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‘Inspirational & humbling’: Indians won over by Swedish royal carrying own bags off plane in Delhi (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

‘Inspirational & humbling’: Indians won over by Swedish royal carrying own bags off plane in Delhi (PHOTOS, VIDEO) King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden touched down in India for their third royal visit to the country and won the admiration of many locals online with one simple gesture: they carried their own bags. The royal couple flew on Air India from Stockholm to Delhi for their five-day visit, kicking off in the Indian capital before heading to Mumbai and Uttarakhand in the coming days. National carrier Air India shared a snap soon after landing, and the adoration was palpable as people noticed that King Gustaf arrived carrying his own bags. Royal Visit by a king and Queen and they carry their own bags!! This should ...

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Minted! Tennis legend Roger Federer becomes first living Swiss to be honored with commemorative coin

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Minted! Tennis legend Roger Federer becomes first living Swiss to be honored with commemorative coin Swiss officials have announced they will dedicate a specially-issued 20-franc commemorative coin to tennis legend Roger Federer, making him the first living person to receive the honor. The face of the 20-time Grand Slam winner will be minted on the silver coin, which is expected to be issued on January 23, 2020. READ MORE: 'If you have any trouble in my country, just call me': Federer tears up as Maradona sends him touching personal message (VIDEO) However, Federer fans will be able to purchase the coin before its official release through the Swissmint website. The “heads” side of the coin shows Federer holding a racket with a tennis court being pic...

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5 more years of Yemen war will cost $29bn aid – relief group

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5 more years of Yemen war will cost bn aid – relief group An international relief group has said another five years of fighting in Yemen will cost as much as $29 billion just to sustain the current level of humanitarian aid – more than the entire annual humanitarian budget globally. The International Rescue Committee said in a report on Monday that with the current rate of aid, it will take 20 years to return Yemen to pre-conflict levels of child hunger. The IRC says Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with 24 million Yemenis, or 80 percent of the population, needing humanitarian aid and 16 million living on the verge of famine. A Saudi-led coalition allied with the internationally recognized government has been fighting the Houthi rebels since 2015. 5 ...

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Taiwan plans to invite US experts to bolster defenses – military

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Taiwan plans to invite US experts to bolster defenses – military Taiwan plans to invite US military experts to visit and to provide advice on bolstering the island’s defenses, the military in Taipei said on Monday. The Defense Ministry said it plans to use the “arms purchase contract model to invite a US expert group to come to Taiwan.” Taiwan-US military exchange and cooperation plan will help “consolidate and deepen the security partnership between the two sides and further ensure peace and stability in the region,” the statement added. The ministry gave no other details, and did not specifically mention China, Reuters reports. The Trump administration has been stepping up its support for Taiwan, including approving $10 billion in arms sales this year, despite strong Chinese...

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Hundreds more goods from Pakistan to hit Chinese market duty-free

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Hundreds more goods from Pakistan to hit Chinese market duty-free The second phase of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) has come into effect, allowing Pakistani manufacturers and traders to export around 313 new products to the Chinese market on a duty-free basis. Among the products are textiles, garments, seafood, meat, other animal products, prepared food, leather, chemicals, plastics, oilseeds, and footwear. Also included are engineering goods such as tractors, auto parts, and home appliance machinery. “After the protocol’s coming into effect, the tax item ratio to carry out mutual zero-tariff goods will be increased from 35 percent to 75 percent,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said, adding: “Besides this, both parties will carry out...

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WATCH Hong Kong protester KNOCK OUT 53yo man with drain cover as he attempts to dismantle barricade

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WATCH Hong Kong protester KNOCK OUT 53yo man with drain cover as he attempts to dismantle barricade A Hongkonger nearly lost his life when an angry protester struck him on the head with a metal drain cover as he attempted to remove one of many barricades erected during anti-government unrest in the city. The video, filmed on Saturday night, shows several masked protesters confronting a 53-year-old man who attempts to clear a roadblock outside the Prince Edward railway station in Mong Kok. The man takes out his phone, apparently to film the assailants, when one of them suddenly strikes him on the head with the metal cover. The attacker promptly flees the scene, while the bloodied victim falls and loses consciousness for several seconds. ...

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‘Car crash interview’: UKIP interim leader ridiculed online after calling her own party ‘RACIST’ on TV

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‘Car crash interview’: UKIP interim leader ridiculed online after calling her own party ‘RACIST’ on TV The new interim leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has been widely mocked on social media after a “car crash” TV interview saw her accidentally let it slip out that her pro-Brexit party was “racist.” During an interview with Sky News on Monday, Pat Mountain appeared particularly flustered discussing UKIP’s links to convicted criminal Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – more commonly known as Tommy Robinson. While attempting to explain how some party members were “sympathetic” to Robinson’s current predicament, Mountain appeared to get herself into a muddle and suggested UKIP is a racist party, before correcting herself. But unlike other pa...

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'Greatest trick play in NFL history': Miami Dolphins bamboozle Philadelphia Eagles with incredible trick touchdown (VIDEO)

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'Greatest trick play in NFL history': Miami Dolphins bamboozle Philadelphia Eagles with incredible trick touchdown (VIDEO) The Miami Dolphins haven't had it all their own way this season but Brian Flores' team will certainly remember their overtime win against the Eagles on Sunday for a particularly crafty touchdown they scored in the first half. Down 13-7 as game approached its midway point, the Dolphins found themselves in a fourth and goal position on the 1-yard line and instead of relying on their running game to crash the ball into the end zone they lined up in a bizarre split formation with their punter Matt Haack lining up in the quarterback position behind center Daniel Kilgore. Five players, including kicker Jason Sanders, were lined up ou...

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Soyuz capsule that saved crew from tumbling rocket is turned into monument (PHOTOS)

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Soyuz capsule that saved crew from tumbling rocket is turned into monument (PHOTOS) The capsule of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft that saved the lives of its crew, when the rocket carrying it into orbit was damaged and blew up, has been turned into a monument to ingenuity at the HQ of Russia’s space agency. The October 2018 launch failure was the first and only major incident in Russia’s modern history involving a manned space mission. One of the four first stage boosters of the Souyz-FG rocket failed to jettison properly and ruptured the vehicle’s central block, steering it off course. A contingency abort was initiated. The capsule carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague was successfully deployed before the launch ve...

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‘Griezmann, die!’: Atletico fans condemned for chants as former star makes hostile return with Barcelona (VIDEO)

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‘Griezmann, die!’: Atletico fans condemned for chants as former star makes hostile return with Barcelona (VIDEO) A section of Atletico Madrid fans have been condemned after they were heard chanting “die” at Barcelona foward Antoine Griezmann as he faced a toxic reception on returning to his former club. Griezmann helped Barcelona to a 1-0 La Liga win at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday, in what was his first appearance back at a club where he spent five years before making a controversial switch to the Catalans this summer. The French World Cup winner received a predictably hostile welcome from Atletico fans when his name was announced in the Barcelona line-up on the big screen, while supporters were also heard chanting “Griezmann die” as he warmed...

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