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Plane diverted after pilot spills coffee

The hot beverage spilled on the audio control panel and produced smoke with a burning smell.
Nepal dengue outbreak: 6 killed, over 5000 cases reported

The mosquito-borne disease, which was first reported in the city of Dharan, has spread to over 56 of the 77 districts of the Himalayan nation.
Taliban lift ban on Red Cross operations in Afghanistan

"Both parties consented to follow the old agreement, on top of new promises in humanitarian aid leading to the Islamic Emirate granting ICRC permission to resume their activities."
Many ICE protesters arrested from Manhattan Microsoft store

Microsoft and other tech giants have been facing the ire for making millions of dollars doing business with the law enforcement agency responsible for family separation of large number of immigrants.
London sets out plans to tackle childhood obesity

"It's shocking that our city has such high levels of child obesity and that our children's health depends so much on who they are and where they live."
Singapore eyes over a million visitor arrivals from India in 2019

India is currently the third largest source market for visitor arrivals to Singapore, a senior tourism board official said.
Hong Kong protesters rally for support at British Consulate

The government promised this month to withdraw the bill, which would have allowed some criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial, but protesters have widened their demands to include direct elections for the city's leaders and police accountability.
Malala urges UN to help Kashmiri children go back to school

"I am asking leaders, at #UNGA and beyond, to work towards peace in Kashmir, listen to Kashmiri voices and help children go safely back to school."
Considering mutual defence treaty with Israel: Trump

Trump tweeted on Saturday that he had a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a Mutual Defence Treaty."
Pak-Afghanistan border crossing opens for 24 hours

The border has been operational round the clock for the last five days on probationary basis, the official said, adding that over 1,600 additional trucks have crossed from both sides only at night during this period.
Indian jailed for molesting boy in Dubai

The unidentified 33-year-old electrician was seen hugging the boy from behind and touching him inappropriately in a villa in Bur Dubai, said the child's uncle. The incident happened in June this year, according to official records.
MIT engineers create blackest of all materials

The material is made from vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, or CNTs microscopic filaments of carbon that the team grew on a surface of chlorine-etched aluminum foil.
US, Brazil agree to Amazon development

The developments took place during a meeting here on Friday between Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the BBC reported.
Indonesia seals off 30 companies over forest fires

Poor visibility caused by smoke had caused delays of several flights in Indonesia and Malaysia and prompted authorities to shut schools in some parts of the two countries this week.
Former British PM Cameron ‘sorry’ for Brexit divisions

David Cameron said in an interview published Saturday that he thinks about the consequences of the Brexit referendum "every single day" and worries "desperately" about what will happen next.
US baby born on 9/11 at 9.11 weighs 9lbs 11oz

Little Christina Brown came into the world at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee. "She is a new life amongst the devastation and destruction," said her mother Cametrione Moore-Brown.
Indian man faces trail in Dubai for stealing mangoes

If the defendant is found guilty, he may face a jail term, pay the amount of the stolen items and an equivalent fine.
Transgender choir sings for acceptance in China

The nation's southwestern city Chengdu is not very inclusive of the LGBT community and considers it a 'mental disorder'
Google Earth leads to remains of missing Florida man in lake

The skeletal remains were of William Moldt, who went missing in 1997 at the age of 40, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
World doesn’t believe us on Kashmir: Pak minister

The Interior Minister also said that the Imran Khan government would be bringing all banned outfits, including Hafiz Saeed's Jamat ud-Dawah and Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-Mohammed