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Foreign firms concerned about operating in Taiwan amid Chinese military activity
Washington: As Chinese military exercises around Taiwan become the new normal, foreign companies are reassessing the risks and costs of doing business in Taiwan and maintaining supply chains that pass through or…
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Pakistan: PM Sharif desires peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the principles of “equity, justice and mutual respect” and the resolution of the Kashmir issue, according…
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Early metformin use may cut COVID-19 death risk by half: Study
Washington: The widely available diabetes drug metformin may reduce the risk of emergency room visits, hospitalisation, and death from COVID-19 by more than half if taken within four days of the start of…
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Attacks in Kharkiv likely aimed at diverting troops: UK
London: Russia’s consistent shelling of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, is probably aimed at keeping significant troop numbers there, “to prevent them from being employed as a counter-attack force elsewhere”, according…
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Japan reports covid spike, medical system overwhelmed
Tokyo: Amid a resurgence, Japan recorded more than 6 million new Covid-19 cases in the past month, with more than 200 daily deaths on nine of the 11 days, which has further…
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Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable, says Imran Khan
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has termed the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie as terrible and sad, indicating that while the anger in the Islamic world at the Mumbai-born author’s controversial…
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Putin, Xi plan to attend G20 summit: Indonesian President
Jakarta: Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping are both expected to attend the G20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced. “Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has…
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Smoking, alcohol, high BMI leading causes of global cancer deaths: Lancet study
Washington: Smoking, alcohol use, high body mass index (BMI), and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million global cancer deaths in 2019, according to study published in The Lancet…
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Gandhi statue in NY smashed amid wave of continued attacks
New York: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of a temple in New York has been toppled and smashed in the second attack on the memorial this month and a local…
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Death toll rises to 17 in China flash floods
Beijing: The death toll after a flash flood in China’s Qinghai province has increased to 17, with another 17 people still missing, local authorities have confirmed. Twenty people who were previously reported…
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US: 2 planes collide in airport, fatalities feared
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Multiple people were feared dead after two planes collided while attempting to land in Watsonville, California, authorities said. The crash took place at 2.56 p.m. on Thursday at…
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Finnish PM Sanna Marin on the defensive over party video
Helsinki: After her party videos landed the Finnish Prime Minister into trouble, Sanna Marin on Thursday said that she was ready to take a drug test. The 36-year-old, who has faced some…
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China enforces lockdowns as COVID cases spiral in Xinjiang, Tibet
Urumqi: A sharp increase in the number of Coronavirus cases in Xinjiang has led Chinas government to send a delegation throughout the far-western region to implement Zero COVID policies, further isolating residents…
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622,000 tonnes of grain shipped from Ukraine since deal: Turkey
Ankara: A total of 622,000 tonnes of grain have been shipped from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since an agreement was reached in late July, according to the Turkish Defence Ministry. Twenty-five vessels…