Top Democrats say US Congress appears to be election interference target
WASHINGTON: The US Congress appears to be the target of a foreign disinformation campaign aimed at influencing lawmakers' activities and...
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Colombia’s COVID-19 cases top 200,000, deaths at nearly 7,000
BOGOTA: Colombia's confirmed cases of coronavirus topped 200,000 on Monday, the health ministry said, while deaths from the disease reached...
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Scaled-down Haj pilgrimage to start Jul 29 amid COVID-19 outbreak
RIYADH: This year's Haj, which has been scaled back dramatically to include only about 1,000 Muslim pilgrims as Saudi Arabia...
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Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100
PARIS: Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published on Monday (Jul 20) that predicts the...
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EU leaders in ‘home stretch’ to recovery deal after days of squabbling
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 6, 2019. BRUSSELS: European...
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Trump willing to work with China on COVID-19 vaccine for US
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday (Jul 21) to work with China or other countries to...
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Brazil COVID-19 death toll surpasses 80,000
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's coronavirus death toll surpassed 80,000 on Monday (Jul 20), according to health ministry figures, as the...
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Football: Brighton ensure top flight survival with Newcastle draw
BRIGHTON: Brighton and Hove Albion made sure of avoiding relegation from the Premier League after a 0-0 home draw with...
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Two more Brazil ministers test positive for coronavirus
BRASILIA: Two more Brazilian government ministers said on Monday (Jul 20) they had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, underscoring...
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South Africa COVID-19 outbreak should be wake-up call for continent: WHO
GENEVA: South Africa's growing COVID-19 epidemic should be an alert to the rest of the continent to strengthen disease surveillance,...
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US congressional Democrats, White House to meet on COVID-19 aid
WASHINGTON: Advisers to President Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats were set to discuss the next steps in responding to...
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Southwest says 28% of workers seek leaves or exits; 2,235 Delta pilots take exit deal
CHICAGO: Southwest Airlines told employees on Monday (Jul 20) that 16,895 of its roughly 60,900 workforce have volunteered for long-term...
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Commentary: More bold measures needed to protect against the job losses heading Singapore’s way
The first quarter domestic unemployment data for this year is the tip of the iceberg since the circuit breaker restrictions...
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EU recovery fund sends shares, euro to four-month highs
World shares and the euro hit their strongest levels since March on Tuesday after European Union leaders sealed a 750...
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First human trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise
LONDON: AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine was safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials in healthy volunteers, data...
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Amber Heard: Johnny Depp ‘threatened to kill me many times’
Actor Johnny Depp "threatened to kill" ex-wife Amber Heard "many times", the US actress has claimed. She described a "three-day...
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Governor Cuomo warns of reopening rollback if New Yorkers continue partying in large groups
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday (Jul 20) that local governments and police departments were failing...
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Indian budget airline IndiGo lays off 10% of staff over pandemic
NEW DELHI: India's largest budget airline IndiGo said on Monday (Jul 20) it was laying off 10 per cent of...
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China says Britain going down ‘wrong path’ over Hong Kong
BEIJING: China warned Monday (Jul 20) that Britain was heading down "a wrong path" as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was...
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UK expected to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty over new security law
LONDON: Britain will on Monday (Jul 20) suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in a further escalation of its...
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