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Turkey's Erdogan backs Qatar, says calls to shut base 'disrespectful'
AP has obtained a copy of the Arab demands " from one of the countries involved in the dispute ", revealing that Qatar , among other things, is being pressured to cut ties with Iran, stop its support for Muslim Brotherhood and other radical groups, shut down its Al Jazeera broadcaster, close a military base housing Turkish troops on its territory and pay a fine. [Full Article...]
ICC approves new cricket rules, will be effective from October 1
The International Cricket Council has decided that teams will no longer lose a review under the Decision Review System (DRS ) if a leg before referral returns as "Umpires Call", part of a slew of changes recommended by its Cricket Committee. [Full Article...]
Google will finally stop reading your Gmail to sell ads
The chief of Google's cloud division Diane Greene told Financial Times that even though this practice doesn't apply to corporate accounts, it has still made it hard for the company to find and retain corporate clients for its cloud services business. [Full Article...]
Will the NASA-ISRO satellite pass the Trump test?
Some satellites is being developed by college of Noorul Islam University in Kanyakumari District. The weight of Cartosat-2 series was 72 kg and along with 30 co passenger satellites. and one nanosatellite from India. Climate change, however, is one of the subjects that divide India and America. Congratulating the scientists, Isro chairman A.S Kiran Kumar said, "The space organisation will laun... [Full Article...]
Lions and All Blacks coaches find consensus after 1st test
Williams was selected by Warren Gatland at full-back ahead of Leigh Halfpenny due to his ability to create something out of nothing, and he more than delivered in the 36th minute with the flowing move that got the Lions back into the game. [Full Article...]
India and world twist and chant on International Day of Yoga
Since then millions of people across the world celebrate the International Day of Yoga on 21 June with much fanfare. Recalling as to how the United Nations gave its nod for the International Day of Yoga three years back, he said there might not be any country where yoga-related programmes are not held or attraction or awareness towards it has not grown. [Full Article...]
North Korea denies torturing U.S. student Otto Warmbier
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman , a Republican from the Cincinnati area, told the throng of reporters stationed outside that Warmbier was "an unbelievable young man" from a resilient family and that North Korea must be held accountable for what happened to the 22-year-old University of Virginia student, who died Monday . [Full Article...]
Droopy Mastiff crowned 2017 world's ugliest dog (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
As reported by the Toronto Sun, she was rescued when she was almost blind, but after several surgeries can see again, according to her handler Shirley Zindler . It took several surgeries before she was able to see again, Zindler said. Martha beat out 13 dogs for the title, including this Chinese Crested pup. [Full Article...]