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Gunfire, burning vehicles in Mexican city, officials deny gang leader held
MEXICO CITY: Gunmen blocked roads with burning vehicles and exchanged fire with security forces in a central Mexican city yesterday, while security officials denied that a wanted gang leader had been captured. The brazen skirmishes in the city of Celaya
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Dutch Court postpones MH17 crash hearings until March 23
AMSTERDAM: The Hague District Court today decided to postpone the hearings in the case of the Flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine in 2014 until March 23, reported Sputnik news agency. The hearings began at the Schiphol Judicial Complex yesterday.
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Tokyo Olympics may be postponed – Japan Organising Committee Board
MOSCOW: The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo may be postponed by one to two years because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Sputnik news quoted the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing Japanese organising committee board member Haruyuki Takahashi. “I don’t think
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Absen Expands Fixed Indoor LED Display Portfolio with KL Series
SHENZHEN, China, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Absen (SZSE: 300389), the global leader in LED display solutions, recently announced the launch of KL series, a fixed indoor product with a perfect balance of excellent visual performance, ease of operation and
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MH17: Dutch prosecutors accuse Russia of trying to sabotage probe
NETHERLANDS: Dutch prosecutors accused Russia yesterday, of trying to sabotage the investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine in 2014, saying this cast “a dark shadow” over the impending trial of four suspects in the crash.
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Wynn Macau Remains Only Resort Worldwide To Win 8 Forbes Five-Star Awards For Fourth Consecutive Year
MACAU, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — For the fourth consecutive year, Wynn Macau has retained its position as the only resort in the world with eight Five-Star awards on the 2020 Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) Star Rating list. With a
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Steel futures gain traction as Argus-linked LME steel contract marks birthday
SINGAPORE, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The London Metal Exchange (LME) launched its fob China hot-rolled coil (HRC) contract a year ago. The contract traded 67,109 lots in its first year — the majority of this since November — with
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JC Jewels First Jeweler in Australia to Adopt Sarine Diamond Journey™ & Light™ Performance with Sarine Profile™
HOD HASHARON, Israel, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore Exchange Mainboard listed, Israeli diamond tech company Sarine Technologies Ltd (“Sarine”) (U77:SI), an Israeli diamond technology company in the development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of precision technology products for the evaluation,
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Australia unveils USD$1.56 billion health package to fight coronavirus
SYDNEY: Australia announced a A$2.4 billion (US$1.56 billion) health package today, that proposes setting up fever clinics and offering cost-free facilities for people to consult doctors over video calls, as it combats the spread of the coronavirus. Australia has been
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World’s last female white giraffe, calf killed by poachers in Kenya
They were among the rarest giraffes to walk the planet, and now they are gone. The remains of two stunning white giraffes that lived at a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary were found in a skeletal state, rangers at the Ishaqbini Hirola
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