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New Zealand Cancels Tsunami Threat as Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes
After initially forecasting "a threat to beach, harbour, estuary and small boat activities", New Zealand's Civil Defence organisation gave the all-clear eight minutes later.
Pakistan to Get $3.4 Billion in Budgetary Aid from Asian Development Bank
Last month, Pakistan reached an accord in principle with the IMF for a three-year, $6 billion bailout package aimed at shoring up its fragile public finances and strengthening a slowing economy.
US Raises Concern Over Increasing North Korean Business Activities in Nepal
He also expressed fear that North Koreans might have been using Nepal as a base to commit cyber crimes, a lawmaker, was quoting as saying.
China's Largest Ever Picasso Exhibition Featuring Works From his Early Years Opens Today
Featured works include paintings, sculptures and drawings, and are accompanied by photos of the young Pablo in Barcelona and Paris.
Tens of Thousands Israeli Revellers Join Middle-East's Biggest Gay Pride Fest
According to the Tel Aviv municipality, 250,000 people participated in the march, which weaved though the city during the afternoon and ended at the seashore with a sunset beach party.
Britain Bans 'Harmful' Gender Stereotypes from Advertisements
The ban by the Advertising Standards Authority would cover, for example, a woman failing to park a car, a man struggling to change a nappy or girls being less academic than boys.
Pakistan's Action Against Terror Groups Post Pulwama Attack Still Reversible, Says US
Terrorist organisations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad will continue to pose a grave risk to international peace as long as they are able to operate freely in Pakistan, US said.
World Day Against Child Labour 2019: Leaders and Politicians Show Support to the Cause
The theme for 2019 World Day against Child Labour is ‘children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams.’
China Inflation Hits Highest Level in More Than a Year
The rise was 'largely the result of renewed acceleration in food price inflation', and pork supply disruptions caused by African swine fever, Capital Economics said in a note.
Imran Khan Vows to Go After 'Thieves' Responsible for Pakistan's Economic Woes
His speech came on a day when Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz was arrested in cases related to money laundering.
Wouldn't Allow US to Use Kim Jong Un's Half-brother as Asset, Says Donald Trump
The statement came a day after a report that Kim's half-brother had travelled to Malaysia to meet his CIA contact before being assassinated there in 2017.
Amid Protests, Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Says Controversial Extradition Law Will Go to Legislature
Protesters are up in arms over the legislative proposal that will allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China.
Saudi Youth, Arrested at 13, Faces Possible Execution for Taking Part in Protest
The rights group says Murtaja Qureiris, now 18, is on trial for offenses that involve taking part in protests when he was just 10, including a rally that erupted at his older brother's funeral who was killed while protesting.
Nepal Faces Mountainous Challenge Identifying Everest Bodies, Returning them to Home Countries
A government-organised clean-up team retrieved the bodies between the Everest base camp and the South Col at 7,906 metres this climbing season.
Police Arrest Fifth Suspect in Attack on Lesbian Couple on London Bus
The couple were on the upper deck of the bus when a gang of "hooligans" demanded that they kiss. The women tried to reason with them, but the incident escalated.
US Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Initiates 'Beyond Carbon', Pledges $500 Million to Fight Climate Change
Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor pledged half a billion dollars towards closing coal plants and helping elect politicians who make battling climate change a priority.
