Ukraine warns of powerful response to Russian attacks
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Moscow on Tuesday (Aug 23) of a powerful response if Russian forces carry out...
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Dollar hits 5-week high on hawkish Fed, euro slips on gas woes
TOKYO : The U.S. dollar hit a fresh five-week high versus major peers on Monday after more Federal Reserve officials...
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Australia PM to release report into predecessor’s secret ministries on Tuesday
SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will release a report on Tuesday from the solicitor general on his...
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Pope ‘concerned’ after Nicaraguan bishop detained
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Sunday he was “concerned” by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in...
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Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia’s Jokowi says
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin both plan to attend the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November,...
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Scamacca opens West Ham account in Conference League win
PARIS: Gianluca Scamacca scored his first West Ham goal on Thursday to help secure a 3-1 win over Danish minnows...
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Ukraine war: Damage to nuclear plant would be suicide – UN chief
UN Secretary General António Guterres has said he is "gravely concerned" about fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern...
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R. Kelly trial: Singer has dark side hidden from public – prosecutor
R. Kelly has a "dark" and "hidden" side that the public rarely saw during his career, prosecutors said at the...
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Britain launches trade system for developing countries
LONDON : Britain has launched a scheme to extend tariff cuts to hundreds of products, such as clothes and food,...
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Bolsonaro, Lula to launch campaigns in Brazil
SAO PAULO: The race for Brazil’s October elections officially opens today with duelling campaign events by far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro...
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US, South Korea, Japan hold missile defence exercise with eye on N. Korea, China
SEOUL: The United States, South Korea and Japan participated in a ballistic missile defence exercise off Hawaii’s coast last week,...
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Sri Lanka’s ousted president expected to fly to Thailand, say sources
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand tomorrow, seeking temporary shelter in a second...
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Badminton: Amid a tough 2022, world champion Loh Kean Yew is in search of his ‘better self’
SINGAPORE: Just a year ago, Loh Kean Yew was ranked 40th in the world. Eliminated in the group stages of...
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Taiwanese foreign minister warns China preparing for invasion
TAIPEI: Taiwan's foreign minister said today that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against US House...
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Chinese cities in Tibet begin mass Covid testing, Hainan cluster grows
SHANGHAI: Parts of Tibet are running mass Covid-19 testing today, including the Chinese autonomous region's two largest cities, to fight...
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Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing to open first GU discount clothing store in U.S
TOKYO : Japan's Fast Retailing, the owner of global clothing chain Uniqlo, said on Thursday it would open its first...
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Australia’s winter Covid-19 wave may have peaked early, says health minister
SYDNEY: Australia's Covid-19 winter outbreak fuelled by the new Omicron sub-variants BA.4/5 may have peaked early, Health Minister Mark Butler...
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Pelosi vows support to denuclearise N.Korea, plans to visit Korea border
SEOUL : US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart vowed today to support efforts to...
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UK leadership frontrunner Truss U-turns on public sector pay plans
LONDON: Liz Truss, the frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister, today scrapped a plan to tailor public sector pay...
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Ex-Masters champion Reed headlines Singapore, Korea Asian Tour events
SINGAPORE: Former US Masters champion Patrick Reed will headline events in Singapore and South Korea as part of the Asian...
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