COVID-19 pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a "swift and massive shock" that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy...
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COVID-19: Hard-hit New York City begins reopening as infection rate falls
NEW YORK: Exactly 100 days after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in New York City, some workers began returning...
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Trump insists no police defunding amid US-wide clamour for reforms
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday (Jun 8) pledged to maintain funding for police departments in the United States amid...
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UAE Mars mission: Hope project a ‘real step forward for exploration’
The first Arab space mission to Mars is preparing to lift off within weeks. Fuelling is due to begin next...
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Britain goes coal free as renewables edge out fossil fuels
Britain is about to pass a significant landmark - at midnight on Wednesday it will have gone two full months...
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Bail set at US$1 million for policeman charged with Floyd murder
MINNEAPOLIS: A Minneapolis judge set a US$1 million bail for police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday (Jun 8) as he...
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Football: Racism ‘only disease right now,’ says Sterling
LONDON: Manchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling on Sunday (Jun 7) insisted that racism is "the only disease right...
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Samsung leader appears in court, awaits decision on whether he’ll be jailed again
SEOUL: The de facto leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y Lee, appeared before a South Korean court on Monday (Jun...
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Formula 1: Russell wins again to lead virtual grand prix series
LONDON: Williams driver George Russell completed a hat-trick of esports wins on Sunday (Jun 7) to knock Ferrari's Charles Leclerc...
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Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump, pandemic tests policy response
TOKYO: Japan's economy braced for its worst postwar slump even as first-quarter GDP contracted less than initially thought, as the...
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New Zealand clears its last COVID-19 case and will lift all coronavirus restrictions
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday (Jun 8) that all COVID-19 measures in the country will...
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China bans players for six months after COVID-19 rules broken
SHANGAI: Six Chinese under-19 internationals have been banned from playing for six months and forced to write self-criticism essays after...
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Minneapolis police to be dismantled: City council
WASHINGTON: The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councilors said late Sunday...
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Singapore Airlines secures US$1 billion additional credit after rights issue
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Monday (Jun 8) that it had secured about US$1 billion in credit facilities, in...
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UK slave trader’s statue toppled in anti-racism protests
LONDON: British protesters tore down the statue of a renowned slave trader on Sunday (Jun 7) and threw it in...
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Alleged sex attacks on schoolgirls in Thailand prompts national reckoning on patriarchy, gender bias
BANGKOK: Last month, a grandmother reported to the police that her 14-year-old granddaughter had been raped over the course of...
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Europeans join global wave of anti-racism protests
MADRID: Calling for racial justice, protesters rallied across Europe on Sunday (Jun 7), joining a wave of demonstrations sparked by...
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Indian chess’s T20 specialist: Teen who took on world champ
On Friday, Nihal Sarin took on Magnus Carlsen in a series of one-minute chess shootouts. At the end of these...
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Counting the cost: Lessons from China’s battle against COVID-19
As the original epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, China was the first to impose a strict lockdown on millions of...
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COVID-19: Chile death toll jumps sharply after new cases added
SANTIAGO: Chile revised its death toll linked to the novel coronavirus outbreak sharply higher on Sunday (Jun 7), adding fatalities...
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