entertainment

    Justin Bieber reveals rare disorder behind facial paralysis

    Los Angeles: Justin Bieber says a rare disorder that paralyzed half of the superstar performer's face is the reason behind his tour postponement. The multi-Grammy winner is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, he said in video he posted Friday on Instagram. The syndrome causes facial paralysis...
    Ukraine: Drivers risk all to bring aid, help civilians flee
    International

    Ukraine: Drivers risk all to bring aid, help civilians flee

    Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine), Jun 10: As Russian artillery pummeled the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in April, one family decided to flee, walking for miles with three young children in tow to a nearby village. But it was thanks to a volunteer driver who crossed the front line that they managed to...
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