US to sell Taiwan US$180 million worth of torpedoes

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[caption id="attachment_1511" align="alignnone" width="717"] A Lafayette-class frigate of the Taiwan navy taking part in an exercise off the southern naval base of Tsoying in 2014....

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Woman wins Picasso painting worth €1m in raffle

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

An Italian woman has won a painting by Pablo Picasso, worth about €1m (£900,000; $1.1m), in a raffle after being given the ticket as a...

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US Senate passes bill that could delist some Chinese firms

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

The US Senate has passed a bill that could block some Chinese companies from selling shares on American stock exchanges. Chinese online retail giant Alibaba...

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Coronavirus: Universities fear fall in lucrative overseas students

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

Which sector of the economy do you think is being hardest hit by the coronavirus - construction, retail, transport or catering? [caption id="attachment_1474" align="alignnone" width="651"]...

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US warns India of China ‘aggression’ at border

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1504" align="alignleft" width="701"] More mellow times in 2019 as Indian and Chinese border troops do yoga together at the Nathu La Pass. [/caption] WASHINGTON:...

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UK interest in online casinos at ‘all-time high’ in lockdown

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

Search interest in online casinos has hit an all-time high in the UK since lockdown began, data shows. Google Trends shows gambling has moved online...

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Africa didn’t dither but faces long coronavirus fight

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

I spent a recent evening following a handful of South African policemen as they patrolled the dark, narrow streets of Alexandra township on the edge...

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Coronavirus: World sees highest daily increase in virus cases – WHO

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is a long way from being over amid the largest daily...

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Coronavirus: Time running out on track and trace, NHS leaders warn

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

Time is running out to finalise a track and trace strategy that would avoid a potential second surge in coronavirus cases, NHS leaders have said....

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Australian states split over opening borders for domestic tourism

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People stroll through a park in front of the Sydney Opera House amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney,...