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6 pregnancy warning signs to look out for

<p>New Delhi [India] June 30(ANI): There are certain warning signs in pregnancy that should not be ignored. The sooner problems are diagnosed, the easier it is to treat them appropriately.</p><p>Look out for these warning signs if you have complications:</p><p>If you are having regular contractions</p><p>Occasional contractions are a part of your pregnancy period, especially when you get closer to your due date. Some of these early contractions could be painful but they are not usually regular. If you are having contractions more than six times in an hour, this may be a sign of preterm labor.</p><p>If you're bleeding heavily</p><p>A small amount of blood discharge is absolutely normal during pregnancy but if you are bleeding as heavily as a menstrual period, or more severe than that then this could be fatal. Women whose placentas are in an abnormal place should report any signs of bleeding during pregnancy because of the increased danger to both mother and baby with these diagnoses.</p><p>If you feel a flow of runny fluid</p><p>Amniotic fluid in which your baby is wrapped is essential to the health of your baby. If your water breaks too soon, there are risks for both you and your baby. For moms, there is a risk of getting a dangerous infection. For babies, there is a risk of impaired growth and development, preterm birth, and death.</p><p>If your blood sugar is too high or too low</p><p>Many women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy. It is very important to monitor your blood sugar and use your insulin as prescribed. Dr. Shobha Gupta of Mother's Lap IVF Centre explained, "There are serious risks during pregnancy for women with all types of diabetes. Gestational diabetes needs to be recognised and treated quickly because it can cause serious health problems for mother and baby. If your blood sugar falls outside the expected ranges and your regular at-home instructions aren't helping, talk to your doctor then"</p><p>If your baby has stopped moving</p><p>If you are less than 28 weeks pregnant, it's likely that your baby's movements are irregular. By 28 weeks, most babies are active enough for their mothers to notice frequent movement in a pattern. Dr. Anubha Singh from Shantah IVF Centre said, "At this stage, notice all the movements of your baby in a pattern and if you notice that your baby is moving less than usual or not at all; immediately call your doctor. You may be given instructions to follow at home, or you may be advised to go to the hospital for monitoring."</p><p>If you have abrupt severe abdominal pain</p><p>Some abdominal pains in pregnancy are normal from contractions to muscle pain. "If you find yourself in abrupt severe pain, it can be a sign of a uterine rupture which is a medical emergency endangering the life of both you and your baby," said Dr. Shweta Goswami from Jaypee Hospital.</p><p>So ladies, watch out for these symptoms and have a hassle-free pregnancy! (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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NHS England to stop 'ineffective' treatments

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Virgin Atlantic stops accepting forced deportations

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New NHS app 'puts patients in control of their own healthcare'

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Ed Sheeran's wedding chapel plan rejected

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Turkey arrests former opposition MP on terrorism charges

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Adam Sandler: Wedding Singer turns wedding crasher

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Is White House chief of staff exiting?

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): White House chief of staff John Kelly will reportedly step down from his post, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday.</p><p>Kelly could resign early next week or after US President Donald Trump returns from his upcoming Europe trip.</p><p>Trump is scheduled to attend a NATO conference on July 11 and 12 in Brussels, followed by a trip to the United Kingdom on July 13.</p><p>He is then expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit in Helsinki, Finland on July 16.</p><p>The US President has reportedly spoken to his officials on Kelly's replacement.</p><p>According to the WSJ, Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget Director, and Nick Ayers, who currently serves as chief of staff to US Vice President Mike Pence, are favourites to the post of White House chief of staff.</p><p>Ever since Kelly took over the post from his previous role as US Homeland Security secretary in July last year, he has reportedly had a "tense relationship" with Trump.</p><p>There have been previous instances where it was reported that Kelly was stepping down from his role.</p><p>According to multiple reports, Kelly reportedly has "limited influence" over Trump and both of them do not gel well.</p><p>On a related note, former national security advisor H.R. McMaster resigned in March this year, just days before the White House dismissed reports that he was on his way out. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Over 500 arrested for participating in anti-Trump protest

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): The United States Capitol Police on Thursday arrested 575 people, including a congresswoman for "unlawfully protesting" against President Donald Trump's immigration policies and family separations at the US-Mexico border.</p><p>The demonstration took place in the heart of the Hart Senate Office Building, where the protestors were opposing Trump's "Zero Tolerance Policy", which treats illegal border crossings as criminal offences.</p><p>The Capitol Police said that they have charged the protestors and are interrogating them before being let go, CBS News reported.</p><p>A Democrat from Washington D.C., Pramila Jayapal, who was among those arrested by the police, said that 500 women had gathered to protest against Trump's "inhumane and cruel" zero-tolerance policy.</p><p>In a video posted on Twitter, Jayapal said, "I just got arrested with a group of, I don't know exactly how many, but over 500 women. At least 500 women who took over the center of the Hart Senate building, protesting the inhumane and cruel zero-tolerance policy of Donald Trump and this administration, the separation of families, the caging of children, the imprisonment of asylum seekers who just seek a better life."</p><p>"These women understand, they're from all over the country. It was organized by the women's march and by the Center for Popular Democracy. And they understand that this is far beyond politics. This is about right and wrong, and we have to stand up and we have to put ourselves on the line," she added.</p><p>On a related note, US First Lady Melania Trump visited an immigrant holding facility in Tucson, Arizona as she returned to the US-Mexico border region for the second time in a week.</p><p>Melania first visited a US customs and border patrol facility, where she participated in a round-table conference with border patrol officials, immigration and customs enforcement, the US Marshals Service and a local rancher, the Hill reported quoting a press pool report.</p><p>She then visited Southwest Key migrant facility in Pheonix, where she interacted with children before participating in a short round-table discussion.</p><p>Trump signed an executive order to "keep families together" on June 20, amid the massive backlash over his administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.</p><p>The US president defended his policy of separating children from their families who have been illegally crossing the southern US-Mexico border, saying, to prosecute parents for illicit entry, "you have to take the children away."</p><p>A federal judge has ordered that within 30 days, families separated at the border have to be reunited. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Melania back on US-Mexico border region, visits immigration center

<p>Arizona [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): United States First Lady Melania Trump visited an immigrant holding facility in Tucson, Arizona as she returned to the US-Mexico border region for the second time in a week.</p><p>Melania first visited a US customs and border patrol facility, where she participated in a round-table conference with border patrol officials, immigration and customs enforcement, the US Marshals Service and a local rancher, the Hill reported quoting a press pool report.</p><p>She then visited Southwest Key migrant facility in Pheonix, where she interacted with children before participating in a short round-table discussion.</p><p>Her visit to the migrant centre invited protests from the public with banners such as - "Impeach Donald Trump", "End All Cages" and "Free the Parents and Children", along with a dummy of US President Donald Trump.</p><p>The first lady is likely to visit the Tucson Coordinating Center, a short-term holding facility for migrants, according to the pool report.</p><p>Last week, Melania made headlines after she was spotted wearing a green jacket that read - "I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U?" during her first border visit in McAllen, Texas.</p><p>However, the first lady has not worn the jacket on her current trip.</p><p>Melania's Arizona visit comes after her husband Trump signed an executive order to "keep families together" on June 20, amid the massive backlash over his administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.</p><p>"We're signing an executive order. I consider it to be a very important executive order. It's about keeping families together, while at the same time being sure we have a very powerful, very strong border," CNN quoted Trump, as saying.</p><p>"The border is just as tough. But we do want to keep families together. We are keeping the family together," he added.</p><p>The US president defended his policy of separating children from their families who have been illegally crossing the southern US-Mexico border, saying, to prosecute parents for illicit entry, "you have to take the children away."</p><p>Nearly 2,000 children were taken away from their parents in a six-week period in April and May under the new Trump administration policy, according to several media reports.</p><p>Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new "zero-tolerance" policy on the border in April to prosecute immigrants for entering the country illegally.</p><p>By virtue of this policy, families who crossed together illegally would in some cases be separated, prompting a sweeping outcry from Democrats and immigration advocates.</p><p>Parents have since been arrested and placed in quick federal court proceedings near the border, while children are placed in shelters. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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French cement maker Lafarge accused of terror funding in Syria

<p>Paris [France], Jun 29 (ANI): French cement giant Lafarge has been put under formal investigation over allegations of funding terrorist groups, including Islamic State (IS), in Syria.</p><p>A panel of French judges appointed by the Paris High Court also charged the company with complicity in crimes against humanity between 2011 to 2014, in a bid to continue its operations in the war-ravaged country, The New York Times reported.</p><p>The French prosecutors laid additional charges on Lafarge for violating a European Union (EU) embargo on oil purchases.</p><p>The judges noted that it would investigate the French cement maker for putting the lives of its employees at risk to help keep its plant in Syria running as the civil war worsened there.</p><p>Eight former company executives, including two former chief executives, have been indicted recently on charges of terrorism funding and endangering the lives of Lafarge employees in Syria. All of them have resigned from the company.</p><p>Lafarge had merged with Swiss cement maker Holcim in 2015 after the alleged activities took place in Syria.</p><p>Last year, French prosecutors detained three Lafarge officials for their alleged activities after the company admitted to having paid 13 million euros to terrorist groups to keep a cement making plant operational in the war-ravaged country.</p><p>In a statement, LafargeHolcim, the parent company, said its French unit contested the allegations made during the indictment saying, "We truly regret what has happened in the Syria subsidiary and after learning about it took immediate and firm actions."</p><p>It added that "none of the individuals put under investigation is today with the company."</p><p>The panel of French judges is further investigating whether Lafarge and former executives violated international sanctions by allegedly paying the IS and other terrorist outfits to keep its factory running in Syria.</p><p>They are also examining the extent to which the French cement maker channelled money to intermediaries, who conducted negotiations with the IS and others to secure raw materials and transporting employees and supplies through dangerous areas. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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5 killed in Maryland newspaper office shooting

<p>Annapolis (Maryland) [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): At least five people were killed and several others 'gravely injured' after a shootout at the Capital Gazette building, home to a daily newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday (local time).</p><p>According to Anne Arundel County police, the people inside the newspaper office were evacuated from the building and an investigation on the same has been launched.</p><p>The police said that one person, believed to be the suspect, has been taken into custody.</p><p>Anne Arundel County Acting Police Chief William Krampf confirmed the five deaths at a conference later.</p><p>Furthermore, Anne Arundel County police Lt. Ryan Frashure said investigators are interviewing the suspect on the motive of the attack.</p><p>He added that the area surrounding the Capital Gazette building was now absolutely secure.</p><p>Earlier, the police said they first got the news of the incident at around 2:35 pm (local time) from 888 Bestgate Road near Westfield Annapolis Mall, where the newspaper office is situated.</p><p>Meanwhile, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has sent its officers to major news media organisations across the United States as a precautionary measure in the wake of the incident.</p><p>US President Donald Trump, who is in Wisconsin for attending a groundbreaking ceremony of the new Foxconn factory, expressed his condolences over the death of five people and thanked the "first responders" for responding to the incident quickly.</p><p>"Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene," Trump tweeted.</p><p>The Capital Gazette is one of America's oldest newspapers, beginning as the 'Evening Capital' in 1884. It serves Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and Kent Island, CNN reported.</p><p>The newspaper has a daily readership of about 67,000 and a Sunday readership of 83,000, according to the Baltimore Sun Group, which owns it. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Shootout at Maryland newspaper office

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): A shootout was reported at the Capital Gazette building, home to a daily newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday (local time).</p><p>Anne Arundel County police said they first got the news of the incident at around 2:35 pm (local time) from Bestgate Road near Westfield Annapolis Mall, according to American media reports.</p><p>The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Capital Gazette newspaper, said in a statement at about 3 pm (local time), "We are investigating reports of an incident at the Capital-Gazette building in the 800 block of Bestgate Road in Annapolis. We will share details as we confirm them."</p><p>The police has confirmed that an active shooter is currently housed in the building itself.</p><p>Several medical emergency crews have also arrived at the scene to attend to casualties if any.</p><p>The exact number of casualties is yet to be confirmed.</p><p>Further details are awaited. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Airbus unveils its new whale-shaped plane

<p>New Delhi [India], Jun 29 (ANI): Renowned European planemaker Airbus has unveiled its oddly-shaped BelugaXL aircraft, which is painted to stunningly resemble its namesake, the Beluga whale.</p><p>In its Twitter handle, Airbus posted an image of the whale-shaped aircraft.</p><p>"Whale hello there! ?? ?? Introducing the new #BelugaXL dressed up in its livery for the first time!" Airbus wrote on the micro-blogging site.</p><p>Airbus said in a press release that 20,000 of its employees voted in a poll to choose six options of the plane's livery, which also included the "smiley Beluga whale" livery.</p><p>The BelugaXL plane is six metres longer, one metre wider and holds a payload capacity that is six tons greater than the BelugaST transporter version, which the Airbus is replacing, according to British media reports.</p><p>The company added that it would be able to transport both wings of an A350 XWB jetliner at once.</p><p>Airbus further stated that the BelugaXL plane will soon undertake ground tests before the first flight, which could happen by mid-July this year. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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US seeks 'permanent' ban on Iran's nuclear ambitions

<p>Washington DC [United States], June 28 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Thursday took an aim at Iran while seeking an arrangement to permanently prevent the Middle East country from acquiring nuclear weapons.</p><p>"For years Iran pursued a secret effort to develop nuclear weapons. Iran Deal did not deter Iran's nuclear ambitions. US seeks an arrangement that permanently prevents Iran from being able to develop or acquire nuclear weapons, or the ballistic missiles to deliver them," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted.</p><p>"As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty we must renew our efforts to reduce the dangers posed by nuclear proliferation, including confronting immediate challenges from DPRK and Iran," Pompeo added in another tweet.</p><p>Earlier, Pompeo commented on demonstrations in Iran, saying protesters are fed up with the country's leadership.</p><p>"The people of Iran are tired of the corruption, injustice, and incompetence from their leaders," Pompeo said in a statement. "We condemn the government's same futile tactics of suppression, imprisonment of protestors, and the denial of Iranians' frustrations."</p><p>The US is planning to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran following President Donald Trump's decision last month to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear deal.</p><p>It is pertinent to mention here that on May 8, Trump announced Washington's withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or the Iran nuclear deal which limited the country's uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief.</p><p>The United States has also asked countries to cut all oil imports from Iran by the start of November or else face powerful US sanctions. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Nepal to buy raw materials for explosives from India

<p>Kathmandu [Nepal], June 28 (ANI): The Nepal government has forwarded the procedure to procure the raw materials for the manufacturing of explosives from India.</p><p>The raw materials, which include the chemicals for manufacturing of the explosives will be entirely used for the development activities, the Nepal Army claimed.</p><p>"In Nepal we use explosives for the construction of the roads, dams. The Nepalese Army has the responsibility of transporting and providing the explosives. The explosives are a dangerous commodity and if they land in wrong hands, it would not be correct, which is why it is controlled by the Nepalese Army," Spokesperson of the Nepal Army Brigadier General Gokul Bhandaree told ANI.</p><p>Nepal, which has been purchasing the raw materials for the explosives and other military equipment from India had run short of explosives for nearly one and a half year.</p><p>The Nepal Government this week only decided to write to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, Finance and the Supply to take ahead the procedure to the Nepal Army for the acquisition of the required materials.</p><p>"We are running sort of these raw materials for one and a half year. Now we are getting the raw materials so within a short time we are going to produce the explosives which we want for these developmental activities," Bhandaree added.</p><p>Upon receiving the raw materials, the Nepal Army will process it in the immersion plant in Heatuda and prepare the explosives. As per the data from the Nepal Army, a total of three thousand six hundred metric ton explosives is required annually. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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India urges Maldives to ensure early resumption of political process

<p>New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Welcoming Maldives' decision of lifting the State of Emergency, India has urged Maldivian government to ensure early resumption of the political process.</p><p>Expressing its concern over the political situation in the Maldives, India has also called upon the Maldivian government to allow democratic institutions to work in a transparent manner.</p><p>Addressing the media here on Thursday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, "The political developments in the Maldives have been a matter of concern. We welcomed lifting the State of Emergency and called upon the Government of Maldives to ensure early resumption of the political process and allow democratic institutions including the judiciary to function independently in a fair and transparent manner."</p><p>"This will create a conducive environment for the smooth conduct of the elections in the Maldives later this year," he added.</p><p>In March, Maldives' President Abdulla Yameen lifted a 45-day state of emergency he imposed on February 5 after the island nation's Supreme Court reversed criminal convictions against nine of his opponents.</p><p>Earlier on June 14, India reiterated its advice to the Maldives to restore the credibility of the electoral and political process by releasing political prisoners, including former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and former Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed.</p><p>Gayoom was sentenced to nineteen months of imprisonment after being found guilty of "obstructing justice" by not cooperating with the police investigation while Saeed was awarded nineteen months of jail term.</p><p>"It is important for the Government of the Maldives to ensure credible restoration of the political process, as well as the rule of law before the elections, are announced this year," the MEA had said in a statement then.(ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Trump, Putin to meet in Helsinki on July 16

<p>Washington DC [United States], June 28 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to hold a summit on July 16 in Helsinki, Finland, announced the Kremlin and the White House on Thursday.</p><p>The two leaders are likely to discuss issues related to national security as well as the issue of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.</p><p>"President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will meet on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders will discuss relations between the United States and Russia and a range of national security issues," the White House said in a statement.</p><p>"Under the agreement, the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will take place on July 16 in Helsinki," Russian news agency TASS, quoted the Kremlin Press service, as saying in a statement.</p><p>The meeting is likely to take place for several hours and the two presidents will address a joint news conference after it, according to the Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov.</p><p>On Wednesday, US National Security Adviser John Bolton arrived in Moscow and held several meetings and also met with the Russian President in the Kremlin. After the visit, Bolton said that as part of preparations for the summit a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other events would be held.</p><p>The US-Russia summit will be taking place four days after a NATO meeting in Brussels, Belgium, where Trump will meet leaders of US military allies. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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India hits out at Pak over cross-border terrorism

<p>New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): India on Thursday reiterated its position on cross-border terrorism, saying "Pakistan has to take steps to control terrorism coming out of its territory".</p><p>"Our position on terrorism emanating out of Pakistan is very clear. Pakistan has to take steps to control terrorism which is coming out of its territory," the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Raveesh Kumar said while addressing the media.</p><p>Commenting on the video footage of the September 2016 surgical strikes, which has been released in public domain, Kumar said, "As far as the video is concerned, we had made our position on the surgical strike was very clear even in 2016."</p><p>The eight-minute-long video shows how the Special Forces of the Indian Army crossed over the LoC and destroyed the targets on the Pakistani side of the LoC.</p><p>The strikes were conducted by the Indian army in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the Uri terror attack wherein 18 Army personnel were killed. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Dog is man's best friend, know why

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Interestingly dogs are known to be man's best friend and the faithful companions on whom a human can depend upon.</p><p>They live with us, play with us and even sleep with us. But how did a once fearsome wolf-like animal evolved over tens of thousands of years to become beloved members of a family?</p><p>Through the power of genomics, scientists at the University of Michigan compared the DNA of a dog and wolf to identify the genes involved in domestication.</p><p>The research identified that in some places the DNAs didn't appear to match.</p><p>The researchers used statistical methods to tease out genetic changes of ancient dogs and wolves, found at burial sites from around 5,000 years ago. It resulted from humans' first efforts at domestication from those associated with the development of specific breeds.</p><p>"The neural crest hypothesis posits that the phenotypes we see in domesticated animals over and over again -- floppy ears, changes to the jaw, coloration, tame behavior -- can be explained by genetic changes that act in a certain type of cell during development called neural crest cells, which are incredibly important and contribute to all kinds of adult tissues," explained Amanda Pendleton, a postdoctoral researcher. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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China must reduce Myanmarese bias to its projects

<p>Yangon [Myanmar], June 28 (ANI): The public in Myanmar has a strong general bias against foreign investment in the natural resource sector, a new research has warned, and added that China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) could face stiff public resistance if the projects fail to engage local communities.</p><p>Myanmar daily The Irrawaddy has quoted researchers, as saying that an explicit bias against Chinese investments in Myanmar and they further warn Beijing and Yangon to consider local context carefully before accepting such proposals.</p><p>This week, the International Growth Center, an academic policy research organisation supported by UK Aid, Oxford University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, released a policy brief titled "Public perception of Chinese investment in Myanmar and its political consequences."</p><p>Their survey concluded that Myanmar nationals have a better opinion of Japanese firms as opposed to Chinese firms.</p><p>"Chinese investors should be wary of existing negative attitudes," a majority of the researchers said.</p><p>This poor image of the Chinese in the business environment in Myanmar can only improve through careful selection of local partners and through direct and active engagement with affected communities, they added.</p><p>Myanmar is often seen as a key part of the Belt and Road Initiative.</p><p>Earlier this year, Myanmar signed a memorandum of understanding with China to collaborate on the Economic Corridor project. The corridor would start out in China's Yunnan Province and pass through Mandalay in central Myanmar, from where one branch would head south to Yangon and another west to the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone in Rakhine State.</p><p>Anti-Chinese sentiment in Myanmar has been there for over six decades because of dissent and opposition being repeatedly suppressed and people and their lands being exploited for access to natural resources.</p><p>This sentiment started to find a voice in 2011, when a new quasi-civilian government began a democratic reform process that freed up some space for a civil society. Myanmar soon became a more difficult place for Chinese firms - which regularly failed to engage with local communities - to do business.</p><p>Under pressure from widespread public opposition, Myanmar suspended the USD 3.6 billion Myitsone dam project in 2011. Located below the confluence of the May Kha and Mali Kha rivers, the main tributaries of Myanmar's most important waterway, the Irrawaddy, the dam would submerge important historic and cultural sites and was projected to cause irreversible damage to the country's river system and to downstream farming communities.</p><p>The Letpadaung copper mine has become another flashpoint of public resentment of China. Operated by China's Wanbao Mining Company, the site has been the scene of alleged forced evictions, land grabs and violently suppressed protests.</p><p>The Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline, the world's second-largest oil consumer bypass tothe busy Malacca Strait, has emerged as a third flashpoint. This pipeline can move 22 million tons of crude across the country, from the Rakhine coast to China, but it has forced families off their land and sparked protests over safety and environmental concerns.</p><p>The Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone is an important port project for China's regional ambitions. Under the shareholder agreement struck in 2015 with the administration of then President Thein Sein, China received an 85 percent stake in the project and Myanmar the rest.</p><p>Since taking power in 2016, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has been in negotiations with China to raise its share. Public opinion in Myanmar is wary of the added debt the project will require the country to take on.</p><p>The International Growth Center study says Chinese companies should consider a public engagement approach when investing in natural resource projects that might have strategic components and may trigger opposition.</p><p>"The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor project exists in the conflict areas, in Shan and Kachin state. China needs to consider that the project might provoke more conflict in the ethnic areas," The Irrawaddy quoted Khin Khin Kyaw Kyee, a lead researcher at the Institute for Strategy and Policy-Myanmar, as saying. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Penicillin allergy could cause 'superbug' infection

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Penicillin allergies can increase the risk of drug resistant 'superbug' infections, according to a study.</p><p>The risk is largely due to the use of more 'broad spectrum' antibiotics as alternatives to penicillin, which may be fuelling the development of drug resistant bacteria.</p><p>The researchers argue that addressing penicillin allergies "may be an important public health strategy to reduce the incidence of MRSA and C difficile among patients with a penicillin allergy label."</p><p>Penicillin allergy is the most commonly documented drug allergy, reported by about 10 percent of patients. However, previous studies have shown that more than 90 percent of patients with listed penicillin allergies can be safely treated with penicillins.</p><p>To evaluate the public health consequences of a penicillin allergy label, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston examined the relation between penicillin allergy and development of MRSA and C difficile.</p><p>After adjusting for several known risk factors, the researchers found that a penicillin allergy label was associated with a 69 percent increased risk of MRSA and a 26 percent increased risk of C difficile.</p><p>Once documented, a penicillin allergy was associated with increased use of alternative 'broad spectrum' antibiotics, which act against a wider range of bacteria.</p><p>The results show that increased use of broad spectrum antibiotics accounted for more than half (55 percent) of the increased MRSA risk and more than one third (35 percent) of the increased C difficile risk among patients with a listed penicillin allergy.</p><p>This is an observational study, so no firm conclusions can be drawn about cause and effect, and the researchers cannot rule out the possibility that other, unmeasured factors may have affected their results. However, they point out that this was a large, representative sample and the findings remained consistent after further analyses to test the strength of the results.</p><p>As such, they conclude that patients with a documented penicillin allergy "have an increased risk of new MRSA and C difficile that may be modifiable, to some degree, through changes in antibiotic prescribing."</p><p>As infections with resistant organisms increase, "systematic efforts to confirm or rule out the presence of true penicillin allergy may be an important public health strategy to reduce the incidence of MRSA and C. difficile," they added.</p><p>The study has been published in The BMJ. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Joe Jackson, father of the Jackson 5, dies aged 89

Las Vegas: Joe Jackson, patriarch and manager of American musical dynasty that included the the Jackson 5, its star lead singer Michael Jackson and soloist sister Janet Jackson, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 89. Joe passed away early on Wednesday at a hospice in Las Vegas. The hospice is connected to a hospital where Joe was admitted, and he was moved to the hospice a day and a half ago before his death, reported tmz.com. The estate of Michael Jackson confirmed Joe's death via a statement. "We are deeply saddened by Mr. Jackson's passing and extend our heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Katherine Jackson and the family," co-executors of the estate John Branca and John McClain said in a statement. "We had developed a warm relationship with Joe in recent years and will miss him tremendously." Joe died two days after the death anniversary of his son, King of Pop Michael Jackson. Taj Jackson, Joe's grandson, also confirmed his death in a tweet. "Thank you Grandpa for the amazing strength, determination and pride you showed this family. The Jackson legacy would not exist without you. I lost a grandfather but heaven gained The Hawk." Joe is survived by Katherine, 88, and nine of his 11 children. His five sons - Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael - became the Jackson 5, joined at times by younger brother Randy, who also pursued a solo career. Joe's three daughters - LaToya, Rebbie, and, most famously, Janet - all fashioned their own pop careers under Jackson's management, with varying levels of recognition, read a BBC report. La Toya tweeted: "I will always love you! You gave us strength, you made us one of the most famous families in the world. I am extremely appreciative of that, I will never forget our moments together and how you told me how much you cared. RIP Joe Jackson." According to media reports, some members of the family were unable to gain access to Joe in his final days. "No one knew what was going on -- we shouldn't have to beg, plead, and argue to see our own father, especially at a time like this," The Daily Mail quoted his son Jermaine Jackson as saying. "We have been hurting. We were not being told where he was and couldn't get the full picture."

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S Korea dismisses US' renewed demand of cost sharing on strategic assets

<p>Seoul [South Korea], June 28 (ANI): South Korea has declined a renewed demand from the United States to share the costs of deploying U.S. troops (its strategic assets) in and around the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>During its fourth round of the 10th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) talks with South Korea, earlier this week, the U.S. made this demand.</p><p>Washington had urged that Seoul share the costs stemming from strategic assets deployment. Seoul, as per Yonhap, rejected the request, saying that the issue is not subject to their negotiations.</p><p>The talks are aimed at renewing the existing SMA deal, which will expire at the end of this year.</p><p>The negotiations were kicked off in March.</p><p>Since the early 1990s, South Korea has shared the financial burden of United States Forces Korea (USFK). Around 28,500 U.S. servicemen and women are stationed in South Korea, presently.</p><p>The latest discussions came after the allies decided to suspend major joint military drills as a goodwill gesture towards North Korea for its commitment to denuclearisation.</p><p>However, the U.S. stated that they don't plan to reduce the number of its troops in South Korea.</p><p>With regard to the cost-sharing negotiations, the two sides are making efforts to reach a common consensus. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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N Korea warns Japan not to meddle with denuclearization

<p>Geneva [Switzerland], June 28 (ANI): North Korea has again warned Japan not to interfere in its denuclearisation issue, stating that Tokyo has nothing to do with the former's recent agreements with South Korea and the United States.</p><p>According to Yonhap, Ju Yong-chol, a North Korean diplomat placed in Geneva on June 26 said, Japan should refrain from meddling with the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>He made the remark after Japan's mission to Geneva urged North Korea to faithfully implement its summit agreements with the U.S., including its denuclearisation pledge, at the same conference.</p><p>During the conference, Austria, Australia, Argentina, including other countries called for denuclearisation efforts by North Korea.</p><p>On June 16, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that his country will be ready to pay for the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) inspections of the North's nuclear programme to achieve complete denuclearization.</p><p>But for this to happen, the North should resolve the issue of Japanese abductees, he added.</p><p>In response to Abe's statement, Pyongyang said that Japan should refrain from resorting to petty tricks. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea, emergency declared

<strong>Port Moresby:</strong> An outbreak of polio has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, 18 years after the country was declared free of the disease.A public health emergency has been declared, media reported. At least three provinces --Morobe, Madang and the Eastern Highlands -- confirmed the outbreak of the potentially deadly virus over this week following a meeting by the National Executive Council, Xinhua news agency reported. The public health emergency order will remain in place for at least 12 months, Minister for Health Puka Temu said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the virus was detected in a six-year-old boy in April. The same strain of the virus has now been detected in other healthy children in the same community, making it officially an outbreak, the BBC reported. Polio has no cure and can lead to irreversible paralysis. It mainly affects children under the age of five, and can only be prevented by giving a child multiple vaccine doses.

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Priyanka Chopra is a vision in white on mag cover

<p>New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Priyanka Chopra looks like a dream in an all-white avatar on a magazine cover.</p><p>The global star, who features on the cover of Maxim, has been named the magazine's choice for "the hottest woman on the planet."</p><p>"She's got the talent, she's got the brains and she's definitely got the looks-is it any surprise that after millions of fans showed their support, @priyankachopra is back to top the 2018 Maxim India Hot 100 List and grace the cover for a record-breaking fifth time? Welcome back, PC," wrote Maxim.</p><p>PeeCee has been named the winner of 'Maxim Hot 100' for the fourth time. She had earlier bagged the title in 2011, 2013 and in 2016.</p><p>Meanwhile, Priyanka is currently in India with her rumoured beau Nick Jonas. On the work front, she will be seen in 'Bharat' alongside Salman Khan. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Pak lifts ban on ASWJ, unfreezes assets of its chief

<p>Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Pakistan government has ordered to unfreeze the assets of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) chief Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi and remove ban on his movement.</p><p>On Wednesday, the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) issued a notification in this regard on the recommendations of the Punjab home department, The Express Tribune reported.</p><p>Following the death of the head of ASWJ, Ali Sher Haidri, in a 2009 ambush, Ludhianvi was declared the chief of this proscribed sectarian extremist group, formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba.</p><p>After the lifting of ban, Ludhianvi is now permitted to operate his bank accounts, which were frozen on the recommendation of the same department earlier.</p><p>On that note, he is also the joint secretary of the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC), a coalition of over 40 Pakistani Political and Religious parties that advocate conservative policies, rejecting the Pakistani government's decision to grant India most-favored nation status.</p><p>The ASWJ chief is now free to travel abroad and can purchase and carry arms, after securing a licence from the competent authority.</p><p>His Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) has also been unblocked.</p><p>The decision came on the same day Pakistan had committed to an ambitious 26-point action plan, spanning a period of 15 months, in order to avoid being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).</p><p>In case the FATF rejects the plan, Pakistan will be on FATF's Public Statement, being called the Blacklist.</p><p>The plan is to choke the financing of terrorist groups like Da'ish, Haqqani network, Jamaatud Dawa and its affiliate FIF, LeT, JeM and people affiliated with the Taliban.</p><p>The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system, according to the report.</p><p>In February, this global anti-terror financing watchdog confirmed that the country was going back on the "grey list" of the FATF after a span of nearly four years. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Eight killed as bombings intensify in Syria

<strong>Damascus:</strong> At least eight civilians, including three minors, were killed by pro-government bombings in southern Syria, a region of the war-torn nation that has seen a surge in violence in recent days, according to activists on Wednesday. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a United Kingdom-based war monitor, some 80 aerial attacks struck the region of Deraa, one of the final armed opposition outposts in the south of Syria. Forces loyal to the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad have dramatically intensified operations against the province, which is sandwiched against the Jordanian border, Efe reported. Some 45,000 people in the region have fled bombing and artillery fire, according to the United Nations. Jordan recently warned it would no longer accept refugees from Syria. The UN's special envoy, Staffan de Mistura, warned that southern Syria could end up in a situation as catastrophic as Aleppo or Eastern Ghouta.

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India central to US national security: Pompeo

<p>By Reena Bhardwaj</p><p>Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj have agreed to reschedule the 2+2 dialogue between the two countries as soon as possible at a mutually convenient time and location.</p><p>A decision to this effect was taken a day after the United States postponed its inaugural 2+2 dialogue with India, for which the defence and foreign ministers of the two sides were to meet in Washington on July 6, citing "unavoidable reasons".</p><p>The U.S. State Department had formally announced the date for the meeting only last Thursday, ending months of uncertainty caused by postponements and cancellations because of scheduling and personnel changes.</p><p>Secretary of State Pompeo spoke with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday (June 27) and conveyed his regret over the postponement of the 2+2 dialogue.</p><p>During their conversation, Pompeo told Swaraj that, "The U.S.-India relationship is a major priority for this (Trump) administration, and we look forward to continuing to strengthen our partnership. India's central role in U.S. national security is enshrined in the President's National Security Strategy, which noted that "We welcome India's emergence as a leading global power and stronger strategic and defense partner."</p><p>The 2+2 dialogue was scheduled for July 6 and was going to be the first simultaneous meeting of Indian and American defence and external affairs ministers -- Nirmala Sitharaman and Sushma Swaraj from India, and James Mattis and Michael Pompeo from the United States in a format that was announced last August.</p><p>Other than this conversation between Pompeo and Swaraj, there was no formal word from Washington on the development, which occurred even as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley was meeting the top Indian leadership and discussing a wide range of issues of mutual benefit to Washington and New Delhi.</p><p>Haley is in New Delhi on a two-day visit aimed at solidifying the bilateral partnership.</p><p>Meanwhile, various media reports are suggesting that the postponement of the 2+2 dialogue has come in the backdrop of the United States dismantling sanctions relief provided to Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal.</p><p>According to these reports, the U.S. State Department has told media in Washington that the Trump Administration has asked India and China to stop all imports of Iranian oil by November 4 or face sanctions.</p><p>One foreign media news agency quoted Haley, as saying in New Delhi that she told the Indian leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it is important for India to cut its dependence on Iranian oil. She also confirmed that Washington would soon be imposing sanctions on Tehran.</p><p>The 2+2 dialogue was announced last August following a call between Prime Minister Modi and President Donald Trump. The July 6 meeting was to focus on "strengthening strategic, security and defense cooperation".</p><p>The meeting was earlier scheduled for April, but was put off when President Trump fired then Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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US conveys regret to India over 2 +2 Dialogue postponement

<p>By Reena Bhardwaj</p><p>Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj have agreed to reschedule the 2+2 dialogue between the two countries as soon as possible at a mutually convenient time and location.</p><p>A decision to this effect was taken a day after the United States postponed its inaugural 2+2 dialogue with India, for which the defence and foreign ministers of the two sides were to meet in Washington on July 6, citing "unavoidable reasons".</p><p>The U.S. State Department had formally announced the date for the meeting only last Thursday, ending months of uncertainty caused by postponements and cancellations because of scheduling and personnel changes.</p><p>Secretary of State Pompeo spoke with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday (June 27) and conveyed his regret over the postponement of the 2+2 dialogue.</p><p>During their conversation, Pompeo told Swaraj that, "The U.S.-India relationship is a major priority for this (Trump) administration, and we look forward to continuing to strengthen our partnership. India's central role in U.S. national security is enshrined in the President's National Security Strategy, which noted that "We welcome India's emergence as a leading global power and stronger strategic and defense partner."</p><p>The 2+2 dialogue was scheduled for July 6 and was going to be the first simultaneous meeting of Indian and American defence and external affairs ministers -- Nirmala Sitharaman and Sushma Swaraj from India, and James Mattis and Michael Pompeo from the United States in a format that was announced last August.</p><p>Other than this conversation between Pompeo and Swaraj, there was no formal word from Washington on the development, which occurred even as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley was meeting the top Indian leadership and discussing a wide range of issues of mutual benefit to Washington and New Delhi.</p><p>Haley is in New Delhi on a two-day visit aimed at solidifying the bilateral partnership.</p><p>Meanwhile, various media reports are suggesting that the postponement of the 2+2 dialogue has come in the backdrop of the United States dismantling sanctions relief provided to Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal.</p><p>According to these reports, the U.S. State Department has told media in Washington that the Trump Administration has asked India and China to stop all imports of Iranian oil by November 4 or face sanctions.</p><p>One foreign media news agency quoted Haley, as saying in New Delhi that she told the Indian leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it is important for India to cut its dependence on Iranian oil. She also confirmed that Washington would soon be imposing sanctions on Tehran.</p><p>The 2+2 dialogue was announced last August following a call between Prime Minister Modi and President Donald Trump. The July 6 meeting was to focus on "strengthening strategic, security and defense cooperation".</p><p>The meeting was earlier scheduled for April, but was put off when President Trump fired then Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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N Korea continues to be a nuclear threat: Pompeo

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said that North Korea still remains a nuclear threat.</p><p>Speaking at a Senate hearing, Pompeo reiterated that sanctions on Pyongyang would remain until it achieved "complete and verifiable" denuclearisation, Yonhap News Agency reported.</p><p>"It is the case that the enforcement of the existing sanctions remains an enormous priority of this administration. I say it a dozen times a day no matter who walks into my office and what country they are from," he said.</p><p>"The things they do today don't violate UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea. So they are still on our side," Pompeo added.</p><p>He expressed confidence that North Korea understands the scope of US request for denuclearisation.</p><p>Pompeo, however, refused to disclose the details of the ongoing negotiations between both the countries in regards to Pyongyang's dismantling of the nuclear weapon programme.</p><p>He added that Washington D.C. will not put a timeline on negotiations with North Korea, but will instead constantly reassess latter's commitment to denuclearisation.</p><p>On North Korea's promise to return the remains of some American soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, Pompeo replied that the US was yet to receive them.</p><p>However, he expressed optimism, that Washington D.C. will receive the remains "in the not-too-distant future."</p><p>Commenting on Trump's decision to suspend joint military drills between the US and South Korea, Pompeo further said that the presence of US troops in South Korea remains a "stabilising force in the region."</p><p>Trump and Kim, on June 12 signed a joint agreement at the historic summit in Singapore, according to which Kim committed to 'complete denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula', while Trump pledged 'security guarantees' to the North. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Koreas to hold working-level talks today

<p>Seoul [South Korea], Jun 28 (ANI): North and South Korea will hold working-level talks on Thursday to discuss the issue of cross-border roads.</p><p>The meeting is scheduled to take place on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom at 10 am (local time), Yonhap News Agency reported.</p><p>The South Korean delegation will be led by Vice Transport Minister Kim Jeong-ryeol, while a delegation from North Korea will be led by Vice Minister for Environmental Protection, Pak Yong-ho.</p><p>The two sides are expected to enhance inter-Korean cooperation by discussing ways to link and modernise cross-border roads as part of the agreement reached by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the inter-Korean summit on April 27.</p><p>Despite the fact that the current sanctions bar economic cooperation with Pyongyang, Seoul is expected to take up relevant matters via a joint study.</p><p>Earlier on Tuesday, the two Koreas held discussions on railway collaboration and agreed to conduct a joint study on upgrading the northern sections of railways in eastern and western parts of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>Last week, North and South Korea have agreed to hold reunions of families who were separated in the six-decade-long Korean War in North Korea, from August 20 to 26.</p><p>The agreement was made during a Red Cross meeting at a hotel on Mount Kumgang in North Korea, involving delegations from the two Koreas.</p><p>The delegations discussed other humanitarian issues and agreed to exchange the final lists of people who will join the reunion events by August 4.</p><p>As per a joint statement, Seoul will send its advance team to Mount Kumgang to make necessary preparations for the reunions.</p><p>This is the first such event being held since October 2015.</p><p>Meanwhile, the two Koreas agreed to hold working-level Red Cross talks to further discuss the family reunions and other humanitarian issues to further bolster inter-Korean cooperation. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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FATF puts Pak on 'grey list'

<p>Paris [France], Jun 28 (ANI): Global anti-terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan on its 'grey list'.</p><p>At the FATF talks in Paris, a delegation led by Pakistani interim minister for finance and planning, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar apprised the global watchdog of steps taken by Pakistan to stifle terror financing and money laundering, Geo TV reported.</p><p>The delegation underscored Islamabad's commitment on cracking down on both active and banned terror outfits.</p><p>It added that the Pakistani government was working to restrict financial assistance for terrorists, by making existing laws stricter and ensured implementing current regulations smoothly, as per the report.</p><p>Akhtar, who earlier reached Paris to attend the six-day FATF meeting from June 24-29, had requested the body to remove Pakistan from the 'grey list', as the FATF was to conduct a review.</p><p>In compliance with the FATF's recommendations, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) issued the Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Regulations, 2018 on June 20.</p><p>Earlier on June 8, the National Security Committee (NSC) reaffirmed its commitment on cooperating with FATF for achieving "shared objectives".</p><p>"The committee reaffirmed the commitment of the country to work with FATF and other international organisations in achieving common goals and shared objectives," a statement issued by the Pakistan Prime Minister Office (PMO) on the NSC meeting had said.</p><p>The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system, according to the report.</p><p>In February this year, Pakistani authorities confirmed that the country was going back on the "grey list" of the FATF after a span of nearly four years. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Former Fox News co-president Bill Shine accepts new White House job

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 28 (ANI): Former co-president of Fox News, Bill Shine has accepted the post of deputy chief of staff for communications in the White House, multiple sources have told ABC News.</p><p>Earlier on Wednesday, multiple news outlets reported that Shine reportedly met with US President Donald Trump about the position.</p><p>A formal announcement on the same is expected later this week.</p><p>Sources said that there are at least three others, along with Shine, who have been discussing on the position of the communication director with White House officials.</p><p>In May 2017, Shine exited Fox News in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment made against him by network employees against former chairman Roger Ailes.</p><p>Although, Shine was never accused of harassment personally, questions were raised about his handling of the allegations, as per the report.</p><p>The post of the communication director fell vacant after Hope Hicks, one of Trump's longest-serving and closest aides resigned earlier in March this year.</p><p>As per sources, Trump has acted as his own communications director since Hicks' resignation. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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PoK boy repatriated on humanitarian grounds

<p>Nagrota (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jun 28 (ANI): An 11-year-old boy from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was on Wednesday handed over to Pakistani authorities, four days after he inadvertently crossed into the Indian side in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.</p><p>Mohammad Abdullah was apprehended by the Army on June 24 in Degwar area of Poonch district and was handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police on the same day. The police carried out the necessary formalities for his repatriation.</p><p>A defence spokesperson said that Abdullah was released on humanitarian grounds, owing to his young age and to boost the confidence-building measures between India and Pakistan.</p><p>"The Indian Army stands by its ethos of being a humane force and maintains sensitivity while dealing with innocent civilians," the spokesperson added.</p><p>The boy has been presented with a set of new clothes and a box of sweets. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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US Supreme Court Justice Kennedy to retire

<p>Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 28 (ANI): The United States' Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday announced his retirement, saying he will officially step down from the post by July 31.</p><p>The announcement will pave way for US President Donald Trump to choose a "more reliable conservative justice," thereby cementing further control of the top court, USAToday reported.</p><p>Justice Kennedy, who served in the US Supreme Court for 30 years, has held the key vote on high-profile matters such as abortion, same-sex marriage and capital punishment.</p><p>The 81-year-old justice was appointed by then-president Ronald Reagan in 1988.</p><p>In a letter to Trump, Justice Kennedy wrote, "My dear Mr. President, for a member of the legal profession it is the highest of honours to serve on this court. Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret, and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises."</p><p>Among other judges on the US President's nominee list are - Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, who serves on the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, who serves on the 6th Circuit and newly confirmed federal appeals court judges Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana and Amul Thapar of Kentucky, as per the report.</p><p>Calling Justice Kennedy a "great justice" who has displayed "tremendous vision and heart," Trump said a search for his successor will start "immediately."</p><p>Trump is in a similar spot like former president George W. Bush, when the former appointed a more conservative justice, Samuel Alito in place of moderate justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006.</p><p>The Republican Party is determined to fill Justice Kennedy's seat before the court's 2018 term and mid-term elections begin in October and November respectively. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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Russia, US to hold summit in 'third country'

<p>Moscow [Russia], June 27 (ANI): Russia and the United States (US) have agreed to hold a summit in a "third country", the Kremlin announced on Wednesday.</p><p>The details (venue and time) of the summit between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will be announced on Thursday.</p><p>"The two countries have discussed the issue (about the summit) for a long time, it has been discussed through closed channels. I can say that an agreement has been reached on holding the summit, even an agreement on the time and venue. We will presumably announce that tomorrow together with our US counterparts," Russian news agency TASS reported, citing Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, as saying.</p><p>"A very convenient place for us and the American side has been selected in a third country," he added.</p><p>Ushakov was speaking after Putin held talks with US National Security Adviser John Bolton in the Kremlin.</p><p>Bolton was warmly greeted by the Russian president in a grand meeting room at the Kremlin.</p><p>The meeting is likely to take place for several hours and the two presidents will address a joint news conference after it, according to the Russian president's aide.</p><p>This comes barely a few days after the historic summit between the US and North Korea took place in Singapore on June 12. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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PM Modi, Nikki Haley discuss India-US counter-terrorism cooperation

<p>New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who is currently on a three-day visit to India, on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries, including on counter-terrorism.</p><p>Both the dignitaries discussed ways to enhance India-US cooperation, including on counter-terrorism and in multilateral fora. They expressed confidence that strong India-US partnership would continue to be an important factor for global peace and prosperity.</p><p>Ambassador Haley, meanwhile, also noted the deepening relations between India and the US, particularly in strategic and defence sectors.</p><p>During the meeting, Haley conveyed greetings from US President Donald Trump while Prime Minister Narendra Modi also requested her to express his best wishes to President Trump.</p><p>Prime Minister Modi expressed appreciation for President Trump's South Asia and Indo-Pacific strategies and commended his initiative for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula.</p><p>The 46-year-old diplomat, who is the highest-ranked Indian-American in US President Donald Trump's administration, will also meet senior Indian Government officials, NGO leaders among others and discuss a host of topics including India-US strategic ties and significant global developments.</p><p>On a related note Haley also met External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj.</p><p>She arrived in India on Tuesday. Her visit comes a few days after several Indians were detained at Oregon and New Mexico for illegally entering the US, as a part of Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy.</p><p>Haley's visit will be followed by a 2+2 dialogue between the US and India on July 6. It will be attended by the US Department of State, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis will host Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the dialogue.</p><p>They are expected to discuss bilateral defence and security cooperation. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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