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News Roundup: India could still be in NSG, doubts over Jayalalithaa's death, Pink welcomes second baby, and more

Read about Japan's Fukushima disaster's nuclear leak affecting the US, and new theory claiming there is a Nazi UFO base under Antarctic ice.

Dec 29, 2016

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Sheep with cone stuck on head one of RSPCAs most bizarre 2016 callouts

The RSPCA has released a list of its strangest callouts in 2016, including a sheep that managed to get a traffic cone stuck on his head. The sheep was spotted by walkers in a field in Hertfordshire on 4 December, but luckily wasnt injured and the cone was eventually prised off.

Dec 29, 2016

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Rare Rothschilds giraffe born at Chester Zoo

Keepers at Chester Zoo got a really cute late present for Christmas as a rare Rothschild’s giraffe was born on 26 December. Sarah Roffe, team manager for giraffes at the zoo, said: “Rothschild’s giraffes are highly endangered and so the arrival of a new calf is a major cause for celebration. The six-feet-tall youngster arrived to first time mum Tula and dad Meru at around 7am.

Dec 29, 2016

Russia slams Charlie Hebdo for caricature on Tu-154 military plane crash

The Russian Ministry described the caricature of the crash as a 'poorly-created abomination' which is unworthy of attention.

Dec 29, 2016

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Air India pilot hits out at aviation minister for "lagging in commitment" remark

Ashok Gajapathi Raju had said that there was something "lagging" in the commitment shown by Air India pilots compared to pilots of private airlines.

Dec 29, 2016

Election Commission puts poll-bound states at the ready: Will UP vote in 7 phases?

The EC has issued a 33-page letter for voting in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to the state poll panels.

Dec 29, 2016

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33 hurt in second Philippines mystery bombing

A bombing at a shopping mall during an amateur boxing match in Leyte province, the Philippines, wounded 33 people on 29 December. It is the second attack on a public place in less than a week where no one has claimed responsibility. A mortar round was remotely detonated by a mobile phone. It followed a Christmas Eve grenade explosion outside a Catholic church that wounded 16 people on the southern island of Mindanao, a Muslim-dominated region where a long-running insurgency is being fought. Police said there was no indication the two attacks were linked.

Dec 29, 2016

India could still get NSG membership, but so could Pakistan

A draft proposal by NSG Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi could allow India access to the elite nuclear group.

Dec 29, 2016

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John Kerry savages Israels settler agenda

US Secretary of State John Kerry laid out his plans for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on 28 December. In a speech just weeks before the Obama administration hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump, Kerry gave a strong speech criticising both Palestine and Israel in the conflict, especially Israels settlement expansion policy. The US Secretary of State also defended the decision to allow for the passage of a U.N. resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.

Dec 29, 2016