Australia reports first monkeypox case in traveller from Britain
SYDNEY: Australia on Friday reported its first monkeypox case in a traveller who recently returned from Britain, while a probable...
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Biden greets Kim, but says US ‘prepared’ for North Korea weapons test
SEOUL: Before President Joe Biden left South Korea for Japan today, he offered a brief message to Kim Jong Un,...
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Maclaren hits extra-time winner as City advance to grand final
Jamie Maclaren struck two minutes into extra-time to take Melbourne City into an A-League grand final meeting with Western United...
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Hyundai Motor Group to invest US$5.5 billion to build EV, battery facilities in US
WASHINGTON: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday (May 20) it plans to invest about US$5.54 billion to build...
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Nato assures Ukraine open-ended military support against Russia
KYIV: Nato on Sunday pledged open-ended military support for Ukraine, as Finland hailed its “historic” bid to join the alliance...
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Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results
BEIRUT: Iran-backed Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of...
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S Korea central bank chief says policy to depend on current data
SEOUL : South Korea's new central bank chief said on Monday the country's future monetary policy would be largely dependent...
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Child confirmed dead as Japan boat accident toll rises to 11
TOKYO: Japanese rescuers today confirmed the death of a child in a weekend sightseeing boat accident, raising the death toll...
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Star Awards Best Actress winner Huang Biren had COVID-19 days before event
Huang Biren may have picked up a Best Actress trophy at this year’s Star Awards on Sunday (Apr 24), but...
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Top US officials visit Kyiv as Mariupol ‘on the brink’
KYIV: The United States’ top diplomat and defence chief were in Ukraine’s capital yesterday, Kyiv said, making the first high-level...
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Beijing Covid-19 spike prompts mass testing, panic buying
BEIJING: Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing today, as long queues for compulsory mass testing...
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Kremlin asks why Zelenskyy is not seeing its proposal
LONDON: The Kremlin said on Thursday (Apr 21) that Moscow was still waiting for Ukraine's response to Russia's latest written...
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Florida pension leader praises Musk’s Twitter bid, criticizes poison pill
A Florida official praised Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter Inc and said pension officials will tell the company its...
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Ukraine’s Svitolina says anti-war Russians, Belarusians should not face ban
Elina Svitolina said Russian and Belarusian players who denounce Moscow's invasion of her country Ukraine should be allowed to participate...
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Toshiba to solicit proposals on strategic alternatives, including privatisation
TOKYO : Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has resolved to solicit proposals on strategic alternatives, including privatisation of the...
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Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness promo has an interesting callback to Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man 2. Watch
A promotional campaign features Wong (Benedict Wong) and Doctor Strange's Cloak of Levitation. It has a nice bit of callback...
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Top Putin ally says Russia will capture Mariupol today
MOSCOW: A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces will seize the last main stronghold of resistance...
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Indonesia March exports, imports hit record highs amid commodity boom
JAKARTA : Indonesia's exports and imports hit record highs in March amid rising commodity prices due to the impacts of...
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Ukraine says Russia wants to ‘destroy’ Donbas as Mariupol prepares final defence
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of wanting to “destroy” the entire eastern region of Donbas, as the last...
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Covid-shaming pits neighbour against neighbour in locked-down Shanghai
SHANGHAI: The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above...
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