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27 killed, 69 injured as bus falls into ravine

Daily Dispatch November 9, 2017

At least 27 people were killed and 69 others injured after a speeding passenger bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said on Thursday. The bus carrying more than 100 people was going from Kohat to Raiwind when the accident took place in Kallar Kahar town Wedneday

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Chinese Companies Agree To Develop LNG In Alaska

Daily Dispatch November 9, 2017

China’s top state oil major, Sinopec, one of
the country’s top banks and its sovereign wealth fund have agreed
to help develop Alaska’s liquefied natural gas sector. This is part of fall-outs of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit, the U.S. government said on Thursday. Alaska Gasline Development Corp (AGDC), the State of Alaska, Sinopec, China Investment Corp […]

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World War II Bomb: Residents Leave Homes

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2017

Almost 10,000 people were forced to leave their homes in central Potsdam, German, on Wednesday as authorities defuse a World War II bomb. The 250-kilogramme U.S. aerial bomb was found on Monday on the grounds of a bank opposite the city’s main train station, resulting in the cancellation of rail and public transport services during […]

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Do Not Try Us! Trump Warns North Korea

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2017

U.S. President, Donald Trump, warned North Korea on Wednesday at Seoul’s Korean National Assembly, seeking to convince Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. “The North Korean regime has interpreted America’s past restraint as weakness … This is a very different administration than the U.S. has had in the past,” Trump added. “America […]

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Schools shut as toxic smog hits Delhi

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2017

Delhi shut all primary schools on Wednesday as pollution hit 70 times the World Health Organization’s safe level, prompting doctors in the Indian capital to warn of a public health emergency. Dense grey smog shrouded the roads of the world’s most polluted capital, where many pedestrians and bikers wore masks or covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and […]

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“Come to the table’’ Trump tells N/Korea

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2017

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for diplomacy in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes, urging Pyongyang to “come to the table” and saying “it makes sense for North Korea to do the right thing.” Trump, abandoning the aggressive rhetoric he has often used in the past when speaking about the pariah […]