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Maharashtra invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into India
Mumbai: India’s richest state Maharashtra has invited U.S. electric-car maker Tesla Inc, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering the country next year. In a tweet here on Thursday, state tourism and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and
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Trump walks off interview, posts online before air date
ANKARA: US President Donald Trump posted a full interview Thursday before its air date, in which he suddenly walks out while talking with a journalist, Anadolu Agency reported. In an interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl first asks Trump
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Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters
LAGOS: Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces. Fires burned across Lagos and
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Obama warns Democrats must vote in record numbers to ensure Biden victory
WASHINGTON: US voters must turn out in record numbers to make sure that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins such a decisive victory that President Donald Trump cannot contest it, former president Barack Obama told a rally in Philadelphia in
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Trump says to remove Sudan from State Sponsors Terrorism List
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would remove Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list after Sudan pays US$335 million to American victims, reported Xinhua news agency. “GREAT news! New government of Sudan, which is
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PM Phuc: Entry to Vietnam must be closely controlled
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday called for close control over entry into Vietnam at all border gates in order for the country to fulfil the twin goals of fighting COVID-19 and posting socio-economic development. During an online meeting with
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New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most diverse ever
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of colour, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women. The ruling Labour Party was handed a resounding mandate in the
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Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment
RAMALLAH: Saeb Erekat, the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), was hospitalised on Sunday after his COVID-19 conditions worsened, Anadolu Agency reported according to the PLO. In a statement, the PLO said Erekat was rushed from his home in Jericho
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Italy’s Premier unveils new measures against virus surge
ROME: Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday unveiled further measures aimed at containing the second wave of the COVID-19 contagion and avoiding a new lockdown that would hit the economy hard. The latest government measures came as the number of new coronavirus infections hit fresh daily highs, putting additional pressure
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Newborn baby pulls doctor’s face mask in viral picture. Internet hearts it
Dubai-based doctor Samer Cheaib posted a picture from the hospital on Instagram in which a newborn baby was seen pulling his face mask. With the coronavirus crisis dominating 2020, all we need is some positivity and hope. A picture of
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