Cairo (TIP): An Iraqi oil tanker was evacuated after a mine was discovered attached to its hull, the military said on Friday, adding that a government explosives team was still working to make the vessel safe. The tanker was located in international waters about 28 nautical miles (52 km) off shore and supplying another ship with fuel when the device was discovered on Thursday afternoon, they said in a statement. It was not immediately clear how the mine became attached to the tanker, which was being rented by an unidentified client from State Oil Marketer SOMO, the military said. Reuters
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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) demands citizenship rights for Afghan Sikhs and Hindus
NEW DELHI(TIP): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday, August 2, urged the central government to grant full citizenship rights to the minority Hindu and Sikh immigrants from Afghanistan who have been forced to flee […]
India
Gift of Life (New Delhi) India
20 percent of infant mortality is due to Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD). Poor children have no access to quality medical care and cannot afford high cost of surgery. 3000 children (India, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, El […]
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U.S. coronavirus cases cross nine million: a Reuters report says
NEW YORK (TIP): U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 9 million mark on Friday, October 30, rising by 1 million in two weeks as the world’s worst-affected country faces a resurgence in the pandemic just ahead […]
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