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Iceland on Sunday honoured the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. Iceland loses about 11 billion tonnes of ice per year, and scientists fear all of the island's 400-plus glaciers will be gone by 2200. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KXeJcJ

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Washington, Aug 19 () US President Donald Trump has claimed that China has lost more than 20 lakhs jobs in a very short period of time, due to his tough policies, including imposing additional import tariffs. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NgpSIf

Britain's government is planning to pressure social media companies to do more to fight misinformation on vaccines following a spike in measles cases. PM Boris Johnson says "I'm afraid people have been listening to that superstitious mumbo jumbo on the internet, all that anti-vax stuff and thinking that the MMR vaccine is a bad idea. That's wrong.'' from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Z0mpVb

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's term has been extended for another 3 years, a media report said on Monday. Gen Bajwa was appointed as the chief of Army staff by former jailed PM Nawaz Sharif in November 2016. "The decision has been taken in view of the regional security environment," the Dawn reported, citing the decision made by PM Imran Khan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30jgKGk

US President Donald Trump has said that America's ties with Pakistan have improved after he cut $1.3 billion in security assistance to Islamabad for not doing enough to rein in terror groups. Trump announced last year that the $1.3 billion aid to Pakistan would remain suspended till the country did not act against militant safe heavens inside its territory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KRVVeR

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The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar, rejecteing a US demand to seize the vessel. Gibraltar's government said it had received written assurances from Iran that the ship would not be headed for countries "subject to European Union sanctions". Iran denied it had made any promises about the ship's destination to secure the release. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31N28zk

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The Taliban and the United States are trying to negotiate an agreement on the withdrawal of US forces in exchange for a Taliban commitment on security and peace talks with Afghanistan's US-backed government. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KFacg0

A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation of some 5,000 people, authorities said Sunday, warning it could take days for the blaze to be brought under control. The fire, which has spread to the mountainous Cruz de Tejeda region, is "extremely fierce" and "unstable", said Canary Islands president Angel Victor Torres in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31OF2bH

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"I think it'd be very hard to deal if they do violence, I mean, if it's another Tiananmen Square," Trump told reporters in New Jersey. "I think it's a very hard thing to do if there's violence." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P1dONz

Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak, who lost a general election last year, has been hit with 42 criminal charges of graft and money laundering at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (MDB) and other state entities. He has pleaded not guilty and says the charges are politically motivated. 1MDB, founded by Najib in 2009, is being investigated in at least six countries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33HWHDL

Britain has revoked the citizenship of a dual national Muslim convert to the Islamic State terror group dubbed "Jihadi Jack" being held in northern Syria, according to reports on Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MnGmP5

the height of its popularity, the 1990s TV show "Baywatch" was bringing in 1.1 billion worldwide weekly viewers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KR3Uc1