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Thousands protest against the crackdown in Lebanon’s capital
Thousands of Lebanese people took to the streets in Beirut yesterday to protest against the potential nomination of Saad Hariri as prime minister and in defiance of the violent crackdown on demonstrators by security forces the previous night. Riot police had used tear gas
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Tax revenue remains a ‘catch-up’ game in boosting govt coffers
KUALA LUMPUR: More than a year after Malaysia shifted its consumption tax system back to the Sales and Services Tax (SST), a lot more needs to be done in order to boost government revenue by other means and further reduce
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Amazon Singapore Collaborates With Non-profit Organisation Blessings in a Bag to Deliver Smiles to Less Privileged Children
SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – This holiday season, Amazon Singapore collaborates with Blessings in a Bag (BIAB), a volunteer-driven non-profit organisation that focuses on bridging the gap between communities that have and those that don’t, to deliver smiles
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SW China’s Chengdu to set up 11 industrial sub-funds, expecting to raise $1 billion
CHENGDU, China, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On Thursday, the 2019 Western China Capital Innovation Summit, guided by Chengdu Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau and hosted by Chengdu Media Group and organized by National Business Daily, was held at Tianfu International
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Major nations snub calls for climate action as UN summit wraps up
MADRID: A handful of major states resisted pressure yesterday to ramp up efforts to combat global warming as a UN climate summit ground to a close, angering smaller countries and a growing protest movement that is pushing for emergency action.
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Welcoming new lawmakers, Johnson vows a speedy Brexit
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will welcome 109 new Conservative lawmakers to Parliament today, promising to honour his election pledges to get Brexit done as soon as possible and boost funding to the state health service. After winning a commanding
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Dozens injured as activists clash with Delhi police in citizenship law protests
NEW DELHI: More than 100 activists protesting against a new Indian citizenship law were injured in New Delhi yesterday as they clashed with police who used tear gas and baton charges to disperse demonstrators at a major university. Prime Minister
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Sleek Extends its Seed Round to USD $5m and Accelerates in Hong Kong
SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sleek, a cloud-based corporate service provider, today announced the extension to USD 5M of its seed round, led by private investors Pierre Lorinet and Fabio Blom, and MI8, an Asia focused European backed private
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New DHL x CASETiFY Collection Gives A Glimpse into the Next 50 Years of DHL
HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Commemorating the 50th anniversary of DHL, CASETiFY teamed up with the international express service provider to introduce a special edition collection of tech accessories, debuting online and in pop-ups all
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Philippines looks for survivors after quake levels trade building
MANILA: Rescue teams in the southern Philippines searched for signs of life today in a collapsed shopping centre after a powerful earthquake that killed at least three people and wounded dozens more. Disaster response officials said five people were believed
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