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Intex mobiles to come with pre-loaded Truecaller app

Intex mobiles to come with pre-loaded Truecaller app

New Delhi, The new Intex Aqua Young smartphones will now have pre-loaded Truecaller and Truedialer applications to bring smarter, safer and more relevant communications to Intex users. Truecaller on Monday announced a partnership with Intex Technologies, one of the leading mobile handset brands in India, to replace the native phone …

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Thai government says it’s not ignoring shrimp sheds slavery

Thai government says it’s not ignoring shrimp sheds slavery

BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand’s government said Monday it is not ignoring the slavery and forced labor in its lucrative shrimp industry that was highlighted in an Associated Press investigation published last week. Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd, flanked by police, navy and other officials, held a news conference specifically to address …

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Landslide part of China’s year of man-made disasters

Landslide part of China’s year of man-made disasters

BEIJING (AP) – China’s year of man-made disasters began on New Year’s Eve when 36 revelers were killed in a stampede in Shanghai. Nearly twelve months later, a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste collapsed into buildings at an industrial park in Shenzhen. Four of the disasters this year …

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Spain: Socialists rule out support for conservative PM govt

Spain: Socialists rule out support for conservative PM govt

MADRID (AP) – Spain’s opposition Socialist party Monday said it would vote against having acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy form a new government, thus killing one of Rajoy’s options to stay in power after voters elected a fragmented Parliament. Rajoy’s ruling conservative Popular Party came first in Sunday’s general election, …

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Dovish Israeli groups say they face harsh crackdown

Dovish Israeli groups say they face harsh crackdown

JERUSALEM (AP) – With Israel mired in a wave of near-daily Palestinian attacks, hard-line Israeli politicians and activists are stepping up the pressure on dovish groups that are critical of government policies- drawing accusations of a nationalist witch hunt that risks turning violent. In recent weeks, lawmakers have circulated bills …

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Air France passenger detained after fake bomb found

Air France passenger detained after fake bomb found

PARIS (AP) – A retired French police officer traveling on Air France was detained after a fake bomb hidden in a lavatory forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in Kenya, according to prosecutors. The hoax – the fourth against Air France in recent weeks – comes amid …

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