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French president François Hollande ratifies the Paris climate deal
India | Jun 16, 2016, 08:01 AM ISTParis: French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday ratified the Paris climate deal on Wednesday, making France the first major nation to do so. To combat climate change over 170 countries have already signed the climate
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Suspected Islamic State attacker kills police couple in Paris, child rescued
World | Jun 14, 2016, 07:38 AM ISTParis: A knife-wielding attacker, a man suspected to be an Islamic State fighter, stabbed a senior police officer to death on Monday evening outside his home in a distant suburb of Paris, officials said.
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Paris: After reaching 35-year high during floods, river Seine water level comes down
World | Jun 04, 2016, 05:01 PM ISTParis: The water level of the Seine river in Paris started to decrease today after reaching its peak overnight, French authorities said. The authorities further said the river is expected to take ten days to
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Seine River still rising in Paris, spilling out across its banks
World | Jun 06, 2016, 11:54 AM ISTSeine River still rising in Paris, spilling out across its banks
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Seine River still rising in Paris; Louvre scrambles to protect art
World | Jun 03, 2016, 05:48 PM ISTParis: The swollen Seine River kept rising Friday, spilling out across its banks and some streets in Paris as curators at the Louvre scrambled to protect a huge trove of art from the museum's priceless
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Donald Trump to revive controversial pipeline, rejects Paris climate agreement
World | May 27, 2016, 01:22 PM ISTWashington: Republican Party's presidential nominee Donald Trump outlined his energy and environmental policy, which involves reviving the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project and rejecting the 2015 Paris climate agreements. Speaking on Thursda
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Situation worsens in Paris as police fire tear gas at protesters
World | May 26, 2016, 08:58 PM ISTKinshasa: Police in Congo's capital Kinshasa fired tear gas to break up an opposition march today. The city was tense with many schools closed, as around five thousand opposition supporters took to the streets demanding
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Donkeys up for adoption in Hawaii, but only in pairs
World | May 21, 2016, 10:39 AM ISTHonolulu: When David Paul Sennett was a child, he had a stuffed donkey. But he always wanted a real one of his own. Decades later, Sennett's childhood dream came true when he adopted Barney, a
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Austria probes link between Paris, Mumbai attacks
World | Apr 11, 2016, 10:13 PM ISTVienna: Austrian prosecutors said today they are probing a possible link between a Pakistani held in Salzburg in connection with last November’s terror assaults in Paris and the 2008 attacks in Mumbai. ”Leads pointing to
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1st April News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Apr 01, 2016, 08:05 PM ISTImportant news stories
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Several injured as Gas Explosion rocks residential building in Central Paris
World | Apr 01, 2016, 06:25 PM ISTParis: An explosion rocked a residential building in central Paris on Friday, reports said today The blast reportedly took place not far from Montparnasse area, on the left bank of the river Seine in central
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Security agencies put on alert in UK after reports of possible terror attacks
World | Mar 21, 2016, 12:21 PM ISTSecurity agencies in United Kingdom have been ordered to prepare for as many as 10 terror attacks simultaneous across the capital city London as they fear repetition of Paris-style attack by terrorists returning from Syria.
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Economic Survey: Need to use public funds for climate change plans
India | Feb 26, 2016, 08:47 PM ISTStating that private green finance will not readily be available to India for implementing its climate change plans, the Economic Survey on Friday suggested leveraging public finance, both international and national, to meet the Paris
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Man with 2 handguns, partner arrested at Disneyland Paris
World | Jan 28, 2016, 11:19 PM ISTParis: A man with two handguns and a Quran was detained Thursday along with his female partner at Disneyland Paris, Europe's most-visited tourist attraction, police said.No one was hurt in the incident and the park
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Man carrying ISIS flag, wearing fake explosives vest shot dead by Paris police
World | Jan 08, 2016, 07:19 AM ISTParis: A man wearing a fake explosives vest and wielding a butcher knife was shot to death by police outside a Paris police station on Thursday, jolting an already anxious French capital with a new
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France to enshrine emergency anti-terror laws in constitution
World | Dec 24, 2015, 08:51 AM ISTParis: The French cabinet backed reform proposals on Wednesday that could see the state of emergency called after last month's Paris attacks enshrined in the constitution, prompting criticism from rights groups.Special policing powers used under
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Strong Obama-Modi relationship helped seal Paris deal: US official
World | Dec 23, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTWashington: A "strong and productive relationship" between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped seal a historic deal at the Paris climate change conference, according to a senior US official.US Special Envoy for
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'Paris deal made possible after getting China, India on board'
World | Dec 19, 2015, 04:09 PM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama has praised the US leadership for making the historic Paris agreement possible by bringing "big, emerging countries" like China and India on board as he listed his successes from the year
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Paris deal frames climate ambition in 'lens of equity': India
World | Dec 16, 2015, 12:02 PM ISTParis: The Paris climate change agreement is a victory for climate justice, India has said stressing that the multilateral deal preserves the development imperatives of developing countries and frames climate ambition in a "lens of
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Ban Ki-moon hails climate pact as 'health insurance policy for planet'
World | Dec 15, 2015, 02:45 PM ISTUnited Nations: Terming the Paris climate change deal as "a health insurance policy for the planet", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said it is for the first time that every nation in the world has