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Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that small-scale domestic cultivation of cannabis is legal, in a landmark decision triggering calls for further legalisation from weed advocates and anger from the country's conservatives. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sgzKK7

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A helicopter with seven people on board failed to return from a tour off the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Thursday evening. The owner reported the helicopter was overdue at 6.06 pm, the Coast Guard said in a statement on Friday. The helicopter was equipped with an electronic locator but no signals had been received, the statement said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EW2wCj

The Christmas Eve party in a bar in the port town of Nafplio had invited "sinners of the world" to "celebrate the birthday of the man who brought the message of love and solidarity". The party was cancelled this week after a poster depicting Jesus Christ with earrings and makeup sparked death threats, organisers said. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q0s33H

A Turkish court on Friday convicted six journalists and one other employee of an independent newspaper of aiding the network of a US-based cleric who is accused of masterminding the failed coup in 2016, the state-run news agency reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tbEAIn

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The foreign ministry said former Xinjiang University president Tiyip's case was still ongoing and his rights had been "protected in accordance with the law". Tiyip was "suspected of corruption and bribery," foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular briefing Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/351c09O

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Von der Leyen said both sides needed to seriously think about whether there is enough time to negotiate a new trade deal and work out agreements about a series of other issues. "It would be reasonable to evaluate the situation mid-year and then, if necessary, agree on extending the transition period," she told the paper. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sfguN6

Von der Leyen said both sides needed to seriously think about whether there is enough time to negotiate a new trade deal and work out agreements about a series of other issues. "It would be reasonable to evaluate the situation mid-year and then, if necessary, agree on extending the transition period," she told the paper. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sfguN6

Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf on Friday filed a review petition with the Lahore high court challenging the verdict by a special court in Islamabad that had pronounced death penalty in the high treason case against him. On December 19, a special court in Islamabad found Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence under Article 6 of the Constitution. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZsO8uJ

8 months after a devastating fire ravaged the Notre-Dame, engineers are preparing for a crucial but complicated step in the herculean restoration effort: removing a mound of scaffolding mangled in the blaze. They have to extract 10,000 metal pipes forged by the inferno that must be removed for work to proceed, but without further unsettling the enfeebled edifice. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZtKbGn

Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa dynasty made a comeback in 2019 with former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa storming to victory in the presidential polls promising stringent security in the wake of the island's worst terror attack that killed nearly 270 people on the Easter and brought to the fore the deep-rooted differences within the unity government. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q1kYjp

The four-day exercise, launched from the southeastern port city of Chahbahar in the Gulf of Oman and near the border with Pakistan, is aimed at boosting security of the region's waterways, the report quoted Iran's navy chief Adm. Hossein Khanzadi as saying. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34W3nO5

​​The Fiji Meteorological Service warned of "damaging gale force winds" and heavy rain with coastal flooding expected in many areas as the cyclone intensified. ​​It was expected to be a Category Two storm by the time it hit the main island of Viti Levu .​​The Fiji Disaster Management Office has activated its emergency shelters and issued a public advisory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZwJ2h1

Dayton's mayor Nan Whaley sees a cautionary tale for the rest of the country. "I think about how Dayton is the tip of the spear on national issues that have gone unabated," Nan Whaley said during a recent interview. In a space of 10 weeks beginning May 25, Dayton saw a Ku Klux Klan rally, devastating tornadoes, and a mass shooting that killed nine people. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/351yMyC

Shannon Lee's Bruce Lee Enterprises has accused restaurant chain Kungfu Catering Management of using her father's image for 15 years in a logo without paying intellectual property rights. The food chain said the logo had long been sanctioned by Chinese authorities. Since 2004, the logo has featured a dark-haired man in a kung fu pose who looks like Bruce Lee. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sf1oHp

A plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near Almaty on Friday, the airport of Kazakhstan's biggest city said. The airport said there were survivors and emergency services were working at the site. The plane was headed for Nur-Sultan, the Central Asian nation's capital city. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ESywaz

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