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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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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Sakkari stuns Serena at Western and Southern Open
NEW YORK: Serena Williams was sent spinning out of the Western and Southern Open by Maria Sakkari yesterday after the...
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Pompeo convention speech for Trump from Jerusalem sparks criticism, investigation
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised President Donald Trump's foreign policy record in a Republican National Convention speech...
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Melania Trump offers sympathy on coronavirus, racial suffering in convention speech
WASHINGTON: First lady Melania Trump urged voters to re-elect her husband during a impassioned speech to the Republican National Convention...
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From Ballon d’Or to abject humiliation: Why Messi seeks pastures new
MADRID: When Lionel Messi won an unprecedented sixth Ballon d'Or in December last year, the speculation had already begun over...
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JDT’s Safawi Rasid receives offer from Portimonense SC in Portugal
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) Safawi Rasid could be the next Malaysian footballer to play in the European league,...
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