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  AP Explains: Russia's conflict with Ukraine

  November 26, 2018 19:45 IST

  A standoff in the Kerch Strait around the Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula in which Russian border guards opened fire on three Ukrainian vessels has raised the prospect of a full-scale military confrontation between the two neighbors

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  Macron's government stands tough against violent protesters

  November 26, 2018 19:15 IST

  The pressure is on French President Emmanuel Macron after a second weekend of sometimes violent protests that reached the heart of Paris over rising fuel taxes

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  Nurmagomedov says he could reconcile with McGregor

  November 26, 2018 19:00 IST

  UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he can imagine a reconciliation with Conor McGregor after the bitter feud around last month's title fight

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  Divorce papers signed, now Brexit battle moves to Parliament

  November 26, 2018 18:45 IST

  Britain and the European Union have signed their divorce papers, but that's not the end of the 45-year relationship

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  Turkish police search villas as part of Khashoggi case probe

  November 26, 2018 18:30 IST

  Report: Turkish police search 2 villas in northwest as part of probe into killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi

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  Watchdog mulls sending team to Syria after gas attack

  November 26, 2018 18:30 IST

  Chemical weapons watchdog says it's considering sending inspectors to investigate alleged chlorine attack in Syria

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  Congo starts first-ever trial testing Ebola drugs

  November 26, 2018 18:15 IST

  The World Health Organization says Congo has begun the first-ever trial to test the effectiveness and safety of four experimental Ebola drugs, the first time scientists have directly compared such treatments

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  The Latest: US-backed forces battle IS in Syria

  November 26, 2018 18:15 IST

  Syrian activists say four days of fighting between U.S.-backed forces and Islamic State militants have left scores dead on both sides

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  Judge to hear arguments on plea change by terror suspect

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  The six-year-old case of a suburban Chicago man accused of trying to detonate what he thought was a bomb in Chicago may be nearing a resolution

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  Climate change is driving wildfires, and not just in California

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Overpeck, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) Rains in northern California have helped firefighters contain the Camp Fire, which now ranks as the state’s most deadly wildfire. But unfortunately, all signs point to worsening events ahead in the North American West. Critically, the risk extends well beyond California, and better forest management alone won’t solve the

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  Drug treatment targets mutant proteins to stop neurodegenerative diseases

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Albert La Spada, Duke University(THE CONVERSATION) Designer therapies are treatments tailored to a specific disease, and nowhere is the need greater for new therapies than in a group of nervous system disorders, known as “neurodegenerative diseases.” Many of these diseases are common and well-known, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. However, some are very rare, genetic

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  College-educated cops enforce the law more aggressively

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Wright, Georgia State University; Richard Rosenfeld, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University(THE CONVERSATION) In the wake of controversial and widely publicized incidents involving the use of deadly force by the police against racial and ethnic minorities, President Obama appointed the President’s Task Force on 21st Century

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  A rush to judgment: The Trump administration is taking science out of air quality standards

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University(THE CONVERSATION) Many critics of government regulation argue that it reduces economic growth by making it more expensive for businesses to operate. But there is a strong counterargument that a clean environment is consistent with long-term economic prosperity. Here’s a compelling example: Since 1980, U.S. gross domestic product

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  Smoking rates in US have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Gunderman, Indiana University(THE CONVERSATION) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls cigarette smoking “the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S., accounting for over 480,000 deaths per year.” The CDC just announced that smoking rates among U.S. adults have fallen to the lowest level ever recorded – only 14 percent, less than a third the

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  Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David W. Rasmussen, Florida State University(THE CONVERSATION) In 1959, more than a third of all elderly Americans lived in poverty. Slashing that number to under 10 percent by the late 1990s was among the great U.S. triumphs of the 20th century. Social Security deserves a large share of the credit.I believe eliminating old-age poverty entirely could one day be deemed a triumph of

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  Embarrassing loss prompts concerns at Real Madrid

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  Real Madrid is under pressure again after 3-0 loss at Eibar

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  US complicity in the Saudi-led genocide in Yemen spans Obama, Trump administrations

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeff Bachman, American University School of International Service(THE CONVERSATION) A Saudi-led coalition of states has been aggressively bombing Yemen and imposing an air and naval blockade of its ports for more than three years, leading U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to describe Yemen as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”Guterres put the crisis in stark perspective,

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  Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too

  November 26, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jack J. Barry, University of Connecticut(THE CONVERSATION) The internet has been a right in Mexico since the nation’s Constitution was amended in 2013 to guarantee universal online access. Yet just 47 percent of households there reported having internet in 2016, the most recent data available. To get more citizens online, the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto has invested

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  Israel: Palestinian rams car into soldiers; is shot, killed

  November 26, 2018 17:30 IST

  Israeli military says Palestinian assailant rammed his car into group of soldiers in West Bank, then is shot and killed

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  Amtrak train stuck for more than 5 hours due to power issue

  November 26, 2018 17:30 IST

  An Amtrak train was stuck on the tracks for more than 5 hours due to a power issue

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  Stranger returns lost wallet and adds extra cash

  November 26, 2018 17:30 IST

  A South Dakota man has his lost wallet back with some extra cash thanks to the kindness of a stranger

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  United Arab Emirates says British researcher Hedges, convicted of spying, has been released

  November 26, 2018 17:00 IST

  United Arab Emirates says British researcher Hedges, convicted of spying, has been released

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  Alec Baldwin set for court date in parking-spot assault case

  November 26, 2018 17:00 IST

  Alec Baldwin is due to answer assault and harassment charges in a New York court after being accused of striking a man in the face over a parking space

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  NATO says allies and Ukraine ambassadors to hold emergency talks Monday over Crimea naval standoff

  November 26, 2018 17:00 IST

  NATO says allies and Ukraine ambassadors to hold emergency talks Monday over Crimea naval standoff

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  Car bomb hits Somalia capital, 6 killed

  November 26, 2018 16:45 IST

  Somali police say that at least six people were killed in a car bomb blast in the capital, Mogadishu

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  England wins 3rd test, completes whitewash in Sri Lanka

  November 26, 2018 16:45 IST

  England claimed a hard-fought 42-run win over Sri Lanka in the third test with a day to spare to complete a 3-0 whitewash

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  Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants

  November 26, 2018 16:30 IST

  Libya's coast guard: 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, rescued in Mediterranean

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  1st loss of season exposes Chelsea's frailties under Sarri

  November 26, 2018 16:30 IST

  It took one dreadful 90-minute performance to expose the growing list of shortcomings in the Chelsea team that its coach had forewarned for much of the season