India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps over ‘security’ concerns

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[caption id="attachment_3469" align="alignnone" width="937"] A person holds a smartphone with Tik Tok logo displayed. [/caption] NEW DELHI: India on Monday (Jun 29) banned 59 Chinese...

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Gilead prices COVID-19 drug candidate remdesivir at US$2,340 per patient

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3481" align="alignnone" width="895"] FILE PHOTO: Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company in California. [/caption] CALIFORNIA: Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday (Jun 29) priced its COVID-19...

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Cricket: Sri Lanka probes allegations 2011 World Cup final was fixed

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3592" align="alignnone" width="873"] Indian cricketers celebrate after beating Sri Lanka in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. [/caption] COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has ordered a...

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Betelgeuse: Nearby ‘supernova’ star’s dimming explained

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020

Astronomers say big cool patches on a "supergiant" star close to Earth were behind its surprise dimming last year. [caption id="attachment_3558" align="alignnone" width="879"] Artwork: Betelgeuse...

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Shell to take up to US$22 billion writedown after climate review

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday said it will write down the value of its assets by up to US$22 billion after lowering its long-term outlook...

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French ex-PM Fillon faces verdict in fraud trial

June 28, 2020June 29, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3462" align="alignnone" width="920"] Francois Fillon was widely tipped to win the 2017 French presidential election when the fake jobs scandal broke. [/caption] PARIS: A...

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EU, Britain intensify talks on post-Brexit future

June 28, 2020June 29, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3466" align="alignnone" width="914"] FILE PHOTO: UK negotiator David Frost and his European Union counterpart Michel Barnier at the start of the first round of...

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Australia PM says reopenings of internal borders will support jobs

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3455" align="alignnone" width="895"] The Sydney Opera House is seen following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

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Mississippi votes to remove Confederate symbol from state flag

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3452" align="alignnone" width="907"] File photo of the Mississippi state flag, which features the Confederate flag. [/caption] JACKSON: Lawmakers in Mississippi voted on Sunday (Jun...

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Brazil has record week for COVID-19 cases

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_3448" align="alignnone" width="943"] Pedestrians, some wearing protective face masks, walk through a street market in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO:...