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  Pakistan's anti-graft body arrests opposition leader

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  Pakistan's anti-graft body says it has arrested the country's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif over his alleged links to a housing scam

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  Not since 1969: US regains ultra-low 3.7 pct. unemployment

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  Not since 1969: US regains ultra-low 3.7 pct. unemployment in a very different economy

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  Senate opens debate; key senators undecided on Kavanaugh

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  The Senate is poised to take a crucial vote to advance Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court

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  Columbus believed he would find 'blemmyes' and 'sciapods' – not people – in the New World

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences(THE CONVERSATION) In 1492, when Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean in search of a fast route to East Asia and the southwest Pacific, he landed in a place that was unknown to him. There he found treasures – extraordinary trees, birds and gold. But there was one thing that

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  Is the Supreme Court's legitimacy undermined in a polarized age?

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kevin J. McMahon, Trinity College(THE CONVERSATION) As the United States Senate readies to vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court justice, I am reminded of its recent confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch.The Gorsuch vote was unprecedented in the history of the country. Never before had a “minority president” named a “minority justice.” I’m a

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  How the loss of Native American languages affects our understanding of the natural world

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rosalyn R. LaPier, The University of Montana(THE CONVERSATION) Alaska has a “linguistic emergency,” according to the Alaskan Gov. Bill Walker. A report warned earlier this year that all of the state’s 20 Native American languages might cease to exist by the end of this century, if the state did not act. American policies, particularly in the six decades between the 1870s and 1930s,

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  Good Samaritan driver revives squirrel after car scare

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  A motionless squirrel lying spread-eagled on its back has been coaxed back to life by a concerned driver who performed chest compressions beside a Minnesota road

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  The Latest: Schumer blasts GOP 'scorched earth' tactics

  October 05, 2018 20:00 IST

  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republicans have only themselves to blame for the hurdles in Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court

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  Missing Interpol president deeply rooted in China's security

  October 05, 2018 19:30 IST

  The missing president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, has deep ties to China's sprawling domestic security sector, including a lengthy term as vice minister of public security

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  Duterte should disclose health status, spokesman says

  October 05, 2018 19:15 IST

  President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman says the Philippine leader should consider publicly disclosing the state of his health to stop speculation after revealing he underwent medical tests that may show if he has cancer

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  Giovinco back in Italy squad after 3-year absence

  October 05, 2018 19:15 IST

  Sebastian Giovinco is back in the Italy squad after an absence of nearly three years but Mario Balotelli has been left out

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  4 new players in Netherlands team for Germany

  October 05, 2018 19:00 IST

  Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has named four new players in the squad to face Germany and Belgium in upcoming internationals

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  The Latest: Interpol: Missing officer is France, China issue

  October 05, 2018 19:00 IST

  A French judicial official says the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to his native China

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  Car crashes into people outside Berlin cafe; 5 hurt

  October 05, 2018 19:00 IST

  Authorities say a car has crashed into a group of people outside a cafe in Berlin, injuring at least five

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  Texas congresswoman fires intern arrested for data leak

  October 05, 2018 19:00 IST

  A Houston Democratic congresswoman has fired an unpaid intern after he was arrested by the U.S. Capitol police, accused of posting online the home addresses of Republican senators backing Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court

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  Shelter accused of freezing kittens to death is shut down

  October 05, 2018 19:00 IST

  A southern Indiana animal shelter accused of freezing kittens to death as an alternative to accepted forms of euthanasia is being shut down

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  Tokyo to 'screen off' bacteria for Olympic swimming in bay

  October 05, 2018 18:45 IST

  Tokyo organizers says E. Coli, other bacteria will meet 'agreed limits' for Tokyo Bay swim events at 2020 Olympics

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  Ronaldo ready to play for Juventus amid rape allegation

  October 05, 2018 18:45 IST

  Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to play in Saturday's Italian league match at Udinese despite a rape allegation against him in the United States

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  US adds just 134K jobs; unemployment a 49-year low, 3.7 pct.

  October 05, 2018 18:30 IST

  US unemployment rate fell in September to 49-year low of 3.7 percent amid steady hiring

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  Record imports push US trade gap to $53.2 billion in August

  October 05, 2018 18:30 IST

  Despite Trump tariffs, US trade deficit rises for third straight month to $53.2 billion on record imports

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  Kazakhstan denies asylum to ex-Chinese camp worker

  October 05, 2018 18:30 IST

  A lawyer says the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan has denied asylum to a woman who fled her native China and spoke publicly about working in Chinese internment camps for ethnic Muslims

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  Chance the Rapper giving $1M to boost mental health services

  October 05, 2018 18:15 IST

  Chance the Rapper says he's donating $1 million to help improve mental health services in Chicago

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  Financial Times says Hong Kong denied editor's visa renewal

  October 05, 2018 18:00 IST

  The Financial Times says Hong Kong has denied visa renewal for Asia editor

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  Slovakian club's stadium closed because of racist chants

  October 05, 2018 18:00 IST

  UEFA has ordered Spartak Trnava to play a Europa League game in an empty stadium because of racist chants by fans

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  Danny Boyle to gather Britons on beaches to mark end of WWI

  October 05, 2018 17:45 IST

  Filmmaker Danny Boyle is urging thousands of people to gather on British beaches and make silhouettes in the sand on Nov. 11 to mark 100 years since the end of World War I.

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  Pakistan orders 18 international aid groups closed

  October 05, 2018 17:30 IST

  Pakistan orders 18 international aid groups closed threatening assistance to some of the country's most vulnerable

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  Rwandan ex-presidential challenger Rwigara freed on bail

  October 05, 2018 17:30 IST

  Former Rwandan presidential challenger Rwigara freed on bail; charged with insurrection

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  ExxonMobil to drill off coast of Cyprus; Turkey protests

  October 05, 2018 17:30 IST

  A top ExxonMobil executive has affirmed that the energy company will go ahead with a search for natural gas off Cyprus by the end of the year