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'You are not alone': Jamia's V-C backs her students after violent protests (7)
Protests erupted on campuses across the country against the police
crackdown on students of Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday. india
Updated: Dec 16, 2019 09:30 IST
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, New Delhi The demonstration against the Citizenship
Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise
took a violent turn on Sunday after protesters attempted to march towards
Smog forces schools shut in Iran (3)
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Smog forces schools shut in Iran
TEHRAN: Air pollution forced schools to close on Sunday in parts of Iran
including Tehran, as the capital lay under a thick cloud of smog considered
hazardous to health.
The pollution level in the capital was "unhealthy for sensitive groups" and
officials warned the young, elderly and people with respiratory illnesses
to stay indoors, with sporting activities suspended.
#Johnson cannot keep #Scotland in union against its will - #Sturgeon (2)
Guest contributor | December 16, 2019
ScotlandБ─(tm)s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned Prime Minister Boris
Johnson on Sunday (15 December) that he could not keep Scotland in the
United Kingdom against the countryБ─(tm)s will, writes Elizabeth Piper.
Johnson and his government have repeatedly said they will not give the go
ahead for another referendum on Scottish independence, but Sturgeon said
Allen's fourth-quarter TD clinches playoff spot for Bills (4)
By DAN SCIFO
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Josh Allen threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Kroft
with 7:55 to play and the Buffalo Bills clinched a playoff spot, beating
the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-10 on Sunday night.
The Bills secured their second playoff berth in three seasons under coach
Sean McDermott, a college teammate with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin at
William & Mary.
Iran Says Second Cyberattack Defused Within Week (2)
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Iran's uranium-enrichment facility at Fordow.
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A senior government official in Tehran says Iran has "defused" a second
cyberattack against the country in less than a week.
Iranian Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said in a
Twitter post on December 15 that the alleged attack was "identified and
defused by a cybersecurity shield."
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