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Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) IT system suffered a serious malfunction on Monday, affecting the schedules of numerous flights.   Similar to the troubles faced by British Airways, PIA operations came to a standstill when its software failed around 9 a.m.   The...

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British Airways has managed to restore some of its services at two major London airports -- Heathrow and Gatwick -- following a global blackout of the company's IT system that caused significant delays.   The blackout also sparked anger among the passengers who were left without their...

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Moody's Investors Services on Wednesday downgraded China's credit rating to A1 from Aa3 citing concerns about the country's growing debt, for the first such rating downgrade by the American agency in twenty five years.   "Moody's expects that economy-wide leverage will increase...

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Anasudhin Azeez (IANS) 23 May 2017
Local hospitals in Manchester were flooded with injured from an explosion at the Manchester Arena just before 10.35 p.m. on Monday.   The police have confirmed 19 deaths and were treating this as a terror-related incident.   Over 50 young fans of American pop star Ariana...

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At least 19 persons have been killed and 50 injured in a suspected terror attack in a stadium in Manchester, following a concert by singer Ariana Grande, media reports said.   Police were called to reports of an explosion at the Manchester Arena at about 10.35 p.m. (local time)...

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Aroonim Bhuyan (IANS) 11 May 2017
As confusion looms over the future of the H1-B visa programme, an investment-facilitating firm is targeting rich Indians with the EB5 visa, popularly known as the "Golden Visa", that promises a faster route to US citizenship.   The US Immigration Fund (USIF), which launched its Indian...

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In a reprieve for alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice has suspended the death sentence on him by a Pakistani military court, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.   "I have spoken to the mother of #KulbhushanJadhav and told her...

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Gulshan Luthra (IANS) 26 April 2017
The April 13 Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) strike by the United States on ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan has triggered suggestions that a second round of the Cold War is set to begin. Particularly as the new US President, Donald Trump, seems to be brash, abrasive and capable of taking action...

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Amit Kapoor (IANS) 25 April 2017
South Asia is becoming one of the most interesting regions in the world economy, displaying unprecedented growth, averaging close to six per cent per annum since the 1990s. According to a new World Bank report, it has consolidated its position as the global leader in growth.   South...

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British police confirmed that deal toll in Wednesday's terror attack outside the Parliament in central London has risen to five.   On Wednesday, three people and a terrorist were dead after an attacker brought carnage to central London on Wednesday, mowing down pedestrians on...

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Jesse Eisinger (ProPublica) 14 March 2017
After his election in 1968, President Richard Nixon asked Robert Morgenthau, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to resign. Morgenthau refused to leave voluntarily, saying it degraded the office to treat it as a patronage position.   Nixon's move precipitated a...

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Britain's top treasury chief Philip Hammond is to unveil a $74 billion Brexit war chest when he outlines his government spending budget on Wednesday in the House of Commons.   Chancellor of the Exchequer Hammond aims to use his showpiece budget speech to members of parliament (MPs) to...

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Arul Louis (IANS) 24 January 2017
President Donald Trump has appointed Ajit Pai to head the powerful US communications regulatory agency, becoming the third Indian American picked for key positions in his administration.   Pai, 44, will be the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the federal...

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IANS 21 January 2017
As Donald Trump stepped into a high-security ring after he took the oath to become the 45th US President, one of the things he was forced to do was to ditch his Android smartphone for a "potentially modified iPhone".   According to a report in the New York Times, Trump traded in his...

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IANS 21 January 2017
Shortly after US President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Friday, the newly updated White House website said the new administration will eliminate the Climate Action Plan, the centrepiece of former President Barack Obama's climate legacy that aims to cut carbon emissions from power...

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Arul Louis (IANS) 21 January 2017
Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States under a cloud - literal and metaphorical - on Friday, launching the globe's most powerful nation and the world on an uncharted course with a clarion call of "America First" to "bring back our wealth... our dreams".   While...

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IANS 18 January 2017
A German passport is the world's strongest while the Indian is ranked 78th in the popular ranking of the world's passports by a global advisory firm.   The latest passport Index devised by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital is based on cross-border access of national...

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IANS 16 January 2017
Eight richest men in the world own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, said a study by Oxfam, an international confederation of 19 social organisations, on Monday.   "Just eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people. None of...

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IANS 16 January 2017
South Korean prosecutors on Monday requested an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group's de facto leader, on charges of bribery, embezzlement and perjury over a scandal that has led to President Park Geun-hye's impeachment.   Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., is...

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IANS 13 January 2017
Prosecutors investigating Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong's possible involvement in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye will decide by Sunday whether to arrest him, media reports said on Friday.   "It appears that a decision on Vice...

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