With China tensions rising, US joins Taiwan to mark battle anniversary

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China, which claims Taiwan as its own, has stepped up military activity around the democratic island, moves denounced by Taiwan’s government as an attempt at...

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US Elections 2020: What is an electoral college?

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9788" align="alignnone" width="960"] US President Donald Trump and former US vice president and Democratic nominee Joe Biden Joe Biden. [/caption] The United States is...

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Irish PM to recall parliament as politicians flout Covid-19 guidelines

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

The news came after two days of political turmoil following revelations that swathes of lawmakers and senior politicians attended a parliamentary golf society dinner in...

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US House votes to block Postal reforms seen as threat to mail-in ballots

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted on yesterday to provide the cash-strapped Postal Service with US$25 billion and block policy changes that have...

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Trump struggles to use power of presidency to counter Biden

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

It was a consequence of Trump’s unwillingness to share the limelight, but also a necessary attempt to shift the November campaign from a referendum on...

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‘Ignore’ Trump, Pelosi says, as House debates postal funds

August 22, 2020August 23, 2020

Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers to Washington for the debate over objections from Republicans. President Donald Trump often rails against mail-in ballots, including in a...

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The Berlin NGO behind Kremlin critic Navalny’s rescue

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9664" align="alignnone" width="971"] A general view shows a sign of the Charite Mitte Hospital Complex near the facility, where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny...

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Facebook says more work needed on hate speech as India row mounts

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9671" align="alignnone" width="944"] Facebook has been caught in a growing controversy in its biggest market in terms of users since The Wall Street Journal...

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S.Korea, China hold highest-level talks since Covid-19 outbreak

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9754" align="alignnone" width="966"] China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi (pic), was meeting South Korea’s new national security adviser, Suh Hoon, in the southern port city...

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Republicans to make case for Trump after Democrats endorse Biden

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9674" align="alignnone" width="917"] U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the 2020 Council for National Policy meeting in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 21,...