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Sudan's President Declares a Year-Long State of Emergency
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir declares a year-long state of emergency after anti-government protests. The Sudanese cabinet and local governments are dissolved, President Omar al-Bashir said.
(Source: AFP)
Trump Expresses Optimism on Trade Talks with China
US President Donald Trump expressed optimism in reaching a trade deal with China. “There is a very, very good chance,” he said, as the two sides hold talks to defuse the tariff war.
The clock runs out on the Trump administration's self-imposed 1 March deadline for reaching an agreement with China.
(Source: AFP)
Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld Cremated in France
Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld was cremated in France and his ashes were to join some from his great love Jacques de Basher.
(Source: AFP)
6 Killed, Over 10 Injured in Fire at TN Cracker Factory
Six employees of a fireworks factory were charred to death and over 10 others got injured after a fire broke out at its unit in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district Friday, police said.
Eight sheds in the factory unit at Varaganur were destroyed when the bundles of firecrackers kept for drying exploded, they said.
Three fire tenders were engaged to douse the flames which spread from the sheds to the area, where the employees were working, police said.
The injured people were rushed to a government hospital in Kovilpatti, they said.
A case was registered against the factory owner, who was at large, police said.
(Source: PTI)