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  Chinese dissident who fled to Taiwan appeals for asylum in US, Canada over fears of deportation

  World | September 26, 2023 14:52 IST

  Chen is known for commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and escaped China by travelling to Thailand and later reaching Taiwan.

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  2 prisoners escape from COVID care centre, 4 cops suspended in Maharashtra's Thane

  India | April 23, 2021 23:07 IST

  The two escaped at around 4:30 am from a washroom situated on the 15th floor of a complex being used as a COVID care centre, the official said.

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  Carlos Ghosn scripts the greatest escape of 2019, flees Japan in a musical instrument box

  World | December 31, 2019 20:39 IST

  In what is being seen as the escape that El Chapo would envy, ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan in a musical box.  Lebanese television station MTV reports that Ghosn fled after a band of musicians entered his home on the pretext of providing entertainment during a dinner party. Ghosn hid himself inside one of the musical boxes before leaving Japan from a local airport. 

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  Thieves break into German museum, escape with jewellery valued at $1.1billion

  World | November 26, 2019 8:46 IST

  Two thieves switched off power supply at 5 a.m. before breaking through a window into the Green Vault museum in Dresden, eastern Germany, which in the past boasted that it was "as secure as Fort Knox", a Daily Mail Online report said.

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  Elon Musk-led SpaceX completes key Crew Dragon static fire engine tests

  Science | November 14, 2019 15:10 IST

  "Full duration static fire test of Crew Dragon's launch escape system complete -- SpaceX and NASA teams are now reviewing test data and working toward an in-flight demonstration of Crew Dragon's launch escape capabilities," SpaceX tweeted on Wednesday

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  Rape accused escapes from police custody in Jammu

  India | July 21, 2019 13:13 IST

  Police sources said Sajad Ahmad, a rape accused from Drass area of Kargil district, was arrested by police in Reasi district of Jammu region some time back.

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  2 inmates escape from jail; 1 'run over' by train

  India | July 07, 2019 18:10 IST

  Two prisoners escaped from the Etawah district jail in Uttar Pradesh by climbing the boundary wall early Sunday, with police saying one of them died after he was apparently run over by a train.

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  Dreaded gangster escapes from police custody in UP

  July 03, 2019 11:15 IST

  Saandu, 26, has 38 criminal cases against him and was lodged in Mirzapur jail. He was brought to Muzaffarnagar for a court hearing on Tuesday. 

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  Self-learning Russian robot escapes lab for second time, leads to chaos on streets

  World | June 23, 2016 12:13 IST

  Russia: In a bizarre moment captured on the streets of Russia, a robot was seen wandering on the streets creating chaos as vehicles averted and drove past to avoid collision. ‘Promobot IR77’ is an artificially intelligent robot which means it learns

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  Tihar superintendent suspended in jailbreak case

  India | July 06, 2015 21:45 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday ordered the suspension of O.P. Bhatti, superintendent of jail number 7 in Tihar, in connection with a recent jailbreak case.The suspension order was issued following approval from Delhi

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  College girl jumps off train to escape molestation

  India | February 14, 2014 7:24 IST

  Midnapore: A girl student of an engineering college was seriously injured when she allegedly jumped off a speeding train to escape molestation by some youths, this evening.Police sources said the girl, who was returning to

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  40 inmates escape from prison in Libya

  World | December 01, 2013 11:36 IST

  Tripoli: About 40 inmates have fled their prison with the aid of some gunmen in the southern Libyan city of Sabha, media reported Saturday.The inmates escaped at dawn Friday after the prison came under attack

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  33 juveniles escape from Delhi correctional home, 15 held

  India | October 06, 2013 23:41 IST

  New Delhi: 33 minor offenders allegedly vandalised the juvenile home they were lodged in before escaping in the early hours today, with police arresting 15 of them.The juveniles lodged in Sewa Kutir in Mukherjee Nagar

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  35 juvenile inmates escape from Rewa, ten held

  India | October 03, 2013 17:24 IST

  Rewa (Madhya Pradesh): In a glaring security lapse, at least 35 inmates of a government-run juvenile home here escaped from the facility by overpowering a lone security guard, sources said today.While ten of the inmates

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  2 top Pakistani generals escape rocket attack on chopper

  World | September 26, 2013 15:42 IST

  Islamabad: Two senior Pakistani Army Generals, travelling to oversee earthquake relief operations, had a miraculous escape today after their helicopter was attacked with rockets over the restive Balochistan province.  Rockets were fired at two helicopters,

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  Notorious criminal escapes from Bangalore jail

  India | September 01, 2013 17:45 IST

  Bangalore: A notorious criminal and serial rapist today escaped from the high-security central prison here, where he was lodged since 2011, police said.ADGP Prisons K V Gagandeep told PTI that 11 prison officials, including an

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  Python escapes from pet store, strangles two boys to death in Canada

  World | August 07, 2013 6:28 IST

  Campbellton,  New Brunswick, Aug 7:  A python escaped from its enclosure at a pet store in Canada, slithered through a ventilation system into an upstairs apartment and killed two young boys as they slept, police

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  Eight Bangladeshi women escape from police lock-up

  India | March 23, 2013 12:49 IST

  Thane, Mar 23: Eight Bangladeshi women, who were lodged in the Mira Road police lock-up here, have escaped, police said today.The incident took place yesterday following which four lady constables have been suspended for dereliction

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  Lone exit was blocked as 233 people choked to death inside Brazilian nightclub

  World | January 28, 2013 15:16 IST

  Santa Maria (Brazil), Jan 28: A fast-moving fire roared through a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, filling the air in seconds with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than

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  Paloma Faith escaped sexual assault as teenager

  Hollywood | January 22, 2013 9:53 IST

  London, Jan 22: British singer Paloma Faith, who was born and raised in the Hackney area here, says she was nearly sexually assaulted as a teenager.She began working as a performer in nightclubs at a