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Press Trust of India (PTI) is India's premier news agency, with a reach that covers every corner of India. It employs more than 600 journalists and 800 stringers to cover almost every city and town in India. PTI was registered in 1947 and started functioning in 1949.
Press Trust of India (PTI) is India's premier news agency, with a reach that covers every corner of India. It employs more than 600 journalists and 800 stringers to cover almost every city and town in India. PTI was registered in 1947 and started functioning in 1949.
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Britain to slash 87% import tariffs in case of no Brexit deal
Tariffs on beef, lamb, pork, poultry and some dairy would be reduced but retained in most cases.
 "Britain to slash 87% import tariffs in case of no Brexit deal")
No users reported New Zealand attack live streaming, says Facebook
Sonderby says in a blog post that Facebook removed the video "within minutes'" of being contacted by police
 "No users reported New Zealand attack live streaming, says Facebook")
Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman receipient of Abel Prize for maths
Uhlenbeck, 76, is a visiting senior research scholar at Princeton University, as well as visiting associate at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), both in the US
 "Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman receipient of Abel Prize for maths")
Pramod Sawant to be new Goa CM, Sardesai and Dhavalikar to be deputy CMs
Sardesai, Dhavalikar to be deputy CMs as BJP reaches a new deal with allies
 "Pramod Sawant to be new Goa CM, Sardesai and Dhavalikar to be deputy CMs")
UK prime minister Theresa May makes last-minute push to win Brexit support
Parliament has rejected the agreement twice, but May aims to try a third time this week if she can persuade enough lawmakers to change their minds
 "UK prime minister Theresa May makes last-minute push to win Brexit support")
Boeing suspends 737 MAX deliveries as France probes black boxes
The MAX has been grounded worldwide following the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 passengers and crew
 "Boeing suspends 737 MAX deliveries as France probes black boxes")
A mind full of hate: Why mosque attacker selected New Zealand as his target
Though he claimed not to covet fame, the gunman whose name was not immediately released by police left behind a 74-page document posted on social media under the name Brenton Tarrant
Global news organisations' coalition to highlight threatened journalists
Members of the One Free Press Coalition will publish on their platforms each month a "10 Most Urgent" list of journalists who have been jailed, threatened or attacked for their work
 "Global news organisations' coalition to highlight threatened journalists")
Ethiopia plane pilot asked for permission to return 'in panicky voice': NYT
An airline spokesman has said the pilot was given permission to return. But the plane crashed minutes later outside Addis Ababa, killing all 157 on board
 "Ethiopia plane pilot asked for permission to return 'in panicky voice': NYT")
3 astronauts aboard Soyuz craft reach International Space Station
The rocket blasted off without incident from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docked at the ISS less than six hours later, more than 400 kilometers (249 miles) above the Earth at 05:31 I
 "3 astronauts aboard Soyuz craft reach International Space Station")
Global Facebook outage forces millions to taste life without social media
The outage began on Wednesday afternoon and triggered a flood of gripes on downdetector.com
 "Global Facebook outage forces millions to taste life without social media")
Etihad Airways loses $1.28 billion in 2018 in third year of losses
The airline reported revenues of $5.86 billion in 2018, down from $6 billion in 2017. It flew 17.8 million passengers last year, down from 18.6 million the year prior
 "Etihad Airways loses $1.28 billion in 2018 in third year of losses")
Naresh Goyal, Etihad must salvage cash-strapped Jet Airways: Lenders
The Jet Airways' resolution plan has to be put to work this month itself
 "Naresh Goyal, Etihad must salvage cash-strapped Jet Airways: Lenders")
US Senate admonishes Donald Trump, votes to end border emergency
But opponents warned that Trump's move smacked of executive overreach
 "US Senate admonishes Donald Trump, votes to end border emergency")
US human rights report faults Saudi Arabia in killing of Jamal Khashoggi
The State Department annual global human rights report said The Washington Post columnist was killed by agents of the kingdom, a close US partner, while he was inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
 "US human rights report faults Saudi Arabia in killing of Jamal Khashoggi")
Facebook rules out cyber attack after its family of apps suffers outage
According to the website downdetector.com, outages were heaviest in North America and Europe, but some users appeared to be affected in other regions
Facebook for everything: How it plans to become centerpiece of digital life
If Facebook can integrate payments into messaging, it can keep users within Facebook and convince advertisers they're more likely to complete sales
Ethiopia to send Boeing jet's black box abroad for analysis
The Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed six minutes after takeoff Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. The disaster is the second with a Max 8 plane in just five months
 "Ethiopia to send Boeing jet's black box abroad for analysis")
New York attorney Letitia James probing Donald Trump's business deals
Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, told Congress that Trump exaggerated his wealth on documents provided to Deutsche Bank when he was trying to buy the Bills
 "New York attorney Letitia James probing Donald Trump's business deals")
US warns of WTO action over discriminatory new taxes on digital giants
OECD is trying to forge new global agreement on taxing technology and digital giants which often declare their income in low-tax jurisdictions, depriving other countries of billions in revenue
 "US warns of WTO action over discriminatory new taxes on digital giants")