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Trump presents Conan the dog, ‘incredible’ hero of Baghdadi raid

7:50 am November 26, 2019

Washington: “So this is Conan — right now, probably the world’s most famous dog.” In a stream of superlatives, Donald Trump introduced to the world the military dog involved in the raid that led to the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Conan did a fantastic job,” the US president told the […]

Dog that helped kill Al Baghdadi visits WH; meets Trump

7:32 am November 26, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday publicly introduced Conan, the specially trained “Hero dog” that helped American commandoes in the mission that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi. Baghdadi, 48, died in October after the world’s most wanted terrorist was chased by the US special forces along with military working […]

Rupee ends marginally lower against US dollar

8:26 pm November 25, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee on Monday settled 3 paise lower at 71.74 per US dollar in line with weaker key global currencies against the greenback, despite a strong rally in financial markets on renewed hopes of trade truce between Washington and Beijing. After opening on a positive note, the Indian unit traded flat for a better […]

Red-hot Todd eyes three-peat at RSM Classic

10:29 am November 24, 2019

Washington : In-form Brendon Todd surged into a two-shot lead at the RSM Classic in Georgia to leave himself within sight of a third consecutive PGA Tour victory. Todd, who won last week’s Mayakoba Classic in Mexico after a victory in Bermuda earlier this month, carded a superb eight-under-par 62 at Sea Island’s Seaside Course […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

There are reasons to question Chinese largesse through OBOR: US diplomat

9:58 am November 23, 2019

Washington: After seeing the ‘One Belt One Road’ OBOR initiative in practice for the past few years, there are reasons to question the Chinese Communist Party’s largesse, a top American diplomat has said and alleged that Beijing has never supported globally recognised transparent lending practices. Around the world, and certainly in South and Central Asia, […]