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Pakistan assures IMF over CPEC energy deals: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would try to receive concessions from the Chinese investors participating in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power plants in the shape of…
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South Korea: LGBTQ festival resumes in Seoul after 3-year gap
Seoul: Sexual minorities in South Korea held an annual festival in downtown Seoul on Saturday after a pandemic-driven three-year hiatus, with Christian and other conservative groups opposing the high-profile event. The 23rd…
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Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe, Premadasa among 4 leaders to contest presidential election
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe and main Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa are among the four leaders who have joined the race to become the country’s next President as the lawmakers…
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Seven killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast
Kiev: Seven people were killed and 14 others injured in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. “On 15 July, the Russians killed seven civilians in Donetsk Oblast: 2 in Krasnohorivka, 1 in…
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Musk seeks Twitter trial in early 2023, Agrawal wants 4 days to prove him wrong
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal team has reportedly asked the court to push back the Twitter trial by early 2023, saying that the case requires “forensic review and analysis” of…
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Over 6M people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka ‘food insecure’: World Food Programme
United Nations: Over six million people or over 28 per cent of Sri Lanka’s population are “food insecure” and this situation is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds in the island…
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Biden blames MBS for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Riyadh: US President Joe Biden who is in Saudi Arabia, raised the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday and said that…
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EU to ban Russian gold imports in new sanctions package
Brussels: The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a seventh package of measures that will ban the importation of Russian gold. The proposal adopted on Friday is part of a new…
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‘Strange’ bleeding disease akin to Ebola kills 3 in Tanzania
London: Health officials in Tanzania have reported a “strange” bleeding disease, with no known cause, that has so far affected 13 people and claimed three lives, media reports said. The 13 Tanzanian…
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Indian-American Naureen Hassan named President of UBS Americas
New York: A prominent Indian-American finance executive, Naureen Hassan, has been appointed President of UBS Americas and CEO of UBS Americas Holding, according to the Switzerland-based financial giant. Currently, Hassan is the first…
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Saudi leaders meet with Biden over bilateral ties
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian leaders met with visiting US President Joe Biden in the city of Jeddah to discuss bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Biden, who arrived for a two-day…
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Joe Biden, Saudi Crown Prince repair rupture with a fist-bump
Washington: US President Joe Biden ended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “pariah” status with a fist-bump when they met for the first time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Biden switched…
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Donald Trump celebrates his acquittal by Senate
New York: Former US President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal by the Senate by calling the entire ‘theatre of politics’ part of a “witch hunt” by one political party. The Senate voted…
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India, China to hold 16th round of military talks at Chushul on Sunday
New Delhi: The 16th round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China will be held on the Indian side at Chushul-Moldo Meeting Point on July 17, sources said on Friday. The…
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China deploys driverless police cars for surveillance of Uyghurs
Karamay: China has introduced a new method of surveillance in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: 20 driverless electric patrol vehicles, RFA reported. China began testing its first domestically-manufactured, high-tech patrol car in…
