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Pakistan extends Asset Declaration Scheme deadline

The Pakistan government had decided to extend the deadline for its Asset Declaration Scheme to July 3, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance has announced. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Xd2rRB

Powerful explosion rocks Afghan capital Kabul

A powerful explosion has rocked the Afghan capital, rattling windows and sending smoke billowing from Kabul's downtown area near the U.S. Embassy. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2J02vjv

Single-use plastic bags banned in New Zealand

Single-use plastic bags have been officially banned for all New Zealand retailers from Monday. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2XF4ySe

UN welcomes US-North Korea dialogue announcement

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement that the US and North Korea will resume working-level dialogue. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2RLTTzI

10 killed in plane crash at Texas airport

 At least ten people have died after a small aircraft crashed at an airport in Dallas, Texas. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3208fBp

2020 McLaren 720S Ride-On: A kid-friendly electric car with scissor doors and signature style — all for $400

They say race-car drivers need to start young, so McLaren built a $400 version of its 720S sportscar for kids.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2RLNAfI

2 killed, 9 injured in factory explosion in China

Two persons were killed and nine others injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in east China's Anhui Province, local officials said on Sunday. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2LsUx4k

16 Amazon Prime secrets you didn't know about

You're going to want a Prime membership for Amazon Prime Day. But your membership comes with a ton of other great perks you might not even know about.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Xn5yeI

The 5 best Amazon Prime Day deals you can get this Sunday

With Prime Day right around the corner, Amazon has already begun to mark down many of its popular products.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ZWXKgf

27 weird products you can buy on Amazon (that are actually worth it)

What's more fun than finding something really weird that's perfect to solve that one annoying problem? These 27 products do just that.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2YoXUww

Strongly oppose capital punishment: Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday he and his United National Party (UNP) are opposed to the capital punishment, as President Maithripala Sirisena attempts to end a 43-year moratorium on death penalty to start executing drug convicts. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Lua9UU

Donald Trump calls Ivanka, Pompeo 'beauty and the beast'

Right before wrapping up his South Korea trip, US President Donald Trump made a hilarious comment about his daughter Ivanka Trump and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2JgYFBr

White House Press Secy roughed up by North Korea security guards during Trump-Kim meet

President Donald Trump's historic first steps into North Korea sparked a scuffle between reporters and North Korean security guards, with officials shoving and trying to block the press. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2KL4yKt

World bank approves USD 722 million loan for Pakistan

The World Bank has approved USD 722 million loan for Pakistan that will largely be used for improving civic and public transport facilities in Karachi, according to a media report. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2xnvI1b

Japan withdraws from commission to resume commercial whale hunting

Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission on Sunday after more than 60 years of membership, as it plans to resume commercial whaling amid criticism from anti-whaling states and conservation groups. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2LtbJGW

Dangerous toxins found in enamelled decoration of beer bottles

Researchers have discovered extremely harmful levels of toxic carcinogenic substances such as lead, cadmium and chromium in the enamelled decoration of beer, wine and spirits bottles. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2RL6wv4

Hunt could withhold part of Brexit 'divorce bill'

British Prime Ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt has said that he would consider withholding some of the UK's 39 billion pounds European Union (EU) "divorce bill" in the event of a no-deal Brexit. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2IWJm1U

Trump becomes first sitting US leader to enter North Korea

With grins and handshakes, President Donald Trump welcomed North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday, seeking to revive talks on the pariah nation’s nuclear program in a bid for a legacy-defining accord.  from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2LAUy6n

Donald Trump meets Kim Jong Un at inter-Korean border village between North and South Korea

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday met at Panmunjom, a border village at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas, and shook hands. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2FIfxA7

Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 74th place, UK remains on top

India has moved down one place to 74th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks, while the UK has retained its top position, as per data released by the central banking authority of the Alpine nation. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2RJm7er

Prince William, Kate to visit Pakistan

The UK's Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Pakistan later this year at the request of Britains Foreign Office, the Kensington Palace has confirmed. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2FI42IX

Russia, US to begin nuclear arms talks: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he and his US counterpart Donald Trump had asked their foreign ministries to begin talks on the extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2IX59Xb