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WHO lauds South Africa’s efforts in combating COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG: The World Health Organization (WHO) commended South Africa on Thursday for its determined efforts which have helped curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reported. The global health body said it is greatly encouraged by the ongoing
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Author of ‘Forrest Gump’ novel dies at age of 77 — Mayor of Fairhope city
MOSCOW: Winston Groom, who wrote the famous novel “Forrest Gump,” has died at the age of 77 years, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting the Mayor of the city of Fairhope, Alabama. “It is with great sadness that I share the
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Hurricane Sally weakens to tropical storm, brings ‘historic flooding’ to U.S. Gulf Coast
PENSACOLA: Hurricane Sally uprooted trees, flooded streets and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on Wednesday as it brought what the U.S. National Hurricane Center called “historic and catastrophic” flooding to the Alabama-Florida coast.of up to
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Thailand approves special visa for long-stay foreign tourists
BANGKOK: Thailand’s cabinet today approved in principle a special visa for foreign tourists to stay up to nine months in a bid to revive its tourism industry, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said a cabinet meeting chaired by
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Libya’s UN-backed PM says to step down in October
TRIPOLI: Fayez al Sarraj, the UN-backed prime minister of Libya, on Wednesday announced his intention to step down in October, reported Xinhua news agency. “I call on the Dialogue Committee, which is the body charged with forming the new executive
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US blocks certain imports from China’s Uyghur region
WASHINGTON: The US on Monday blocked the import of certain goods from China’s Xinjiang region over allegations that they were manufactured using forced labour in Beijing’s Uyghur re-education camps, Anadolu Agency reported. The banned items include cotton, computer parts, apparel
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S. Korea to invest US$2.3 bln to develop drones for military use
SEOUL: South Korea plans to invest 2.7 trillion won (US$2.3 billion) in the next 10 years to develop drones for military use, the arms procurement agency said Tuesday. Under the plan, the country will develop various drones to carry out
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Trump visits California, Biden talks climate change as wildfires take campaign focus
LAS VEGAS/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will travel to California on Monday to be briefed about its devastating wildfires while Democratic rival Joe Biden plans a speech on the matter from Delaware, bringing climate change to the forefront
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Microsoft says ByteDance refused to sell it TikTok’s US operations
MOSCOW: ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, will not be selling parts of TikTok’s operations to Microsoft, reported Sputnik news agency. “ByteDance let us know today they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft. We
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Israeli delegation flies to Washington to sign normalisation deals
JERUSALEM: An Israeli delegation headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on Sunday night to Washington to sign normalisation deals with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, reported Xinhua news agency. The delegation includes also the chief of Israel’s
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