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TMI BlogFollowing are the top foreign stories at 1700 hoursX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rises to that country and allowing duty-free access to its products, officials said. FGN39 US-TRUMP-IFTAR President Trump hosts Iftar dinner at White House amid West Asia conflicts; thanks Muslims for support New York: US President Donald Trump has asserted that his administration is keeping its promises to the Muslim community and is “engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eace in the Middle East." FGN36 WHO-AIR POLLUTION (RPT) Household air pollution takes centre-stage at WHO conference in Colombia Cartagena (Colombia): Household air pollution from biomass fuels is the lowest-hanging fruit for India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), and it is already included as a sectoral priority, said Kalpana Balakrishnan, Director of the World Health Organisation ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Collaborating Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health. FGN67 UK-MAMATA-OXFORD Protesters disturb Mamata Banerjee's meeting in Oxford University college London: A group of people disrupted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's speech at a college in Oxford University, displaying placards and heckling her over election violence and the R G Kar college rape case in her stat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e. FGN62 NEPAL-LD PROTESTS Monarchy supporters torch house, try to break barricades in Kathmandu Kathmandu: The Nepal police on Friday used tear gas and water cannons to disperse pro-monarchy demonstrators who torched a house and tried to break security barricades here, witnesses said. FGN32 PAK-CHINA-PANDA-BONDS Pak FM Aurangzeb hints at issuing Panda bonds to tap into China’s e ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... xtensive capital market Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb hinted that the debt-ridden country may issue Panda bonds in yuan this year to tap into China’s extensive capital market, according to a media report. FGN61 PAK-CHINA-LOAN (RPT) Pakistan repays loan worth USD 1 billion to Chinese bank Islamabad: Pakistan has repaid a USD 1 billion commercial loan to the Ind ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ustrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) with the understanding of getting it refinanced soon, according to a media report. FGN72 PAK-COUNTER-EXTREMISM Pakistan govt plans to counter extremist narratives through films, dramas Islamabad: A high-level meeting, chaired by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has decided to counter extremist narratives through films and dramas, reinfor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cing the national stance against terrorism, Geo News reported on Friday. FGN11 PAK-FORCES-OPERATIONS 11 terrorists killed in four separate operations in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar: Security forces in Pakistan have killed at least 11 terrorists in four separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 26-27, the military media wing said late on Thursday. FGN68 THAILAND-7T ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... HLD EARTHQUAKE Powerful earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar, killing at least 3 in Bangkok high-rise collapse Bangkok: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar midday on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed, and prompting Myanmar to declare a widespread state of emergency. P ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Y PY X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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