Eyeing China, Taiwan urges alliance against ‘aggressive actions’
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called today for an alliance of democracies to defend against “aggressive actions” and protect freedom,...
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India records highest coronavirus deaths in more than a month
MUMBAI: India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month today, even as new infections...
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Australia’s virus hot spot state to deepen contact tracing
SYDNEY: The Australian state at the centre of the country's second wave coronavirus outbreak is deepening its contact tracing programme...
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New virus cases knock hopes of reviving South-east Asia’s holiday hotspots
BALI: A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100...
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HK residents arrested at sea ‘will have to be dealt with’ by mainland China, says Lam
HONG KONG: Twelve people from Hong Kong arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum will “have to...
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Tennis: Djokovic urges angry fanbase not to turn on US Open line judge
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic has pleaded for compassion for the line judge he struck in the throat with a ball...
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Scorched earth: Record 2 million acres burned due to California wildfires
A three-day heat wave brought triple-digit temperatures to much of the state during Labor Day weekend. Wildfires have burned a...
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Greece to bolster defence sector as tensions with NATO ally Turkey rise
Greece, which emerged from its third international bailout in 2018 and has been struggling with the economic impact of the...
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Trump again raises idea of separating US and Chinese economies
Trump, who long touted friendly ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he sought to make good on promises to...
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Australian media firms pull journalists from China over security worries, reports ABC
SYDNEY: Two Australian media firms have rushed two of their China-based reporters from the country after police there demanded interviews...
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Second seed Kenin crashes out of US Open
NEW YORK: Second seed Sofia Kenin of the United States was sent crashing out of the US Open on Monday,...
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Striking trainee doctors return to work as S. Korea battles second virus wave
SEOUL: Thousands of trainee doctors in South Korea returned to work today after ending a more than two-week strike as...
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Police break up fights between demonstrators and arrest two outside Portland, Oregon
SALEM: Police broke up scuffles between supporters of President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter activists and arrested at least...
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China accuses Indian troops of firing warning shots in border dispute
BEIJING: China accused Indian troops of violating a bilateral agreement and firing warning shots in the air during a confrontation...
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Spain, India crash through coronavirus milestones
MADRID: Spain passed the landmark figure of 500,000 coronavirus infections yesterday as India reopened some metro lines despite becoming the...
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Trump calls Biden ‘stupid,’ demands apology for challenging him on vaccines
WASHINGTON: Republican President Donald Trump, accused by Joe Biden of putting lives at risk in his handling of the coronavirus,...
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Tennis: Unranked Pironkova overcomes Cornet to move into US Open quarters
NEW YORK: Tsvetana Pironkova continued her dream run at the US Open when the Bulgarian beat France's Alize Cornet 6-4...
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China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly
Health officials have been concerned about whether experimental vaccines could safely protect the elderly, whose immune systems usually react less...
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Russia releases first batch of Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V into public
The Russian health ministry registered the first vaccine against Covid-19, named Sputnik V, on August 11. The first batch of...
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Golf: Johnson wins Tour Championship and US$15 million FedEx Cup playoff crown
WASHINGTON: World number one Dustin Johnson capped a two-under-par 68 with a birdie at the last to seal a three-stroke...
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