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  Defeated Maldives president challenges election result

  October 10, 2018 18:30 IST

  The outgoing president of the Maldives has filed a complaint with police challenging the results of last month's presidential election, which he lost to the opposition candidate

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  US wholesale prices rose just 0.2 percent in September

  October 10, 2018 18:30 IST

  US wholesale prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in September, evidence that inflation is tame

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  2 Chinese bishops to return early from Vatican meeting

  October 10, 2018 18:30 IST

  The Vatican has confirmed that two Chinese bishops attending a major Vatican gathering for the first time will return home before delegates formulate their final conclusions for Pope Francis

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  Melania Trump: Women accusing men should 'show the evidence'

  October 10, 2018 18:30 IST

  First lady Melania Trump says women who make accusations of sexual abuse "need to be heard" and need to be supported but so do men

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  US wholesale prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in September, evidence that inflation is tame

  October 10, 2018 18:15 IST

  US wholesale prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in September, evidence that inflation is tame

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  Israeli frankincense farmer cashes in on rare honey

  October 10, 2018 18:15 IST

  An Israeli farmer is making honey from a rare tree that produces frankincense, but his farm's location in the occupied West Bank could hinder investment

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  Macedonia: Debate on constitutional changes begins

  October 10, 2018 18:00 IST

  Macedonian parliament starts a debate for amending the country's constitution in its (constitutional issues) commission on Wednesday which would rename the country's name to North Macedonia in exchange for NATO membership.

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  Poll finds partisan divide in concerns for election security

  October 10, 2018 18:00 IST

  A new poll finds that a large majority of Americans have concerns that the nation's voting systems might be vulnerable to hackers, with Democrats more concerned than Republicans

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  Trump says he may pick new UN ambassador this month

  October 10, 2018 18:00 IST

  Trump says he will decide in 2 to 3 weeks, if not sooner, who will be America's next ambassador to the United Nations

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  Former Italy coach Ventura hired at last-place Chievo

  October 10, 2018 17:15 IST

  Former Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura has been hired by last-place Serie A club Chievo Verona

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  Australia reaches 72-0 in pursuit of 462-run target

  October 10, 2018 17:15 IST

  Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja provided Australia with a steady start after Pakistan set the visitors a huge 462-run target to win the first test on the fourth day

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  The Latest: Forecasters: No Cat 4 storm has hit Panhandle

  October 10, 2018 17:15 IST

  The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Michael would be the first Category 4 storm to hit Florida's Panhandle

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  Polish leader appoints top court judges against ruling

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  Poland's president has sworn in new Supreme Court judges, stepping up the conflict over control of the judiciary and ignoring another top court that said the appointments should be suspended pending an opinion by European Union judges

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  Bangladesh Cabinet approves death sentence for drug crimes

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  Bangladesh's Cabinet has approved a draft law proposing the death penalty for drug offenses months into an anti-drug crackdown in which hundreds have been fatally shot by police

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  Youth living in settlements at US border suffer poverty and lack of health care

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, New York University and Marco Thimm-Kaiser, New York University(THE CONVERSATION) Recent media stories from the U.S.-Mexico border about immigration have largely missed the daily struggle of families and children in U.S. communities called “colonias.” Colonias line both sides of the border, including the southern counties of Texas, California, New Mexico and

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  Organic farming with gene editing: An oxymoron or a tool for sustainable agriculture?

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rebecca Mackelprang, University of California, Berkeley(THE CONVERSATION) A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her invited talk about the potential of genetic engineering. Her audience, full of organic farming advocates, listens uneasily. She notices a man get up from his seat and move toward the front of the room. Confused, the

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  Physical therapy important for women treated for breast cancer

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mary Insana Fisher, University of Dayton(THE CONVERSATION) The survival rate for breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women, is now about 90 percent, increased by nearly 20 percent since the 1970s.With more women than ever – nearly 3 million – living beyond a breast cancer diagnosis, it’s important to consider how a woman lives after treatment. While many women

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  Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jessica Young, American University(THE CONVERSATION) Newly released data on life expectancy across the U.S. shows that where we live matters for how long we live. A person in the U.S. can expect to live an average of 78.8 years, according to the most recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).However, life expectancy varies widely across geography. A

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  Don't be afraid to talk about the costs of dealing with climate change

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Greenhill, University at Albany, State University of New York; Aseem Prakash, University of Washington, and Nives Dolsak, University of Washington(THE CONVERSATION) Climate advocates have struggled to persuade half of the U.S. public of the need to do more to slow the pace of global warming. But even as climate scientists are sounding louder and louder alarms about the urgency

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  Resistance is a long game

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul Steege, Villanova University(THE CONVERSATION) What does resistance really look like?In the United States, at least since November 2016, the idea of resistance seems to reflect a broadly imagined popular opposition to the presidency of Donald Trump. At best that sentiment shows up in thousands of grassroots organizations that have taken to the streets or organized on behalf of

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  Hurricane Michael could bring more inland flooding to southeast states

  October 10, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Craig E. Colten, Louisiana State University (THE CONVERSATION) Coastal counties in North and South Carolina are still assessing damage from Hurricane Florence, which dropped up to three feet of rain in some areas in September. Now, along with southern Georgia, they face new forecasts of dangerous flooding from Hurricane Michael.Since the 1950s, coastal communities have ordered

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  Belgian police raid several soccer clubs in vast probe

  October 10, 2018 16:00 IST

  Belgian authorities say 57 police raids are ongoing in Belgium and six other European nations in a vast probe into financial fraud and match-fixing in soccer

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  What's new _ and what's missing _ in your next new car

  October 10, 2018 16:00 IST

  Familiar car features fade as new technology arrives

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  Google appeals $5 billion EU fine in Android antitrust case

  October 10, 2018 15:45 IST

  Google appeals record $5 billion EU antitrust in Android antitrust case

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  50 people dead in overnight bus crash in western Kenya

  October 10, 2018 15:30 IST

  50 people dead in overnight bus crash in western Kenya; vehicle not licensed to drive at night

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  China says unaware ex-Interpol president's wife threatened

  October 10, 2018 15:15 IST

  A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says he is "not aware of the situation" surrounding reports that the wife of the detained Chinese former president of Interpol has been threatened

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  Pliskova and Sabalenka reach Tianjin Open quarterfinals

  October 10, 2018 14:45 IST

  Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka both moved closer to a spot in the WTA Finals by reaching the quarterfinals at the Tianjin Open

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  Turkish interior ministry: 4 migrants dead, up to 30 missing after boat capsizes in the Aegean Sea

  October 10, 2018 14:45 IST

  Turkish interior ministry: 4 migrants dead, up to 30 missing after boat capsizes in the Aegean Sea