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US seen blocking G20 progress on trade, climate

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Belgian police, 'yellow jacket' protesters clash in Brussels

Police and hundreds of so-called yellow jackets protesting high taxes and living costs clashed in Brussels on Friday and dozens were arrested, as the movement that started in France two weeks ago gained traction in Belgium. Police fired tear gas and water cannons on protesters who tried to approach government buildings and offices in downtown Brussels. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zyZFgd

Suu Kyi to be stripped of freedom of Paris award: mayor's office

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Trump says he only 'lightly looked' at Russia project as Mueller probe closes in on him

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Gabbard to hear from Indian-Americans on possibility of a Hindu running for US presidency in 2020

Over half-a-dozen eminent Hindu-Americans wrote an email to some of the top members of the community from across the country to share their "thoughts" with Tulsi Gabbard on "the possibility of a Hindu running for the US Presidency" for the first time in history from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KI0XKr

US strike in Afghanistan's Helmand killed 23 civilians: UN

The strike on a compound in Helmand province was called in during a joint operation between Afghan and US forces on Tuesday, TOLO News reported. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a statement said up to 10 children and eight women might have been killed in the strike. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pd99TH

Massive data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels

The information of as many as 500 million people staying at Starwood hotels has been compromised and Marriott says it's uncovered unauthorized access that's been taking place within its Starwood network since 2014. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KHCO6w

US Senate defied Trump on Saudi ties, but may falter in next steps

On Wednesday, 14 of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the Senate and rarely defy his wishes, joined Democrats to vote 63-37 to advance the measure, paving the way for a possible vote to pass it next week. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DSO92r

Beijing lashes out at US for South China Sea sail-by

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Six new antibodies developed to combat Zika

The antibodies "may have the dual utility as diagnostics capable of recognising Zika virus subtypes and may be further developed to treat Zika virus infection," said Ravi Durvasula from Loyola University in the US. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q5LYQ8

Six new antibodies developed to combat Zika

The antibodies "may have the dual utility as diagnostics capable of recognising Zika virus subtypes and may be further developed to treat Zika virus infection," said Ravi Durvasula from Loyola University in the US. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q5LYQ8

Five dead, 32 injured in Hong Kong coach crash

Five people were killed and 32 injured when a coach carrying Cathay Pacific staff to Hong Kong's airport collided with a taxi on Friday, police said, with passengers thrown from the coach's windows on impact. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P8y8Hv

Ebola outbreak in east Congo now world's second biggest

The epidemic in a volatile part of Democratic Republic of Congo is now only surpassed by the 2013-2016 outbreak in West Africa, where more than 28,000 cases where confirmed, and is bigger than an outbreak in 2000 in Uganda involving 425 cases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Azd5sA

Facebook says COO Sandberg asked for information on Soros

Facebook on Thursday said that chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg asked staff to look into whether billionaire critic George Soros had a financial interest in tarnishing the social network. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TZ69xy

Merkel protege and old rival battle to lead Germany's ruling party

Two frontrunners have emerged with opposing visions for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since Merkel said last month she would step down as party chief following a regional election setback. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zyhw71

Angela Merkel protege and old rival battle to lead Germany's ruling party

Two front runners have emerged with opposing visions for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since Merkel said last month she would step down as party chief following a regional election setback. One is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and the other is Friedrich Merz. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pch57w

Facebook says COO Sandberg asked for information on Soros

Facebook on Thursday said that chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg asked staff to look into whether billionaire critic George Soros had a financial interest in tarnishing the social network. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TZ69xy

Bangladesh arrests 10 Rohingya bound for Malaysia

Southeast Bangladesh is home to around a million Rohingya, most of whom fled Myanmar last year following a military crackdown and are now in vast camps. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FPmEte

Another Canadian diplomat diagnosed with mysterious Cuba brain injury

Another Canadian diplomat in Havana has been diagnosed with a mysterious brain trauma that in 2016 started afflicting Canadian and US officials in the Cuban capital, a senior official said Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qvi33i

Ex-Interpol chief ousted from China top advisory body

The National Committee for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) agreed to revoke Meng Hongwei's membership following a meeting, Xinhua news agency reported. The CPPCC is a 2,000-strong assembly of delegates whose role is supposedly to "advise" the government by putting forth policy suggestions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SfsBRw

Trump says close to doing something with China on trade

The US is very close to a trade deal with China, President Donald Trump has said, but remained noncommittal to its final outcome ahead of his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Argentina on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PaCcXP

Trump says close to doing something with China on trade

The US is very close to a trade deal with China, President Donald Trump has said, but remained noncommittal to its final outcome ahead of his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Argentina on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PaCcXP

Two Koreas start landmark journey for railway reconnection

Linking up the railway systems was one of the agreements made earlier this year in a key meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DSU8V2

Trump-Putin: A rapprochement unrealized

At the same time, the US special counsel's probe of possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia raised domestic suspicion over any efforts towards accommodation with his Kremlin counterpart. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TWZV1j

Search for remains in California's deadliest wildfire officially ends

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said he was optimistic that some who remain unaccounted for will turn up alive, but he also left open the possibility that "bones or bone fragments" of additional victims could turn up as evacuation zones are reopened to civilians. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QtA95P

Search for remains in California's deadliest wildfire officially ends

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said he was optimistic that some who remain unaccounted for will turn up alive, but he also left open the possibility that "bones or bone fragments" of additional victims could turn up as evacuation zones are reopened to civilians. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QtA95P

UK PM May says focused on December 11 parliament Brexit vote

​May secured an agreement with European Union leaders on Sunday that will see Britain leave the bloc in March next year with continued close trade ties, but the odds look stacked against her getting it through a deeply divided British parliament. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FP0VRY

Moon rocks sell for $855,000 in New York: Sotheby's

The rocks, collected by an unmanned Soviet Luna-16 Mission in 1970, went for nearly double the $442,500 last paid for them by the present-day US sellers in a Sotheby's Russian space history sale in 1993. They were originally the property of Nina Ivanovna Koroleva, widow of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev — the former director of the Soviet space program — who was given them by the Soviet Union in honor of her husband's work. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2rbbCEp

Moon rocks sell for $855,000 in New York: Sotheby's

The rocks, collected by an unmanned Soviet Luna-16 Mission in 1970, went for nearly double the $442,500 last paid for them by the present-day US sellers in a Sotheby's Russian space history sale in 1993. They were originally the property of Nina Ivanovna Koroleva, widow of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev — the former director of the Soviet space program — who was given them by the Soviet Union in honor of her husband's work. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2rbbCEp

Side issues loom over G-20 summit as world leaders arrive

The two-day summit beginning Friday is supposed to focus on development, infrastructure and food security, but those seemed largely an afterthought amid soured US-European relations and as the United States, Mexico and Canada hammered out the final language of a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement expected to be signed Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zzdRGl