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Professor designs explosives detector to rival a dog’s nose

Professor designs explosives detector to rival a dog’s nose

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) – A University of Rhode Island professor has developed a sensor that detects the kind of explosive used in the Paris bombings, to try to stop future attacks. Professor Otto Gregory compares his sensor to a dog’s nose, the gold standard in explosives detection. It “sniffs” …

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South Korea’s leader warns of North Korea collapse

South Korea’s leader warns of North Korea collapse

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s president warned Tuesday that rival North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear bomb program, an unusually strong broadside that will likely infuriate Pyongyang. President Park Geun-hye, in a nationally televised parliamentary address defending her decision to shut down a jointly …

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Cracking down on Pyongyang is difficult. Here’s why

Cracking down on Pyongyang is difficult. Here’s why

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Repeatedly over the past six weeks, since the morning North Korea surprised the world with its fourth nuclear test, the United States, South Korea, Japan and their allies have vowed to get tough on Pyongyang. “Reckless and dangerous,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said …

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Analysis: Russia presses air blitz in Syria to dictate peace

Analysis: Russia presses air blitz in Syria to dictate peace

MOSCOW (AP) – Moscow joined the fight in Syria to return to relevance in international diplomacy. It has succeeded by anyone’s measure – and Russia hopes to use its air power to dictate the terms of a cease-fire and prospective peace talks. Russian warplanes have helped the Syrian army make …

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Palestinians renovate church at Jesus’ birthplace

Palestinians renovate church at Jesus’ birthplace

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) – After two years of painstaking work, experts have completed the initial phase of a delicate restoration project at the Church of the Nativity, giving a much-needed face-lift to one of Christianity’s holiest sites. The project, partially funded by the Palestinians and conducted by a team …

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ਸਮੇਂ-ਸਮੇ ਤੇ ਹਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਕੀਮਤ ਬਦਲਦੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ

ਸਤਵਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਸੱਤੀ-(ਕੈਲਗਰੀ)- ਕਨੇਡਾ satwinder_7@hotmail.com ਵਾਲ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਜਰੂਰੀ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹਨ। ਕਈ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਲਗ-ਅਲੱਗ ਢੰਗਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਜਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਔਰਤਾਂ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਤੇ ਸੋਹਣੇ-ਸੋਹਣੇ ਕਲਿਪ, ਸੂਈਆਂ ਲਗਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਜਿੰਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਾਲ ਹਨ। ਉਹ ਕੱਟਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਕਈ ਟਿੰਡ ਕੱਢ ਕੇ, ਰੜੇ ਪਟੱਕ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਜਿੰਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ। ਉਹ ਵਾਲ …

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Airstrike destroys MSF-supported hospital in northern Syria

Airstrike destroys MSF-supported hospital in northern Syria

BEIRUT (AP) – An airstrike in the northern Syrian province of Idlib destroyed a makeshift clinic supported by an international aid group on Monday, killing and wounding several people, activists and the group said. In the neighboring Aleppo province, a missile struck a children’s hospital in the town of Azaz, …

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Turkey says Kurds driven back from Syrian town

Turkey says Kurds driven back from Syrian town

BEIRUT (AP) – The latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Turkey says Kurdish forces have been expelled from areas around the northern Syrian town of Azaz after a weekend of cross-border shelling. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday vowed the “harshest reaction” should the …

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Facing new sanction threats, North Koreans defiant as ever

Facing new sanction threats, North Koreans defiant as ever

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – The United States and Japan have already announced plans for new sanctions over North Korea’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch, and the U.N. Security Council is likely to deliver more soon. Cross-border tensions with Seoul are escalating quickly and even China is starting to …

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