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‘Politics over sport,’ says PCB chief after India vs Pakistan match washes out
Pallekele: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has slammed the Asia Cup scheduling after the Indo-Pak match washout at Pallekele, saying his suggestion to play in the UAE was turned…
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America’s ‘3 Ds’ to trim economic ties with China, check its global ambitions
Washington: Under President Joe Biden, the US has sought to trim economic ties with its chief competitor for global dominance, China, but it has struggled to decide how to describe it. Is…
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Border map row: China tells India to ‘stay calm’, ‘stop over-interpreting’
New Delhi: China has told India to “stay calm” over a new Chinese map that Delhi says lays claim to its territory, according to a media report. India protested after Beijing released…
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Australian real estate agent suspended after racist email to Indian tenant
Melbourne: A real estate agent has been stripped of her licence after sending a racist email to a former Indian tenant in which said she hoped migrants would not turn Australia into…
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Canada pauses trade pact talks with India, say reports
New Delhi: With just days left for the commencement of the G20 summit in New Delhi, Canada is said to have paused talks on a free trade agreement with India, according to…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit in Delhi
New Delhi: It is almost certain that Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to skip the G-20 Summit in India next week and Premier Li Qiang is set to represent China at…
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Gilgit-Baltistan govt decides to call Pak Army to maintain peace
Islamabad: In order to maintain the law and order situation in the region, the Gilgit-Baltistan government has decided to call in the army, it emerged on Saturday, as per media reports. The…
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Billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed buried with son Dodi after London funeral
London: Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed who died earlier this week aged 94 has been buried after a funeral at a London mosque alongside his son Dodi Al Fayed, the boyfriend of…
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Hurricane Idalia: 34 UAE citizens evacuated from Tampa, Florida
Washington: The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Washington, has evacuated 34 Emirati citizens from Tampa, Florida, as Hurricane Idalia approaches the state’s west coast, the Emirates News Agency (WAM)…
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Sudan-based hackers shut down X for hours, asks Musk for Starlink
London: Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) went down for hours for thousands of users after Sudan-based hackers hit the platform in a bid to put pressure on Musk into launching his cheaper…
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Pakistan’s biz community on strike over inflated power bills
Islamabad: Pakistan’s business community on Saturday observed a shutter-down strike across the country to protest against the inflated electricity bills and rising inflation. Rightwing Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and traders’ groups gave the call…
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics
Singapore: With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore’s presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the…
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Vladimir Putin to meet Erdogan on September 4
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday in Sochi, Al Jazeera reported, quoting Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Their talks come a week before Turkey…
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North Korea fires several cruise missiles into Yellow Sea: Seoul
Seoul: North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, Seoul’s military said, days after South Korea and the US wrapped up their major joint military drills. The Joint…