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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday triggering a brief tsunami warning. The quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said, a week after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed more than 400 people in neighbouring Indonesia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned “hazardous tsunami waves from this ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed final tests of a hypersonic missile, which he earlier said would render existing missile defence systems obsolete. “On my instructions, the Ministry of Defence prepared and conducted a final test of this system. This has just been completed with absolute success,” Putin said during a televised meeting with members of the government. “Russia ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU At least 40 people have been killed and more than one hundred injured in a tsunami in Indonesia that may have been caused by a volcano known as the “child” of the legendary Krakatoa, officials said early Sunday. Dozens of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches in South Sumatra and the western tip of ...

President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as House Republicans approved a package with his USD 5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate. The White House said Trump will not travel to Florida on Friday for the Christmas holiday if the government is shutting down. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Travel plans for thousands of passengers went awry on Thursday ahead of the Christmas holiday period after one of UK’s busiest airports remained closed for the second day due to a number of drones spotted near its runway, evoking a stern warning from Prime Minister Theresa May. The runway of Gatwick Airport, Britain’s second-busiest after Heathrow Airport, ...

Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya’s legal troubles continue to mount as he is set to face bankruptcy proceedings in the UK High Court next year, brought by a consortium of Indian banks in their attempt to recoup unpaid debt worth nearly 1.145 billion pounds. TLT LLP, the UK-based law firm which had won a landmark case for the 13 banks ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The judge’s decision on whether to send Mallya’s case to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid can be appealed with the UK High Court’s permission, with the person to be extradited entitled to make an application for permission to appeal to the High Court within 14 days of the date of the Chief Magistrate’s ruling. “If the judge ...

US President Donald Trump on Friday lambasted his former secretary of state Rex Tillerson, describing him as “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell”, after the ex-diplomat alleged the president regularly pushed him to take decisions that were “illegal”. On the same day, Trump praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for doing a great job. “Mike Pompeo is doing ...

The problem of climate change is becoming increasingly serious. This is the reason why the World Bank has decided to double funding to deal with the distressed climate change for the year 2021-25. The World Bank has now increased this amount to $ 200 billion. The World Bank announced the doubling of the amount in the Summit of the United ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU India will host the G20 Summit In 2022, when the country celebrates its 75th year of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday during the ongoing meet of the international grouping in Argentina. “In 2022 India completes 75 years since Independence. In that special year, India looks forward to welcoming the world to the G-20 Summit! ...