New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China passes national security law
WELLINGTON: New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light...
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Trump names contrarian colonel as Germany envoy amid pullout
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday named an outspoken critic of US military deployments as ambassador to Germany, as he...
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for use by end of year, US says
REUTERS: Moderna's vaccine against COVID-19 could be ready for widespread use by the end of this year, US and company...
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US, Australia open talks focused on China
WASHINGTON: The United States and Australia on Monday (Jul 27) opened top-level talks in which they are expected to seek...
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Dickson Yeo: China ‘not aware’ of case, says US should stop using ‘espionage issue’ to smear it
BEIJING: China on Monday (Jul 27) said it was not aware of the case involving Singaporean Dickson Yeo and urged...
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COVID-19 pandemic to bring surge in child wasting cases: UN
PARIS: The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic will see nearly 7 million more children experience...
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Trump wears mask, voices hope on COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina
MORRISVILLE, North Carolina: President Donald Trump wore a mask and talked up the possibility of a coronavirus vaccine by the...
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Hydrogen champion Hyundai races to electric as Tesla takes off
Hyundai Motor Co, an early backer of hydrogen cars, has watched the electric rise of Tesla, including on its home...
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Peru says more than 900 girls, women feared dead since COVID-19 pandemic began
LIMA: A staggering more than 900 girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since the COVID-19 confinement...
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CONCACAF unveils rejigged qualifying format for 2022 World Cup
REUTERS: CONCACAF has unveiled a new qualification format for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after COVID-19 forced a rejig...
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Lawyers for Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou demand release of Canadian spy documents
OTTAWA: Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on Monday (Jul 27) demanded the release of unredacted Canadian spy service documents...
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UK deals new blow to Spanish tourism, Spanish PM says London made an ‘error’
MADRID: Britain made a mistake when it decided at the weekend to slap a quarantine on people travelling from Spain,...
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Football: Brighton snap up Adam Lallana on free transfer from Liverpool
REUTERS: Brighton & Hove Albion have signed midfielder Adam Lallana on a free transfer from champions Liverpool, the Premier League...
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Mexico has 395,489 total COVID-19 cases, 44,022 deaths: Johns Hopkins
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers are pictured while patients recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being released from the "Tierra...
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Intel ousts its chief engineer, shakes up technical group after delays
Intel Corp's Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala is departing, part of a move in which a key technology unit will...
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First French fighter jets head to India after purchase
PARIS: The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets purchased by New Delhi in a controversial multibillion-dollar...
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Honduras seizes 900kg of cocaine in joint op with Colombia
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras said on Monday (Jul 27) it had seized 900 kilos (1,984 pounds) of cocaine in a joint operation...
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France reports 2,551 new COVID-19 cases over the last three days
PARIS: France's new confirmed COVID-19 cases were up by a daily average of 850 over the last three days, a...
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UK PM Johnson commits US$2.6 billion in cycling and walking health drive
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to spend £2 billion (US$2.6 billion) on walking and cycling projects in England,...
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Republican Senator Cotton criticised for ‘necessary evil’ slavery comment
Senator Tom Cotton on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jul 16, 2019. WASHINGTON: Republican US Senator Tom Cotton came...
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