Day: May 28, 2019

US walks out of UN arms control body in Venezuela protest

11:37 pm May 28, 2019

Geneva: The United States on Tuesday walked out of the UN’s Conference on Disarmament as Venezuela assumed the body’s rotating presidency, with Washington’s envoy insisting he would not endure sessions led by “a rogue state.” “What you have going on inside there right now is a diatribe of propaganda,” the US ambassador to the conference, […]

Malaysia sends back trash, says won't be world's waste bin

Malaysia to send back plastic waste to foreign nations

11:32 pm May 28, 2019

Port Klang: Malaysia will send back some 3,000 metric tons (3,300 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the US, UK, Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations, Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said Tuesday. Yeo said Malaysia and many developing countries have become new […]

Jason Momoa talks about his Han Solo-like 'Dune' character

Jason Momoa remembers broke days while shooting for ‘Game of Thrones’

11:26 pm May 28, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor Jason Momoa, who played Khal Drogo in the first season of “Game of Thrones”, says he and his friend drove around Ireland during a break while shooting the fantasy drama as they were too broke to fly home. Momoa, 39, shared an Instagram image from his time on the show. “So homesick. […]

Becoming a sex symbol at young age haunted me: Lisa Ray

11:21 pm May 28, 2019

Mumbai: Lisa Ray says she does not like being boxed into a certain identity and this is why being known as a sex symbol at the age of 16 still haunts her. The actor, who released her memoir “Close to the Bone”, hopes people will understand her better after reading about her journey. “I hate […]

3 West Bengal MLAs, several councillors join BJP in Delhi

11:15 pm May 28, 2019

New Delhi: Three West Bengal MLAs, including BJP leader Mukul Roy’s son Subhrangshu Roy, joined the saffron party Tuesday as it works to consolidate its position in the state following its impressive show there in the Lok Sabha polls. Subhrangshu Roy was suspended by the TMC for his “anti-party” activities after the general election results […]

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