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Apple boss Cook to tap Indian software talent during maiden visit

Apple Inc is set to announce plans to expand its Indian software development center and build an accelerator program for local start-ups, two sources aware of the investment said on Tuesday, hours before Chief Executive Tim Cook's maiden visit.

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India's first indigenous stealth submarine starts sea trials

After a much-awaited delay, India' s first indigenous stealth submarine has finally undergone its maiden sea trial, defense sources said Monday.

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Yemen's rival parties dispute over UN peace talks agenda

​Yemeni rival delegations on Friday disagreed over a previously agreed agenda for the UN-sponsored peace talks held in Kuwait, sources close to the negotiations told Xinhua.

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BOJ to look at negative interest rate exemption

The Bank of Japan’s policy board is set to discuss this week whether to exempt $90 billion in short-term funds from its newly imposed negative interest rate, people familiar with the matter said, after the securities industry warned that investment money would be driven into bank deposits.

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UN Security Council to meet in emergency session on DPRK's satellite launch

The UN Security Council is to meet in an emergency session here on Sunday morning to discuss the satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which violates relevant Security Council resolutions, diplomatic sources told Xinhua on Saturday night.

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Indian PM to reshuffle Cabinet after re-election of ruling BJP chief

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reshuffle his Cabinet after his confidante Amit Shah's re-election as ruling party chief, sources said Wednesday.

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APS attack: four terrorists executed in Kohat Jail

Four death row convicts have been were executed in Kohat Central Jail for their involvement in attack on Army Public School (APS) Peshawar in which more than 140 people most of them children were martyred.

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India may ink defense deal with France to acquire 36 combat jets next month

India may sign a major defense pact with France during French President Francois Hollande's visit in January next year, sources said Sunday.

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Indian PM to visit Russia next week

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a state visit to Russia next week, sources said Friday.

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India, Russia hold joint defense training exercise in western state

​India and Russia are holding a joint defense training exercise in the western state of Rajasthan, defense sources said Tuesday.

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Navy tests armaments in East China Sea

The Chinese navy conducted a live fire drill in the East China Sea on Thursday.

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Egypt police foil suicide attack against tourists in Luxor

​Egyptian police foiled a suicide attack Wednesday near Karnak Temple in the Upper Egypt city of Luxor, security sources told Xinhua.

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Major city pollution sources identified

Vehicles, coal-burning, airborne dust and industrial production account for 85 to 90 percent of the major airborne pollution sources in most Chinese cities, new research shows.

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ECB technocrats prepare to discuss 1.1-tln-euro QE program

​Teams of European Central Bank (ECB) technocrats are gearing up for a governing council session to discuss its 1.1-trillion-euro (1.22 trillion U.S. dollars) quantitative easing program in Cyprus, officials said on Wednesday.

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Greece eyes bridge agreement next week, final deal on debt in September: gov't sources

Roundup: Greece eyes bridge agreement next week, final deal on debt in September: gov't sources

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Bus carrying 30 passengers kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram in norther Cameroon

​A bus carrying about 30 passengers was kidnapped Monday morning by suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram in Tourou, a town in Cameroon's Far-North Region bordering Nigeria, military sources who declined to be named told Xinhua via phone.

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At least 200 Boko Haram militants killed by armies of Cameroon, Chad

​At least 200 militants of Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram were killed Wednesday in a fighting with a joint army of Cameroon and Chad in Cameroon's Far-North Region, military sources told Xinhua over phone.