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Hawaii's Maui island wildfire deadliest in century as deaths near 100
Maui County officials said early Sunday that firefighting crews are continuing to extinguish flare-ups in the Lahaina and Upcountry Maui fires. In the Upcountry Maui fire, three structures in Olinda and 16 structures in Kula were destroyed, CBS News reported.
Ahead of Independence Day, another Hindu temple vandalised in Canada
The posters were found pasted on the front and rear walls of the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey the early hours of Saturday, and were removed after they were discovered by the temple authorities.
Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 89
According to Hawaii Governor Josh Green, the death toll was 80 on Saturday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.
70 Indians suing US govt for denying them H-1B visas: Report
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied the Indian graduates H-1B specialty occupation visas despite their subsequent employment at legitimate businesses, a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Washington state said this week.
Indian-American jailed for $1.5 mn identity theft scheme
Vimalkumar Trivedi's fraud led to approximately $1.5 million in losses to the victims, the Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Indiana said.
Taiwan vice-president's US 'stopover': China expresses unhappiness
Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in South America, where he is scheduled to attend inauguration of Paraguayan President Santiago Pena on August 15, CNN reported.
1 dead, several people missing after apparent house explosion in Pennsylvania
Police received a 911 call reporting a house explosion and house fire at around 10:22 a.m. on Saturday, Allegheny County officials said as quoted by ABC News report.
Pakistani president approves appointment of Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker PM
Kakar has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2018. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate in the general seat from the southwest Balochistan province in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election.
Russia says it intercepted missiles at Crimean Bridge
Ukraine on Saturday launched two S-200 missiles to strike the Crimean Bridge, but they "were detected in a timely manner and were intercepted in the air by Russian air defence systems," Russia's Tass news agency reported on Saturday, citing the country's Defence Ministry.
PML-N nominates Nawaz Sharif as its PM face
"In my capacity as the party President, I have nominated Nawaz Sharif as PML-N's prime ministerial candidate," said Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif. He emphasized that the final decision on the date of general elections rests with the Election Commission of Pakistan, adding that his party wanted to conduct the polls as soon as possible, Express Tribune reported.
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