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Facebook user sentenced to two years in jail for abusing freedom, democracy rights
HANOI: A Facebook account owner in Hanoi was sentenced last Thursday to two years in prison for posting false information that affected businesses and harmed the stock market. Dang Nhu Quynh, 42, was found guilty of “abusing the rights to
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New PM Rishi Sunak pledges to lead Britain out of economic crisis
LONDON: Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister in two months on Tuesday and pledged to lead the country out of a profound economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics. Sunak quickly reappointed Jeremy Hunt as his finance minister in a
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BBC marks 100 years facing questions about its future
ON November 14, 1922, the clipped tones of the BBC’s director of programmes, Arthur Burrows, crackled across the airwaves.“This is 2LO, Marconi House, London calling,” he announced, and with that, public service broadcasting in Britain was born. One hundred years
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Iraq elects new president and premier, ending stalemate
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election in October last year. The presidency, traditionally occupied by a
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Ex-Texas cop charged for shooting teen eating hamburger
SAN ANTONIO: A now-former San Antonio police officer was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault by a peace officer for shooting and gravely wounding a teen who was eating a hamburger in his car in a McDonald’s parking
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Analysis: India sharpens stand on Ukraine war but business as usual with Russia
NEW DELHI: India is articulating its position against the Ukraine war more robustly to counter criticism that it is soft on Russia, but it still has not held Moscow responsible for the invasion and will not alter its policy on
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Police: Oakland high school shooting wounds 6 adults
OAKLAND, Calif: At least six adults were wounded in a shooting at a school campus in Oakland on Wednesday, with at least some of the victims found inside the school, authorities said. The shooting took place around 12:45 p.m. at
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PM Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque here, one of the world’s largest mosques. Upon arrival, the prime minister was received by Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque director-general Dr Yousif Al Obeidli
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Elon Musk tops Forbes list of 400 wealthiest Americans
WASHINGTON: Tech billionaire Elon Musk topped Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest people in the United States on Tuesday, far outstripping the country’s second-wealthiest person. The magazine estimated Musk’s net worth at more than US$251 billion, far beyond second-place holder,
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In dry run to save earth, NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid on Monday
HOUSTON (United States): NASA is going to smash a spacecraft into an asteroid purposely on Monday at 7.14 pm local time (1214GMT) in a first-of-its-kind mission to protect the Earth. The project, called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), will
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