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Taiwan president defends pro-independence film award winner

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Beijing, Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) Taiwan’s president has expressed her support for the prestigious Golden Horse film awards after a pro-Taiwan independence director’s speech ignited controversy in mainland China. President Tsai Ing-wen said in a Facebook post Sunday that “we have never accepted the term ‘Chinese Taiwan’ … Taiwan is just Taiwan.” She added that the Golden Horse Awards, akin to a Chinese-language Oscars, highlighted the freedoms that set Taiwan apart from China. Director Fu Yue said during her acceptance speech Saturday that her biggest hope was for “our country”…

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California wildfire death toll rises to 77

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Chico (US), Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) Authorities say one more set of human remains has been found, bringing the total number killed in a devastating California wildfire to 77. A state incident report released Sunday evening says the flames destroyed more than 10,500 homes. Over a thousand names remain on a list of those unaccounted for after the so-called Camp Fire swept through the rural town of Paradise on November 8. Authorities stressed that many of those may be safe and unaware they have been reported missing. Hundreds of volunteers…

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PM inaugurates KMP expressway, Ballabhgarh-Mujesar Metro rail link

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Gurgaon (Hry), Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) western peripheral expressway. He also inaugurated the 3.2 km-long Ballabhgarh-Mujesar Metro rail link, which would facilitate travel for people of Delhi and Faridabad, and laid the foundation stone of the Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, which will come up at Dudhola in Palwal district. The inaugurations and foundation laying stone ceremonies were done through remote from Sultanpur village of this district. The prime minister, on his arrival at Sultanpur village in…

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RBI Board meet: Rahul Gandhi hopes Urjit Patel, his team have spine

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New Delhi, Nov 19 (DIN NEWS) Ahead of the crucial RBI Board meeting, Congress President Rahul Gandhi Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying institutions and hoped Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel has a “spine” and will show the prime minister “his place”. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi accused Modi and his “coterie of cronies” of destroying institutions. Mr Modi and his coterie of cronies, continue to destroy every institution they can get their hands on.Today, through his puppets at the RBI Board Meet he will attempt to destroy the…

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Netanyahu welcomes US vote against UN Golan resolution

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Jerusalem, Nov 18 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed a US decision to vote for the first time against an annual UN resolution condemning Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights. “I would like to thank President (Donald) Trump and Ambassador (Nikki) Haley on this important and just vote that is completely in keeping with my policy,” Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting. “Israel will always remain on the Golan Heights, and the Golan Heights will always remain in our hands.” The United States voted…

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More than 400 hurt in French fuel price protests: minister

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Paris, Nov 18 (DIN NEWS) More than 400 people were hurt, 14 seriously, in a day and night of “yellow vest” protests over rising fuel price hikes around France that claimed one life, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Sunday. The injury toll, more than double the last tally provided on Saturday, followed what Castaner described as a “restive” night in 87 locations around the country where protesters had blocked roads to express their anger at a series of hikes in petrol tax. The injured, 409 in total, included 28…

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Switch Hit: Taekwondo’s loss is boxing’s gain as Bulgarian eyes more success

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New Delhi, Nov 18 (DIN NEWS) On Monday, when India’s Sonia takes the ring in the ongoing AIBA Women’s World Championships, she will be up against Bulgaria’s Stanimira Petrova, who switched from taekwondo to boxing in search of an Olympic medal. One of the finest pugilists of her generation, Petrova discovered her boxing skills in 2012. Two years later in Jeju, South Korea, the 28-year-old was crowned world champion in 54kg, giving her country the first ever gold in the competition. The gold catapulted the young pugilist into the limelight…

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‘Magnificent Mary’ in quarters, Sarita bows out

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New Delhi, Nov 18 (DIN NEWS) Five-time champion M C Mary Kom punched her way into the 48kg quarterfinals while another veteran Sarita Devi made an early exit after losing a hard-fought 60kg bout in the AIBA Women’s World Championships here on Sunday. Chasing a historic sixth gold and first medal since 2010, the 35-year-old Mary Kom registered a convincing 5-0 win over Aigerim Kessenayeva of Kazakhstan in her opening bout of the tournament. The 36-year-old Sarita, who won a gold in the 2006 edition when it was also held…

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Gap between mainstream, festival genre films reducing: Shoojit

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Kolkata, Nov 18 (DIN NEWS) The disparity between films in the mainstream genre and those meant for screenings in the festival circuit is coming down, feels director Shoojit Sircar. To a question, Sircar told reporters at the just-concluded 24th Kolkata International Film Festival that there was inconsistency between films meant for the two genres, but it is reducing as the song and dance routine in Bollywood films is now a “thing of the past”. “I think going by my recent experiences, the disparity (between the two genres) has come down…

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Nafisa Ali diagnosed with stage 3 cancer

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New Delhi, Nov 18 (DIN NEWS) Veteran film and theatre actor Nafisa Ali revealed she has been recently diagnosed with stage three cancer. She made the revelation Saturday via Instagram on which she shared a picture of her with good friend and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who paid her a visit post the diagnosis. “Just met my precious friend who wished me luck and to get well from my just diagnosed stage 3 cancer,” Ali, 61, captioned the photograph. Born in West Bengal, Nafisa made her acting debut in 1979…

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