Few plea bargains in US Capitol riot cases as prosecutors stand firm

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[caption id="attachment_13638" align="alignnone" width="1000"] File picture shows Pro-Trump protesters storming the Capitol Building in Washington DC, January 6, 2021. [/caption] WASHINGTON: Nearly four months after...

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Gazans survey damage as Israel-Palestinian ceasefire holds

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

Palestinian supporters of the Hamas movement celebrate after a ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip,...

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China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13648" align="alignright" width="705"] China’s Internet watchdog said on May 21, 2021 that Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in...

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IOC President Bach to visit Japan from Jul 12 ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021

TOKYO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan from Jul 12, ahead of the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, according to...

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Vaccines effective against COVID-19 variants but overseas travel still not safe: WHO

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021

COPENHAGEN: Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains "fragile" and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization's Europe director warned on Thursday (May 20),...

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Football: Players’ views must be respected, Solskjaer says after Palestine flag display

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13625" align="alignright" width="699"] Manchester United's Paul Pogba (left) and Amad Diallo hold up the flag of Palestine after the English Premier League football match...

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Bitcoin tumbles below US$40,000 after China issues warning

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

BEIJING: Bitcoin plunged below US$40,000 for the first time in more than three months on Wednesday (May 19) after China said cryptocurrencies would not be...

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Ceasefire still elusive in Israel-Gaza fighting

May 18, 2021May 19, 2021

GAZA: Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants kept up cross-border rocket fire, with no firm sign on Wednesday (May 19) of any...

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Vietnam shuts industrial parks housing Foxconn plants after COVID-19 outbreak

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13616" align="alignleft" width="640"] FILE PHOTO: Medical workers in protective suits stand outside a quarantined building amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Jan...

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Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

TOKYO: A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics, saying that hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country...