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Iranian factory makes U.S. and Israeli flags to burn
KHOMEIN: Business is booming at Iran’s largest flag factory which makes U.S., British and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn. At the factory in the town of Khomein, southwest of the capital Tehran, young men and women print the
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Why Malaysia depends on India for onions?
KUALA LUMPUR: The Indian onion may be smaller in size than other vegetables but many people especially in the northern states of the country shed tears last year when a shortage in Indian onion supply caused the price to skyrocket.
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Mali plans to increase the size of its army to rein in jihadists
BAMAKO: Mali will increase the size of its army by about 50% in a recruitment drive this year aimed at uprooting jihadist groups, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse said on Wednesday. The plan is to hire 10,000 new soldiers in the
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India backs looser abortion laws in boost for women
NEW DELHI: In a boost to female reproductive rights, India’s cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped. The government said the cabinet had
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Virus anxiety weighs on Asian stocks, boosts safe-haven bid
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slipped while gold and bonds were in demand on Thursday as worries about the spread of a new virus from China sent investors heading for safety. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as expected,
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Samsung & Niio Art Launch Prestigious Global Digital Art Competition Celebrating Visual Arts on ‘The Wall’
Open to artists worldwide, competition will culminate in a first-of-its-kind global exhibition in May SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Samsung Electronics is today announcing the launch of an open call competition in collaboration with Niio, a premium platform for new
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Innodisk Delivers the Future of Automation with CANopen Support
TAIPEI, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Enhanced automation is key to unlocking the fourth industrial revolution and a sure way to improve profitability for corporations around the world. With Innodisk’s introduction of CANopen support in its CAN bus embedded peripherals, Innodisk
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Charles Émond is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Following a thorough and rigorous selection process, the Board of Directors of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has appointed Charles Émond as President and Chief Executive Officer. In accordance with CDPQ’s
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More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicenter as death toll climbs
TOKYO/SHANGHAI: A plane of Japanese evacuees from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived in Tokyo on Thursday as the total number of confirmed deaths from the newly identified pathogen in the country rose by 38 to 170 and infections
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Pakatan Harapan has a long hard road back to restore public trust in government
After nearly 21 months of the historic transition of power in the 14th General Election on May 9, 2018, where PH Government could do no wrong in the first months of power in 2018 but where it could do no
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