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  Indian doctors stage nationwide strike

  Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 01:17am on June 18, 2019

  Hundreds of thousands of doctors across India went on strike on Monday demanding better working conditions, the country’s top medical body said, as the outrage...

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  EU drops sanctions threat against Maldives

  Agence-France-Presse . Luxembourg | Updated at 01:15am on June 18, 2019

  The European Union on Monday dropped the threat of sanctions against the Maldives, saying the political situation had improved in the Indian Ocean archipelago since...

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  Sri Lanka abusing UN law to make arrests: rights group

  Agence France-Presse . Colombo | Updated at 01:07am on June 18, 2019

  Media activists on Monday accused Sri Lankan police of using a UN convention on hate speech to crack down on media freedom and the country’s...

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  Myanmar’s hardline monks rail against Rohingyas, Suu Kyi

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 12:44am on June 18, 2019

  Ultra-nationalist monks in Myanmar accepted a cash donation from the military on Monday while condemning Aung San Suu Kyi and her government for allowing Rohingya...

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  Indian magician feared drowned as stunt goes wrong

  Agence-France-Presse . Kolkata | Updated at 12:10am on June 18, 2019

  An Indian magician who went missing after being lowered into a river while tied up with chains and ropes in a Houdini-inspired stunt is feared...

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  Brain fever kills 97 children in east India

  Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 07:21pm on June 17, 2019

  Nearly 100 children have died this month from encephalitis, commonly known as brain fever, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, a state health official...

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  Indian doctors end week-long strike after meeting with Mamata

  Staff Correpondent | Updated at 06:04pm on June 17, 2019

  Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal have decided to call off week-long strike after meeting with chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who has promised increased security...

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  Doctors agree to meet Mamata, but refuse closed-door talks

  New Age Desk | Updated at 12:38am on June 17, 2019

  The impasse in West Bengal showed signs of easing on Sunday as the agitating doctors agreed to a meeting with chief minister Mamata Banerjee, but...

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  Severe heat kills dozens in India’s Bihar state

  Agence France-Presse . Patna | Updated at 05:27pm on June 16, 2019

  Severe heat has left dozens dead over a 24-hour period in India’s Bihar state, as the country enters a third week of searing temperatures, officials...

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  Now India faces off : Retaliatory tariffs on 28 US goods

  Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 12:09pm on June 16, 2019

  India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products including almonds, apples and...