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President Donald Trump is hitting the links at his Florida club with professional golfers Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, the White House says. Both Nicklaus and Woods are regular golf partners for Trump. According to the club's website, Nicklaus designed its 18-hole course. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UzEvH2

A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled a male silverback gorilla loaned to a California group as a companion and possible mate for Koko, the gorilla who learned sign language, must be returned to a Cincinnati zoo. Koko died in June last year at age 46. The Cincinnati Zoo sued after the Gorilla Foundation reneged on the agreement claiming 37-year-old Ndume would be harmed by the move. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HQ0ece

Pope Francis is urging politicians of all faiths to safeguard the rights of the unborn and is exhorting abortion opponents to also assure that children are born into a world where they can live with dignity. He praised their efforts but stressed that defending life also means assuring that people have health, education and job opportunities. Francis encouraged politicians to defend the unborn for the common good, saying that the young bring hope and a future to society. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2D0J0mO

New Delhi is also insisting that the students, who it says may have been sucked into the scam inadvertently, should be treated differently from the eight recruiters, who are also Indian from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Gh3cUN

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department's National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the epicentre of the quake was Hindu Kush, a mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan border -- from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HO5gWz

Senator Asif Kirmani says Sharif was taken from his cell in Kot Lakhpat prison on Saturday to the Services Hospital following the recommendation of a government-appointed team of doctors. Kirmani says Sharif was diagnosed with heart-related issues which could be life threatening. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RzzjRn

Several thousand "yellow vest" protesters marched through Paris and other French cities on Saturday on the 12th weekend of action against the government despite opinion polls pointing to a recovery in President Emmanuel Macron's popularity. The protests began in mid-November over plans to raise fuel taxes before developing into a broader revolt against the government. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2BeUOBZ

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Twitter revealed that it suspended 2,617 accounts since September which were linked to Iran and allegedly attempted to meddle with the US elections. Some of the accounts claimed to be American news outlets and discussed social and political issues. Overall, Twitter observed that there was less foreign platform manipulation than around the 2016 elections. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TxNJ6J

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A bishop from China's "underground" Catholic church is slated to step up as the official state-backed clergyman for a diocese in central China, state-run media reported, amid a thaw in relations between Beijing and the Holy See. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2S3sVaj

Pakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash reserves and mounting external debt. The country's $8.12 billion reserves, which are below the minimum level that the IMF and the World Bank (WB) prescribe, are sufficient to cover only seven weeks of imports. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UwrJJi

In a move that could harden Washington's posture toward Beijing for years, the US intelligence community has characterized relations with China as a global ideological showdown that will not be doused by trade deals or commercial theft crackdowns. US spy chiefs abruptly shifted their view of the superpower rivalry this week to something much deeper than a contest over markets, technology and geopolitics. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2SjK278

In a move that could harden Washington's posture toward Beijing for years, the US intelligence community has characterized relations with China as a global ideological showdown that will not be doused by trade deals or commercial theft crackdowns. US spy chiefs abruptly shifted their view of the superpower rivalry this week to something much deeper than a contest over markets, technology and geopolitics. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2SjK278

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Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation's weather bureau on Saturday warned of more heavy rain in the area. Some residents have already been evacuated after days of monsoon rains lashed the region around the coastal city of Townsville, in the north of the state, a spokesman for the Bureau of Meteorology said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Sp5LdG

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The climate movement has no obvious leaders or structure, but a 16-year-old Swede, Greta Thunberg, has drawn worldwide attention and inspired many of the protesters. She has called for school strikes to raise awareness of global warming, scolded world political and economic leaders at the gathering in Davos, Switzerland, and even has her own TED Talk. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2BdXZKc

Virginia governor Ralph Northam acknowledged Friday that he appears in a photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page that shows a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UBfdIn

The Midwest's worst cold snap in two decades was created by the polar vortex, a reservoir of icy air that usually swirls over the North Pole. Shifting air currents caused it to slip down through Canada and into the US Midwest this week. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2G6f9gO

The Midwest's worst cold snap in two decades was created by the polar vortex, a reservoir of icy air that usually swirls over the North Pole. Shifting air currents caused it to slip down through Canada and into the US Midwest this week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2G6f9gO

The billionaire founder of Tesla promised the company “will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology”. It was a remarkable move in an industry where the smallest idea or seed of invention is carefully guarded to protect its monetary value. Musk said he was now sceptical of patents which too often served “to stifle progress”. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UE1tNn

In a statement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that as of Wednesday night, 11 detainees in El Paso had refused to eat. Four other individuals at different ICE detention centres across the country were also on hunger strike, officials added. Of the 11 people on hunger strike in El Paso, six were being hydrated and force-fed under court orders. Indian-American groups which described it as “violation of human rights”. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2S3u8yy

In an interview in the Oval Office, Trump called the talks “a waste of time” and indicated he will most likely take action on his own when they officially end in two weeks. “I think Nancy Pelosi is hurting our country very badly by doing what she’s doing and, ultimately, I think I’ve set the table very nicely,” Trump said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CZsG5M

President Donald Trump said Russia has been secretly developing “a prohibited missile system that poses a direct threat to our allies and troops abroad”. He said the US had adhered to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty — a key pact signed in 1987 that has been a centerpiece of European security since the Cold War, but Russia has not. “We cannot be the only country in the world unilaterally bound by this treaty, or any other,” Trump said in a written statement. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2UBydXA

Speaking to TOI from Atlanta, legal consultant Phani Bobba said: “A student reached out to me from Fremont, California saying that they tied a tracker around her ankle and instructed her to stay within a certain radius. She was given a map and asked not to cross the defined boundaries. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2SjmJdH