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Showing posts with label INTERNATIONAL. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Trump Bans 7 nations from Entering US on Security Issues
Trump Bans 7 nations from Entering US on Security Issues
American President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on January 27, 2017 to temporarily ban visas for refugees belonging to seven Muslim-majority countries namely Trump Bans 7 nations from Entering US on Security Issues Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The decision aims at protecting United States from the entry of foreign terrorists to keep the nation safe.
Friday, 27 January 2017
Surya Namaskar Yajna Recognised in US Congress
Surya Namaskar Yajna Recognised in US Congress
The annual “Surya Namaskar Yajna” or “Health for Humanity Yogathon” has been recognized in the US House of Representative on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh has organized the “Yoga for Health, Health for Humanity Yogathon” from January 14 to January 29 to mark
Trump signs orders to keep Islamic radicals out of US
Trump signs orders to keep Islamic radicals out of US WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump today signed an executive order which establishes new vetting measures to limit the flow of refugees and "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". "I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. We don't want them here," Trump said
Trump signs order promising 'great rebuilding' of military
Trump signs order promising 'great rebuilding' of military WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that will lead to "a great rebuilding" of the armed forces as he vowed to develop new aircrafts, naval ships and resources for the military. "I'm signing an executive action to begin a great rebuilding of the Armed Services of the United States, developing a plan for new
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Norway unveils $400-mn fund to tackle deforestation
Norway unveils $400-mn fund to tackle deforestation DAVOS: Government of Norway has announced a fund that will raise USD 400 million by 2020 and protect 5 million hectares in countries that are working to reduce deforestation and forest and peat degradation. The fund comes with a commitment of up to USD 100 million from the Norwegian government, based on a capitalisation goal
Saturday, 14 January 2017
Oliver Smithies, Nobel Prize winner from UW, dies
Oliver Smithies, Nobel Prize winner from UW, dies While teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oliver Smithies figured out a way for scientists to manipulate DNA to subtract or add genes from the genome of a mouse, revolutionizing genetics. When he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2007, Smithies divided his Nobel prize money into thirds and gave it to the three universities so influential in
Friday, 13 January 2017
World's Largest-Power Hybrid Locomotive Experiment Started In China
World's Largest-Power Hybrid Locomotive Experiment Started In China BEIJING: An oil-electricity hybrid locomotive, the most powerful of its kind, was started in an experiment in extreme cold weather in northeast China, said manufacturing company CRRC Ziyang Co Ltd. The experiment was conducted in Hulunbuir in the north of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Thursday morning
Europe’s first underwater museum opens in Lanzarote
Europe’s first underwater museum opens in Lanzarote
The first and only underwater sculpture museum of Europe, Museo Atlantico, has been inaugurated on January 10, 2017 off the Canary Island coast of Lanzarote. The museum has been created at a depth of between 12 and 15 meters on the ocean floor and will be accessible to scuba divers and visible to glass-
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Roman Herzog, former President of Germany, passes away
Roman Herzog, former President of Germany, passes away The former President of Germany Roman Herzog, who pioneered remembrance of the Holocaust, passed away on 10 January 2017 in Bad Mergentheim, Germany. He was 82.Herzog used the presidency to serve as a moral guardian for liberal and democratic values. He often talked about Germany’s moral responsibility for the crimes of
Jazz singer-pianist Buddy Greco passes away at 90
Jazz singer-pianist Buddy Greco passes away at 90 Los Angeles : Buddy Greco, the popular singer and piano player, who started his long career with Benny Goodman, has died. He was 90. Greco best known for his hit "The Lady Is a Tramp," passed away on Tuesday in Las Vegas, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A family friend, Barb Donohue, reported his death on Facebook. Born Armando
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Eminent jurist Weeramantry Passed Away
Eminent jurist Weeramantry Passed Away
Justice C. G. Weeramantry, one of the world’s most eminent jurists passed away in Sri Jurist WeeramantryLanka. He was 90. Weeramantry has began his judicial career in the 1950s, served as a senior judge of the Supreme Court from 1965. Later he moved to Australia where he was appointed
Monday, 9 January 2017
EX-IRANIAN PREZ RAFSANJANI PASSES AWAY
EX-IRANIAN PREZ RAFSANJANI PASSES AWAY Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died on Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82. Iranian media reported earlier that he was taken to a hospital north of Tehran because of a heart condition. State television broke into
India-born Singer-Songwriter Peter Sarstedt Passes Away
India-born Singer-Songwriter Peter Sarstedt Passes Away Delhi-born Peter Sarstedt, who became a well-known singer in the west died on Sunday of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, according to news reports. He was 75. Sarstedt, who recorded many ballads, was primarily known for the super hit, “Where do you go to my Lovely” which reached number 1 in UK in February 1969. The song, about a
These Two Baby Boys Are Twins, But An Italian Court Says They Aren't Brothers
These Two Baby Boys Are Twins, But An Italian Court Says They Aren't Brothers MILAN, ITALY: Fifteen months ago in California, a surrogate mother gave birth to twin boys. The babies were the sons of a gay Italian couple who had used in vitro fertilization to have children. But when the two men returned to Milan with their newborns, a clerk at the registry office refused to transcribe the
Saturday, 7 January 2017
Beat poet David Meltzer passes away at 79
Beat poet David Meltzer passes away at 79 David Meltzer, a Beat poet and musician who appeared in an influential anthology in his early 20s and went on to complete more than 50 books, has died. He was 79. Meltzer died last Saturday after suffering a stroke. His wife, Julie Rogers, says he died at their home in Oakland. The New York-native eventually settled in the San Francisco Bay Area, a mecca for
Batman Actress Francine York Passes Away at 80
Batman Actress Francine York Passes Away at 80 Los Angeles: Actress Francine York, who had more than 150 television and film credits, is dead. She was 80. The actress breathed her last on Friday in Van Nuys here. According to her close friend Pepper Jay, she had cancer, reports variety.com. York once declared The Doll Squad (19730 her most popular film, but she played everything from an alien to
Fourth Assam International Agri-Horti Show Begins in Assam
Fourth Assam International Agri-Horti Show Begins in Assam The Fourth Assam International Agri-Horti Show began in Guwahati, Assam on January 6, 2017. The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the programme. The Four-Day Show would be attended by about 200 organisations from 10 foreign countries. Nearly 600 farmers from Assam will be trained on
Friday, 6 January 2017
'Hee Haw' co-creator and producer Sam Lovullo passes away
'Hee Haw' co-creator and producer Sam Lovullo passes away LOS ANGELES: Sam Lovullo, who as producer and co-creator of "Hee Haw" brought country music and homestyle humor to millions of American homes, has died at age 88, his publicists said Thursday. Lovullo died peacefully at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, publicists the Brokaw Company said. No
Friday, 30 December 2016
U.S. Expels 35 Russian diplomats
U.S. Expels 35 Russian diplomats In a strong response to election hacking, US President Barack Obama has sanctioned Russian intelligence services and their top officials while expelling 35 Russian officials and shutting down two Russian-owned compounds in the US. It was the strongest action the Obama administration has taken to date over Russia's involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in
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