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Soleimani's funeral processions take pla Tehran, Jan 5 (TIWN) The remains of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike, arrived in Iran on Sunday for a series of funeral processions across the country. 05-Jan-2020
Bluefin tuna sells for $1.8 million in T Tokyo, Jan 5 (TIWN) A bluefin tuna has sold for 193 million yen ($1.8 million) at the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market - the second-highest price ever paid. 05-Jan-2020
Israeli settlement activity in Palestine Ramallah, Jan 5 (TIWN) The Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories increased by 70 per cent in 2019, according to a report issued here. 04-Jan-2020
Trump threatens 52 Iranian targets if Te Washington, Jan 5 (TIWN) The United States President Donald Trump has said that he has identified 52 Iranian targets and will respond "very fast and very hard" to any reprisal from Tehran for the death of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, which the US leader ordered. 04-Jan-2020
US SC urged to reconsider Obamacare Washington, Jan 5 (TIWN) Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has urged the US Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court's decision that challenged the popular healthcare law signed by former President Barack Obama. 05-Jan-2020
US-led coalition, Iraqi military deny ne Baghdad, Jan 4 (TIWN) The US-led coalition and the Iraqi military on Saturday denied any fresh airstrike north of Baghdad, after it was reported that a convoy of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or the Hashd Shaabi was attacked. 04-Jan-2020
Mourners gather in Baghdad for Soleimani Baghdad, Jan 4 (TIWN) A huge crowd of mourners gathered in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday to participate in a funeral procession for the Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump. 04-Jan-2020
Twitterati make fun of Kiran Bedi over N New Delhi, Jan 4 (TIWN) Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, a former IPS officer, became the butt of Twitterati jokes on Saturday after she tweeted that NASA recording of the sound of sun was in fact 'Om' chant. She wrote at @thekiranbedi: "NASA recorded sound of sun -- Sun chants Om." 04-Jan-2020
Portrait of Queen, 3 heirs marks new dec London, Jan 4 (TIWN) A portrait of the UK's Queen Elizabeth II with the next three heirs -- Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George -- to the throne was released to mark the start of the new decade. 04-Jan-2020
Pakistan writes to UN alleging threats f Islamabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Pakistan says it has alerted the international community including the United Nations and its allies about threats from India, media reports said. 03-Jan-2020
US killing of top Iranian general worrie Rome, Jan 3 (IANS/AKI) The killing of Iran's most powerful military commander in a US air raid in Iraq marks a "dangerous escalation" of tensions between Washington and Tehran, the Italian government said on Friday, urging diplomatic efforts towards dialogue. 03-Jan-2020
Louis Vuitton plans to close protest-hit Hong Kong, Jan 3 (TIWN) Luxury French fashion house Louis Vuitton has planned to shut one of its eights stores in Hong Kong due to a major plunge in sales at the outlet since the anti-government protests began seven months ago, a media report said on Friday. 03-Jan-2020
US again flies surveillance aircraft ove Seoul, Jan 3 (TIWN) The US again flew a surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said on Thursday, amid simmering tensions over possible provocative acts by Pyongyang after it warned of a "new strategic weapon". 03-Jan-2020
Nepal-China Transit Protocol to come int Kathmandu, Jan 3 (TIWN) Ten months after signing the Protocol on Implementing the Agreement on Transit and Transportation between Nepal and China, Beijing has officially notified Kathmandu that it has completed all domestic legal procedures which means that it would come into effect from February 1, it was reported. 03-Jan-2020
Hillary Clinton appointed Chancellor of Belfast, Jan 2 (TIWN) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been as the 11th Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast (QUB), Northern Ireland, making her the first woman to take up the post. 02-Jan-2020
Global warming behind river ice cover lo New York, Jan 2 (TIWN) River ice cover will decline by about six days for every one degree Celsius increase in global temperatures, leading to economic and environmental consequences, says a new study. 02-Jan-2020
7 detained in Turkey over ex-Nissan chie Istanbul, Jan 2 (TIWN) Police have detained seven people, including four pilots, in the Turkish capital in the probe into the flee of former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon via the city, Turkish media reported on Thursday. 02-Jan-2020
Kim threatens to resume nuclear, long-ra Pyongyang, Jan 1 (TIWN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that his country would soon introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future, adding that he sees little reason to stick to his country's suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests, he had put in place during talks with the US. 01-Jan-2020
Trump says initial China trade deal to b Washington, Jan 1 (TIWN) In what could be a major milestone in a bilateral trade war, US President Donald Trump has said that he will sign an initial phase one trade agreement with China on January 15. 01-Jan-2020
Seven dead, over 200 homes destroyed in Canberra, Jan 1 (TIWN) At least seven people died in the devastating bushfires that engulfed the Australian state of New South Wales since Monday , police said on Wednesday. 01-Jan-2020
Modi, Rajnath congratulate Gen Rawat on New Delhi, Jan 1 (TIWN) After taking charge as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. 01-Jan-2020