India’s daily Covid-19 deaths near 4,000 as WHO flags concern
MUMBAI: India reported a smaller rise in daily coronavirus infections today, but deaths stayed near the 4,000 mark, with the...
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Hyundai to invest US$7.4 billion in US by 2025, with electric cars in focus
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it planned to invest US$7.4 billion in the United States by 2025...
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Picasso painting sells for US$103 million in New York: Auction house
NEW YORK: Pablo Picasso's "Woman Sitting Near a Window (Marie-Therese)" sold on Thursday (May 14) for US$103.4 million at Christie's...
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Fully vaccinated people can shed masks in most places and travel: US CDC
WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday (May 13) advised that fully vaccinated people do...
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Israel fires artillery into Gaza, Palestinian rocket attacks persist
GAZA: Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday (May 14) against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip...
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Australian telco Telstra fined US$39M for exploiting Indigenous customers
CANBERRA: Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra was fined A$50 million (US$39 million) on Thursday (May 13) for unconscionable conduct...
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Xavi signs new contract with Qatari side Al-Sadd to 2023
BARCELONA: Xavi Hernandez has chosen to extend his stay in charge of Qatari side Al-Sadd for another two years, his...
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Ex-UK leader Cameron faces MP grilling over Greensill lobbying
LONDON: British lawmakers will today get their first chance to quiz former prime minister David Cameron about his controversial lobbying...
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More than 4,000 Indians die of Covid-19 for second straight day
BENGALURU: India recorded more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths for a second straight day today, while infections stayed below 400,000 for...
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Russia calls on Israel to halt settlement activities in Palestinian territories
MOSCOW: Sergei Vershinin, a Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, called on Israel today to “immediately” stop all settlement activities in the...
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China launches more classified Yaogan satellites into orbit
China conducted two launches of classified Yaogan satellites in the last week while much of the world waited to see...
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Ellen DeGeneres to end her TV talk show next year
Nielsen data shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show viewership dropped by 1.1 million people this season, from 2.6 million viewers to...
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Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft under scrutiny again
Little more than six months after Boeing's 737 Max was cleared to fly again by US regulators, the aircraft finds...
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Football: Premier League targets full stadiums next season
LONDON: The Premier League has welcomed the British government's announcement on the easing of lockdown restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Jerusalem crisis: Pleas for calm as violence escalates
Countries worldwide have appealed for calm after days of unrest spiralled into retaliatory attacks by Israel and Palestinians. The US,...
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Philippines records first two cases of Indian Covid-19 variant
MANILA: The Philippines has detected its first two cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India, its health ministry...
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S.Korea’s Moon says ‘time to take action’ on N.Korea ahead of summit with Biden
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he sees his final year in office as the last chance...
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Myanmar counts cost of coup, 100 days on
YANGON: One hundred days after the military seized power in Myanmar, the nun who pleaded for protesters on her knees...
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Opposition chief calls for national lockdown as India’s coronavirus cases cross 20 million
BENGALURU: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a nationwide lockdown as the country’s tally of coronavirus infections surged past...
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Mexico City rail overpass collapses, killing 15 and injuring 70
MEXICO CITY: Fifteen people were killed and 70 hurt when an overpass carrying Mexico City metro train cars partially collapsed...
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