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Brutal cold tests New York's New Year's Eve party
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers. Those are some of the tips offered for the huge crowd of revellers expected in Times Square for what could be one of the coldest New Year's Eve ball drops on record.
Deputy killed, 6 shot in Colorado 'domestic disturbance'
Published on 01/01/2018
» DENVER: A gunman opened fire on sheriff's deputies responding to a report of a domestic disturbance near Denver on Sunday, killing one of the officers, before the suspect was shot and apparently killed, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said.
Arsenal denied a win on Wenger's big night
Published on 01/01/2018
» LONDON: Arsenal were denied victory on their manager Arsene Wenger's big day as West Bromwich Albion snatched a dramatic late point in a 1-1 Premier League draw on Sunday.
2 protesters killed in Iran, social apps blocked
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday blocked access to Facebook's Instagram, and the popular messaging app Telegram used by activists to organise and publicise protests roiling the Islamic Republic cut off Iran from its network in response to a government request.
North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.
Words to ban for 2018, starting with 'fake news'
Published on 01/01/2018
» DETROIT: Would a story that unpacks a list of tiresome words and phrases be impactful or a nothingburger? Worse, could it just be fake news?
California celebrates New Year with marijuana sales
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Californians may awaken on New Year's Day to a stronger-than-normal whiff of marijuana as America's cannabis king lights up to celebrate the state's first legal retail pot sales.
Climate change ripples in 2018
News, Published on 01/01/2018
» A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the world's biggest oil and energy companies.
Kapur steals crown in dramatic finale
Sports, Published on 01/01/2018
» Pattaya: Shiv Kapur of India ended the Asian Tour season on a high after winning the Royal Cup at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club yesterday.