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Suicide blasts kill dozens at Istanbul airport

Suicide blasts kill dozens at Istanbul airport

ISTANBUL (AP) – Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, the latest in a series of bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. Turkish officials said the massacre was most likely the work of the Islamic State group. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim …

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Drug pusher deaths jump as Philippine leader takes office

Drug pusher deaths jump as Philippine leader takes office

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The bodies of dozens of suspected drug peddlers have turned up in the Philippines in recent weeks, providing an eerie backdrop to the swearing-in on Thursday of Rodrigo Duterte, who has warned of a bloody presidency in his bid to eradicate crime. Some of the dead …

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Political parties in Goa encourage sex tourism: Kejriwal

Political parties in Goa encourage sex tourism: Kejriwal

Panaji: The tourism of sex, drugs and prostitution in Goa is backed by political patronage and is defaming Goa, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. He was speaking at an interaction with small hoteliers and tourism industry stakeholders in the coastal state. “Tourism in Goa …

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Punjab govt complete failure on drugs, says Dharamvira Gandhi

Punjab govt complete failure on drugs, says Dharamvira Gandhi

Member of Parliament Dharamvira Gandhi on Wednesday condemned the statement of health minister Surjit Kumar Jyani who had said that the drug taint on Punjab was a deliberate attempt to tarnish the state’s image. On the International Day Against Drug Abuse at Amritsar recently, Jyani had said, “There is a …

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Defence minister announces $36M in funding for bomb disposal training

Defence minister announces M in funding for bomb disposal training

Harjit Sajjan was at the Gagetown base in New Brunswick on Monday to announce the new facilities. OROMOCTO, N.B.—The Department of National Defence is spending $36 million in New Brunswick on new training facilities for identifying and disposing of improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordinance. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan …

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