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Severe winter storm claims 14 lives in US, Europe

NEW YORK, Jan 04 (Agencies): A severe winter storm is hitting the eastern US, extending a cold snap that has already claimed 11 lives.Forecasters say a severe pressure drop will lead to an explosive winter storm along the eastern US, and is already bringing snow to Florida.The US is currently...

Guterres welcomes reopened hotline between Koreas

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 04 (AFP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the reopening of a hotline between North and South Korea, and voiced hope for more diplomatic initiatives to end the peninsula's nuclear standoff.North and South Korea earlier Wednesday reopened the communication channel that had been shut...

Park used state funds for her residence, aides

SEOUL, Jan 04 (Agencies): Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye is to be charged with accepting millions of dollars worth of bribes from the state spy agency, news reports said Thursday.Park allegedly received between 50 and 200 million won (now $47,000 to $188,000) from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) every...

Russian airstrikes leave civilians dead in Syria

BEIRUT, Jan 04 (Agencies): At least 23 civilians were killed Wednesday in the Syrian opposition redoubt of Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, with the majority of victims perishing in Russian air raids, a monitor said.Both the monitor and the Syrian Civil Defence, a group of volunteer first responders, said at least...

Study shows how alcohol may cause cancer

PARIS, Jan 04 (AFP): Alcohol damages the DNA of stem cells responsible for producing new blood, according to a mouse study which may explain the link between drinking and cancer, scientists said on Wednesday. Health watchdogs have long warned that alcohol consumption contributes to seven types of cancer-of the mouth,...

Japanese minister appreciates Pak efforts toward regional peace

ISLAMABAD, Jan 04 (AP): Japan's foreign minister has assured Pakistan of his country's cooperation with Islamabad on the subject of security and counter terrorism efforts.During a two-day visit, Taro Kono met with Pakistani army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa at the military's headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.A military...

Four people die in Mumbai bldg fire

NEW DELHI, Jan 04 (Xinhua): At least four people were killed and nine others injured early Thursday in a devastating fire in India's financial capital city of Mumbai, police said. The fire broke out during night in Maimoon building in Marol area. "Fire broke out in Maimoon building here early...

News in Brief -(05-01-2018)

Ancient infant helps scientists discover America's genetic history PARIS, Jan 04: A baby girl who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago belonged to a formerly-unknown population group whose discovery has shed light on the peopling of the Americas, a study of her genome revealed Wednesday. By decoding the child's...