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Exclusive: Amazon faces new antitrust challenge from Indian online sellers – legal documents

A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S....
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Singapore’s manufacturing output declines 8.4% in July

SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output continued its decline in July, with demand down in most clusters apart from precision engineering, according...
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Singapore’s research and innovation key in fight against COVID-19, creation of growth opportunities: Heng Swee Keat

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s research and innovation efforts have been critical in the fight against the novel coronavirus, and will help create...
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UK govt changes its mind on masks in English schools

LONDON: The government has reversed policy on wearing facemasks in schools in England, sparking fresh criticism about its handling of...
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US firms in Shanghai say WeChat ban could hit competitiveness, revenue: survey

U.S. companies based in the financial hub of Shanghai said Washington's planned ban on Chinese messaging app WeChat could badly...
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Xiaomi posts revenue growth in Q2 despite headwinds in key markets

Xiaomi Corp reported a 3.1per cent rise in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as overseas demand for its premium smartphones rose...
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Frustrated Serena compares loss to ‘dating a guy that you know sucks’

NEW YORK: Serena Williams likened the frustration she felt in yesterday's shock defeat by Maria Sakkari at the Western and...
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Cops, protesters clash for 3rd night over black man’s shooting in Wisconsin’s Kenosha

A group of protesters walked toward a fence that was put in place Tuesday around the courthouse and started shaking...
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Berlin bans weekend protests against anti-coronavirus measures

Authorities in the capital cited a rally against Covid-19 restrictions on August 1 during which participants ignored mask-wearing and distancing...
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Wisconsin unrest flares for second night over police shooting of Black man

KENOSHA: Police firing tear gas clashed with protesters in a second night of unrest and arson in Kenosha, Wisconsin, triggered...
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Thai protest boycotts force businesses to pick sides

BANGKOK: The owner of Burger King's franchise in Thailand became the latest company on Wednesday (Aug 26) to bow to...
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‘Dear Lionel’: Australian team tries to entice Messi Down Under

SYDNEY: Footballing minnows Adelaide United issued a long-shot bid to entice superstar Lionel Messi to join its ranks today, touting...
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China warns of ‘shadow’ over ties with Australia, tells it to stop whining

Wang Xining, deputy head of mission for the Chinese Embassy in Australia, is seen at the National Press Club in...
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Mike Pompeo to have closed-door meetings with royal family in Bahrain, UAE’s top officials

In Manama, Pompeo is expected to meet with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and his son, Crown Prince Salman...
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Suicide bombers in Philippine attack were militants’ widows, army says

MANILA: Two female suicide attackers who carried out a double bombing in the southern Philippines were the widows of militants...
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India’s coronavirus cases top 3.2 million

MUMBAI: India recorded more than 60,000 cases of Covid-19 for the eighth day in a row today, as total cases...
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LONDON: Briton Johanna Konta's decision to appoint Thomas Hogstedt as her coach to replace Dimitri Zavialoff is a “weird choice”...
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Too soon to talk about post-Abe era, says Japan spokesman

TOKYO: It is too early to talk about the next political era after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe because his...
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Myanmar reports biggest daily rise in virus infections

YANGON: Myanmar reported 70 new coronavirus infections today, the South-east Asian nation's biggest daily rise, amid a recent resurgence of...
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Kyrgios says unbeaten Djokovic took ‘the L’ on Adria Tour

Kyrgios has been taking pot shots at Djokovic and other tennis players who have breached social distancing guidelines since the...
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