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Vietnam upgrades US to highest diplomatic status as hedge against China
Washington: US President Joe Biden arrived in Hanoi in Vietnam after a successful stint at the G20 summit in New Delhi and secured deals with the South East Asian on semiconductors and…
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South Korea to work closely with Morocco for support over devastating earthquake
Seoul: South Korea’s foreign ministry on Sunday said it will closely cooperate with Morocco and the international community to provide necessary support for the North African country over a massive earthquake. On…
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Musk’s ex-partner Grimes demands to see her son, in now deleted X post
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s ex-partner Canadian singer Grimes (Claire Boucher) has demanded to see her son in a since-deleted X (formerly Twitter) post. She demanded to see her son in response to…
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SK hynix opens probe into use of its chips in Huawei’s new phone
Seoul: SK hynix has kicked off an internal investigation into how its memory chips ended up in a new smartphone made by Huawei Technologies. Bloomberg News previously reported that the South Korean…
- Pakistan
Afghan weapons in terror hands, Pakistan warns of regional instability
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday drew the world’s attention toward the danger posed by the weapons abandoned by the US following its hasty withdrawal from war-torn Afghanistan, saying the weapons have reached terrorists.…
- India
India hopes to steer itself as global leader with G20 Summit in Delhi: US media
Washington: The two-day G20 Summit set to begin in New Delhi on September 9 is a great opportunity for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bolster his country’s position as a global leader…
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New Zealand’s filled jobs up 1.1%: Statistics
Wellington: Filled jobs in New Zealand increased 1.1 per cent, or 24,946 jobs, for the quarter ending in June 2023, the statistics department said on Thursday. Stats NZ said the increase follows…
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Australian government declares war on feral cats
Canberra: Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek on Thursday declared war on feral cats in a bid to protect iconic native species from extinction. Plibersek on Thursday launched a…
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Typhoon Yun-yeung approaches Japan
Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Thursday said that typhoon Yun-yeung formed over the seas south of the country is likely to hit the eastern Pacific Ocean side and make landfall…
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Indian-origin man sentenced for causing workplace death in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin forklift operator was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail in Singapore for his negligence, which led to a workplace fatality, the city-state’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said, releasing a…
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Netflix techie who went missing after taking Uber ride in San Francisco found dead
San Francisco: A Netflix software engineer, who mysteriously disappeared after taking an Uber ride in the US, has died by suicide at the San Francisco Bay last week, media reports said. According…
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US NSA seeks more info about chip in new Huawei smartphones
Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has revealed that the Joe Biden government seeks to know more about the new, ‘made in China’ Huawei chipset used in the Mate 60 Pro…
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2 new studies suggest BA.2.86 less immune-evasive than feared
New York: Amid fresh concerns of Covid-19 due to the new highly mutant Omicron sub variant BA.2.86, two new studies from the US have confirmed that it is less contagious as well…
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China bans some govt officials from using iPhones: Report
Hong Kong: Amid the escalating rivalry between the US and China, the Xi Jinping government has reportedly barred officials from using Apple iPhones at work, the media reported on Wednesday. Beijing has…
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Will only agree India trade deal approach that works for UK, says Rishi Sunak
London: The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are “progressing” and Britain will only agree to a pact that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Rishi…
