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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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Trump predicts victory in election battleground Michigan as thousands defy coronavirus safety rules
FREELAND, Mich. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump predicted at a rally in Michigan on Thursday that he would win the election battleground state as thousands of cheering, largely maskless supporters defied state guidelines aimed at containing the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 Updates: UK coronavirus cases rise by nearly 3,000 a day
BEIJING, Sept. 11 — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency. – – – – LONDON — The daily number of coronavirus cases in Britain on Thursday edged a step closer
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San Francisco sky turns orange due to massive wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (United States): The major metropolitan city of San Francisco saw the sky turn orange due to more than two dozen wildfires close to the Bay Area, reported Anadolu Agency. Strong winds may allow many fires to grow significantly
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Ronaldo eight goals shy of Ali Daei’s world record
PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo is now eight goals away from reaching former Iranian striker Ali Daei’s world record of 109 men’s international goals, reported Xinhua news agency. On Tuesday night, Ronaldo scored two goals for Portugal, his 100th and 101st international
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