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Climate Summit to start in Paris on Monday
Paris, Nov 30: A critical UN conference aimed at arriving at an agreement on a new global approach to climate change is set to open in Paris on Monday afternoon. COP-21 - the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties - starts from…
EU, Turkey Sign Deal to stem Migrant flows
Brussels, Nov 30: The European Union (EU) late on Sunday clinched an agreement with Turkey, offering $3.18 billion in aid and more promising access for Ankara's membership to the bloc to trade for massive reduction of illegal migrant…
Thousands take part in Climate Change Protest in Amsterdam
The Hague, Nov 30: Around 6,000 to 7,000 people demanded measures to protect the climate in a demonstration held in Amsterdam on Sunday, a day before the opening of the United Nations climate change conference in Paris. The participants…
WHO, UNICEF support Myanmar’s Polio Vaccination Campaign
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 30: The World Health (WHO) Organisation and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) support Myanmar's Ministry of Health to conduct a polio vaccination campaign in 102 townships across the country, a joint statement…
5.5 magnitude Earthquake jolts Japan
Tokyo, Nov 28: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Hokkaido prefecture of Japan on Saturday, the country's meteorological agency said.
The temblor, having a depth of 80 km in the Pacific off the Nemuro peninsula,…
Three People killed in shooting at US clinic
Los Angeles, Nov 28: At least three people, including a police officer, were killed and 11 injured in a standoff with a gunman in the US state of Colorado, police said.
The Colorado attorney general termed the deaths as "tragic", Xinhua…
Six Children drown off Turkish Coast
Ankara, Nov 27: Six children were killed on Friday when two boats carrying refugees capsized off Turkey's Aegean coast.
In one incident, two siblings, aged 1 and 4, lost their lives when a boat with 23 refugees on board overturned amid…
Memorial held for Paris Terror Victims
Paris, Nov 27: France is holding a national memorial service on Friday for the 130 people killed in the Paris terror attack on November 13. The service in central Paris will bring together some 1,000 people, including President Francois…
President greets Mauritania on National Day
New Delhi, Nov 27: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted Mauritania on its National Day on Saturday, hoping that India's ties with that country will be further strengthened.
"It gives me great pleasure to convey to you, to the…
China to build World’s First Salt Lake Data Centre
Beijing, Nov 27: China's Qinghai province plans to build the world's first salt lake data centre to serve domestic resource planning and provide technical support to other countries.
The centre in Xining, the provincial capital, will…