Brexit and Boris Johnson Send the British Pound on a Slide

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Your Wednesday Briefing

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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for the second time in a week

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two similar missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the United States to stop upcoming military drills.

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Mexican journalist found dead, with signs of torture, in car trunk: police

A Mexican journalist who covered the police in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero was found dead in the trunk of a vehicle with signs he had been shot and tortured, local police said on Tuesday.

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Regional parties divorce Cong in RS Talaq battle

The passage of triple talaq legislation poses ideological challenge to the "secular" bloc in the times of strengthening saffron-hold. If Congress sticks to its traditionally reflexive ideological politics, it ends up exacerbating the process of polarisation. But if it softens, it loses its salience.

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Tokyo still seeks Japan-North Korea summit without conditions: Suga

Japan would continue to seek a summit with North Korea, without conditions, despite the latest missile launch by Pyongyang, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday.

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325 engineering seats vacant, EWS quota finds no takers

One may think that the new seats that engineering colleges added under the quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) would be grabbed with both hands by eligible students. But the scenario is entirely different.

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VG Siddhartha: Body found in search for Cafe Coffee Day tycoon

VG Siddhartha, founder and owner of popular Indian chain Cafe Coffee Day, had gone missing on Monday.

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Samsung profits tumble as it warns of 'challenges' ahead

It comes as a trade row between Seoul and Tokyo creates fresh uncertainty for the electronics giant.

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Panaji: Business takes a blow every time 18th June Road floods

When the streets of Panaji are inundated with rainwater, its ripple effects trickle down to business establishments, particularly for shops along 18th June road wherein water encroaches their property.

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'Rasta roko if Anmod Ghat road not opened before Ganesh'

Locals of Ramnagar village on the Goa-Karnataka border have threatened to stage a 'rasta roko' at the Ramnagar circle on August 10 to protest the delayed road improvement work on the Khanapur to Anmod stretch.

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Government likely to double number of liquor bottles allowed to be taken out of Goa

Tourists may be permitted to take home more than two bottles of alcohol while leaving the state in the future.

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No nod for shacks, coastal projects till CZMP is final: Goa CM

Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that the state government will be unable to process applications for beach shack licenses and other coastal tourism projects till the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) is finalised and submitted to the Centre.

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Body of CCD founder VG Siddhartha recovered from Nethravathi river

The body of Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha was found in the backwaters of Nethravathi river near Hoige Bazaar, police said, adding it has been taken to government Wenlock Hospital, where a post mortem will be conducted. The 60-year-old founder of country's largest coffee chain and son-in-law of former Karnataka CM SM Krishna was missing since Monday night.

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Decomposed body of CCD founder recovered from Nethravathi river

After a frantic search of nearly 30 hours, decomposed body of Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha was recovered from the backwaters of Nethravathi river near Hoige Bazaar, police sources said. Nethravathi river is located on the outskirts of Mangaluru. Siddhartha, son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, was missing since Monday night.

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Indian coffee tycoon Siddhartha's body found: police

Authorities on Wednesday confirmed they have located the body of Indian coffee baron VG Siddhartha from near Netravathi river, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

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Japan's PM says working with allies after North Korea missile launch

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that there was no impact on Japan's security following North Korea's latest launch of short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday and that Japan was working with its allies over the situation in the region.

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U.S. appeals court upholds ruling against Chinese banks in North Korea sanctions probe

A U.S. appeals court said on Tuesday it had upheld a ruling by a U.S. judge who held three large Chinese banks in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in a probe into violations of sanctions on North Korea, opening the way for heavy daily fines.

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Samoa's 'third gender' delicately balances sex and religion

Keyonce Lee Hang is busy finishing preparations for the to'ona'i, a traditional lunch served after Sunday church in Samoa, and attending to her elderly, bed-ridden grandmother.

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Pompeo hopes to help patch up Japan-South Korea ties

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would encourage Washington's two biggest Asian allies Japan and South Korea "to find a path forward" from their diplomatic row when he meets their foreign ministers in Bangkok this week.

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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles: South Korean military

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two other missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the United States to stop upcoming military drills.

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Ten Democrats line up in second presidential TV debate

The party's most progressive candidates, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, take centre stage.

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North Korean projectiles were ballistic missiles, flew about 250 km: South Korea

The unidentified projectiles launched by North Korea early on Wednesday were ballistic missiles that flew about 250 km (155 miles), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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Anjunem dam gets ready to release excess water

The water level of the Anjunem dam in Keri, Sattari, reached 87.98m, just 5m shy of full capacity on Monday. As a precautionary measure, the water resources department has decided to release excess water.

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Calangute locals complain about dirty tap water

After Mapusa, now Calangute locals have raised concerns over dirty tap water supplied by the public works department (PWD).

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High tariff, but Goa hotel room revenue falls by 5.5%

Despite room tariffs inching upwards in the first six months of 2019, the revenue per room for hotels and resorts in Goa declined by 5.5% in the same period, shows the half-yearly Hotel Momentum India report for 2019.

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