Monday, 17 August 2020

American released from Lebanon after jailed for months dies

An American who was jailed for months in Lebanon and later released over decades-old murder and torture charges that he denied has died

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Chinese diplomats return from Houston consulate shut by US

The staff of the Chinese consulate in Houston that was ordered shut by the U.S. government have returned to China

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Chinese diplomats return from Houston consulate shut by US

The staff of the Chinese consulate in Houston that was ordered shut by the U.S. government have returned to China

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Body recovered from debris 10 months after hotel collapse

Crews on Monday recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after the collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans

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State senator charged with 'injury' to Confederate monument

Authorities say a Virginia state senator has been charged with two felonies for her alleged involvement in the damaging of a large Confederate monument during protests in the city of Portsmouth

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Man accused of rampage in Texas that left 3 dead, 2 wounded

A man has been arrested after a bloody shooting rampage that left three people dead and two others wounded in at least three different homes on a street in a rural Southeast Texas subdivision

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Police fatally shoot armed man after argument at Texas store

Police say an armed suspect is dead after exchanging gunfire with police and deputies inside a department store in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

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3 Texas officers shot by gunman, who holds 3 people in home

Police in a suburb of Austin, Texas, say three officers have been shot and a man remains barricaded inside a home with three of his family members

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"Exercised My Authority": Srinivasan Says Saved Dhonis Captaincy In 2012

Former BCCI president N. Srinivasan claims that he used his authority to quell a move to remove MS Dhoni as skipper in 2012.

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Rupee Closes Nearly Unchanged At 74.88 Against Dollar

Analysts expect the rupee to continue to trade sideways against the greenback in the near term.

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Crash, conflict blocks away from peaceful Portland protest

Videos posted online appear to show a man punched and kicked unconscious by demonstrators just blocks away from a peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon

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Dhoni Should Have Announced Retirement "From The Ground": Inzamam-ul-Haq

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said that a player of MS Dhoni's stature shouldn't have taken retirement "while sitting at home".

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Sensex, Nifty Edge Higher Amid Volatile Trade

IT and metal stocks rose with the Nifty IT and the Nifty Metal indices rising over 1 per cent each.

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