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UNHCR slashes Burundi refugee figure from earlier “guesstimate”

YoopyaMay 28, 2015July 1, 20230

The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday that 72,618 people have fled Burundi in recent weeks, cutting its estimate of how many had sought

Erdogan aims to turn Turkey into major defense industry power

YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 20230

For years Turkey has boasted NATO’s largest army, bar only the United States, and now President Tayyip Erdogan wants a defense industry to match. Erdogan’s

The Vatican Calls Ireland’s Vote for Same-Sex Marriage a “Defeat for Humanity”

YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 20230

The remark is the most critical made by the church so far Ireland’s recent referendum approving same-sex marriages has drawn sharp condemnation from a senior

Floods Bring Death and Destruction to Texas and Oklahoma

YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 20230

HOUSTON — Flooding brought Houston to a near-standstill Tuesday and killed as many as five people there, sending normally tame rivers and bayous surging past

The First Year Sensex Story: Narendra Modi vs Manmohan Singh

YoopyaMay 27, 2015July 1, 20230

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first year in office has proved to be a roller coaster ride for equity investors. The Sensex jumped 25 per cent

Two dead as south-central U.S. storms force evacuations

YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 1, 20230

Two people were killed in flash flooding and severe storms in Texas and Oklahoma that forced evacuations and rooftop rescues and left thousands without power,

Nigeria fuel shortages hit MTN, Guaranty Trust bank

YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 1, 20230

LAGOS (Reuters) – Severe fuel shortages in Nigeria hit the services of Africa’s largest mobile telecoms operator, MTN, on Monday and forced Guaranty Trust Bank

Eyeing the next frontier, Miami law firms ramp up Cuba strategy

YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 2, 20230

The Florida Bar is sending its first ever delegation of lawyers to Cuba this week to explore emerging new business opportunities as prospects heat up

Senate votes spell uncertain fate for domestic surveillance program

YoopyaMay 23, 2015July 2, 20230

A measure to extend spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records was blocked in the U.S. Senate early on Saturday, leaving the fate of

“Islamic State” group radio claims Saudi mosque suicide attack; promise more “black days” for “Shiites”

YoopyaMay 23, 2015July 2, 20230

CAIRO – The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia, warning that more “black days” loom