BJP to form govt in Jharkhand with JMM support
Indianexpress.com (IN) - 8 ore fa
In a fresh bid to break the political stalemate in Jharkhand, the BJP on Tuesday decided to stake claim to form a government with the support of erstwhile partner JMM and AJSU in the state, which is under President's rule. "The party has decided to form a new government. Now, the BJP legislature ... |
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BJP MP Dinu Solanki's nephew held in murder of green activist
Indianexpress.com (IN) - 8 ore fa
The Ahmedabad police had kept Shiva Solanki under a tight watch ever since investigations indicated that the MP's nephew might have hired the contract killers who shot Jethawa dead opposite the Gujarat High Court on July 20. Jethawa was disliked by many, sources said, as he was campaigning against ... |
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Weather Service: No rain = increased risk of wild fires
The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA) - 1 ora fa
The watch covers Southeastern Pennsylvania, most of New Jersey and northern Delaware. Although there is the possibility of showers or isolated thunderstorms Wednesday morning, they will be brief and rainfall amounts will be less than a quarter-inch, the weather service says. After the sun comes ... |
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U.N. sets up health clinics to treat Pakistan's flooding victims
CNN (USA) - 1 ora fa
At least 1 million Pakistanis have crippling diarrhea or respiratory infections. About 65,000 cases of malaria have been reported. 'More than 2 million people have received health care through this system, especially for diarrhea diseases, acute respiratory infections, skin and eye ...
Angelina Jolie meets flood victims in Pakistan- The Seattle Times (USA)
Actress Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan flood victims- BBC (UK) |
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Many Washington agencies closed Tuesday
The Seattle Times (USA) - 2 ore fa
Thousands of Washington state employees are having an extended Labor Day weekend with an unpaid day off Tuesday.. It's the third of 10 furlough days the state has scheduled in the two-year budget to save $70 million. The next one will be Oct. 11. Public health and safety workers are exempt ... |
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Sex offender James Fargher died of respiratory failure
BBC (UK) - 1 ora fa
He was jailed for four years in March 2010 after admitting seven charges of indecent assault on girls and young women on the Isle of Man. Fargher died four days after being transferred to hospital from the Isle of Man Prison on 14 August. Other conditions such as obesity were also said to have ...
Son of music star Goldie jailed for life over disabled man's murder- The Independent (UK) |
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Australian election: Greens key to success of new government
Guardian Unlimited (UK) - 2 ore fa
Like the UK and Germany, a surge in popularity has given the environmental movement an unprecedented parliamentary presence in Australia this year, prompting suggestions that electorates are punishing mainstream parties for failing to act decisively on climate change. In last month's poll, the ...
Julia Gillard to lead Australian minority government- Guardian Unlimited (UK) |
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Canteen lady with OCD stole for skincare
News.com.au (AU) - 2 ore fa
During those five years, the 57-year-old, whose responsibility was preparing money for banking, stole $170,202 in cash takings at a rate of $1300 a week. Bartlett did this by deleting details of customer purchases from the computerised cash register and physically stealing some of the bank notes ... |
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Nightmare neighbour David Alvand refuses to chop trees which can be seen from space
News.com.au (AU) - 2 ore fa
An aerial view shows the trees, believed to have been growing since 1991 when mR Alvand moved into the property in Plymouth, southwestern England, are almost bigger than the house itself. Fed-up neighbours demanded the local council force him to remove the trees, but they are fighting a fierce ... |
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Thousands strike in France over pension reforms
CNN (USA) - 1 ora fa
Workers from both the public and private sectors were on strike, including those in transportation, education, justice, hospitals, media, and banking. The strike, planned since June, is a reaction to government pension reforms aimed at raising the age of retirement to 62. The maximum retirement ...
French unions strike over Nicolas Sarkozy's pension plans- Guardian Unlimited (UK)
Commuters walloped by strikes in France, London- The Seattle Times (USA) |
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