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Pakistan reaches agreement with IMF, to get $6 bn over 3 yrs
The lender's executive board will meet to approve the agreement for the 39-month loan, "subject to the timely implementation of prior actions and confirmation of global partners' financial commitments", IMF's mission chief Ernesto Ramirez Rigo said in a statement . [Full Article...]
Three dead in explosion at gas station in Buena Vista, Va.
The statement says until criminal activity can be ruled out, it will be treated as a criminal matter. The Virginia State Police confirmed that the remains of three individuals were unearthed from the debris left behind at the South River Market & Gas Station in Buena Vista, Va., after a fatal explosion and fire Friday morning injured several more. [Full Article...]
Germany: 3 bodies with crossbow bolts found in hotel room
Staff found the three bodies - that of a man, 54, and two women aged 30 and 33 - alongside two crossbows. They said it was not clear what their relationship was, what happened inside the hotel room or how exactly the three died. At this time, authorities said there was no initial suggestion anyone else was involved. DPA has reported that a post-mortem has been ordered and will be carried out e... [Full Article...]
Man who reported Texas girl missing arrested in her disappearance
En route, he said, he heard a noise coming from the auto. This comes a day after his ex-fiancée, Brittany Bowens, and her representative, Quanell X, made allegations against Vence , implicating him with Maleah's possible murder, among accusations of explicit photos sent to men. [Full Article...]
Gunmen 'kill six' in Catholic Church in Burkina Faso
Congregants were leaving church around 9 a.m. (0900 GMT) when about twenty men encircled them and shot six dead, Boucary Zongo, mayor of the northern town of Dablo where the attack took place, and a witness, told Reuters. The other two hostages from the United States and South Korean have not been named. Almost 400 people have been killed since 2015 - mainly in hit-and-run raids - according to a... [Full Article...]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compares GOP to Dwight Schrute
AOC then replied to the pushback by slamming the GOP for "fact-checking" her humor and lacking social intelligence: "This is a technique of the GOP, to take dry humor + sarcasm literally and "fact check" it". "I never forget that, and moments like these drive it home", she wrote. "If you are a low-income person, it is, depending upon where you live, very hard to find normal banking", the senator... [Full Article...]
3 bodies with crossbow bolts found in hotel room
Staff found the three bodies - that of a man, 54, and two women aged 30 and 33 - alongside two crossbows. Three people were found dead with crossbow injuries in the hotel. They were planning to stay there for three nights before they were found on Saturday at around midday. By Saturday evening forensic officers had collected all the evidence they needed and the guesthouse was reopened for busi... [Full Article...]
Around 300 Yaks Have Starved To Death In Mukuthang Valley, North Sikkim
The families who resides in the mountainous regions of North Sikkim and earns a living by selling yak milk had to come to the low lying areas by leaving their yaks behind due to extreme snowfall. A Medical team of Animal Husbandry department alongwith feed and fodder has already reached to Mukuthang for medical treatment and to feed the rest yaks. [Full Article...]