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41 migrants found alive in refrigerated truck in Greece

41 migrants found alive in refrigerated truck in Greece

9:08 pm November 4, 2019

Thessaloniki: Forty-one migrants were found alive in a refrigerated truck in northern Greece on Monday, said police, who arrested the driver. The migrants, of apparent Afghan origin, were mostly in good condition but seven received first aid in hospital, the police said. “The truck contained men and boys. Identifying their nationality will require a couple […]

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At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syria border town Ankara

At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syria border town: Ankara

11:25 pm November 2, 2019

Istanbul : At least 13 people have died Saturday in a car bomb blast near a market in a Syrian border town controlled by Turkish forces, Ankara and a rights watchdog said. “Based on first findings, 13 civilians were killed and around 20 others injured” in the explosion in the northeastern town of Tal Ayab, […]

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IndiGo becomes member of global airlines body IATA

7:37 pm October 30, 2019

New Delhi: Budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced that it has become a member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) which represents around 290 airlines across the world, comprising 82 per cent of global air traffic. The announcement came after IndiGo’s expansion of international flight operations this year wherein it connected India with countries such […]

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Moscow, Damascus deploy forces to Syria-Turkey border

Moscow, Damascus deploy forces to Syria-Turkey border

8:05 pm October 25, 2019

Qamishli (Syria): Damascus and Moscow deployed extra forces Friday to Syria’s border with Turkey, even as Washington partially reversed a drawback to boost its own military presence near key Syrian oil fields. The United States earlier this month announced a pullout from Kurdish-held areas in northeast Syria, allowing Damascus, Ankara and Moscow to carve up […]

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Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

2:04 pm October 24, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. “Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand,” Trump said in a White House speech that formalized the […]

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