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US-China relations heading for turbulent times
KUALA LUMPUR: The China-US relationship is likely to undergo years of turbulence amid rising tensions between the two nations to become world’s top economy, an academician said. According to Professor Gao Jian, Secretary-General of Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and
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Hong Kong’s extradition bill is dead
Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the territory’s biggest political crisis in decades was dead, admitting that the government’s work on the bill had been a “total failure”. The bill, which would have
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Delhi water crisis: The haves get limitless water, the poor fight for every drop
NEW DELHI: In this teeming capital city of more than 20 million people, a worsening drought is amplifying the vast inequality between India’s rich and poor. The politicians, civil servants and corporate lobbyists who live in substantial houses and apartments
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Young girls enslaved in Bangladesh’s brothels
After five years in the brothel, Labonni stopped dreaming of being rescued. Ever since she had been sold to a madam at 13 years old, customers had promised to help her escape. None had followed through. Over time, their faces
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Earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Maluku Islands
A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Maluku Islands on Sunday, prompting a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.9 earthquake was centred 185km southeast of Manado at a depth of 24km. “The tsunami early warning
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‘Dead man’ wakes up at own funeral
NEW DELHI: A man who had been declared dead by doctors last Monday, July 1, woke up just right before his body was supposed to be buried. Upon seeing Mohammad Furqan’s body move during the funeral ceremony, his family immediately
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Trump – Qatar emir meet on July 9
DUBAI:Qatar’s ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on July 9 to exchange views on the latest regional and international developments, Qatar’s state news agency said on Saturday. The White House
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China briefed by US on latest Trump-Kim meet
BEIJING: China has received a briefing from the US on the latest meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, China’s Foreign Ministry said today, in a call between two senior diplomats. Trump became the
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India’s budget: Pressure on Central Bank to spur growth
NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s annual budget statement yesterday included measures aimed at improving the investment climate but lacked any direct steps to stimulate a sagging economy, adding to pressure on the central bank to provide more immediate help. Finance
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Are parts of India becoming too hot for humans?
Intense heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible humanitarian crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable. Heat waves in
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