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Trump: Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire collapse ‘disappointing’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday the collapse of a recent ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia is “disappointing.” The president said the two countries will “get back together” as violence escalates between the two neighbours regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh area,
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Japan biz world rushing to adapt to net-zero emission goal
TOKYO: Japan’s business world is rushing to take measures to reach the government’s goal to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, Jiji Press reported. Automakers are accelerating their shifts to electric vehicles while steelmakers are
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Turkey slams Charlie Hebdo for targeting Erdogan
ANKARA: Turkey blasted French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo on Tuesday for publishing “loathsome so-called caricatures” purportedly of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Anadolu Agency reported. “Charlie Hebdo just published a series of so-called cartoons full of despicable images purportedly of our President.
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US Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON: The US Sen ate voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to America’s top court Monday evening, cementing a solid 6-3 conservative Supreme Court majority, Anadolu Agency reported. The 52-48 vote saw just one Republican break ranks with the party, Susan
Read MoreOver 60,000 evacuated as California wildfire rages
WASHINGTON: Roughly 60,000 people have been evacuated southeast of Los Angeles, California after a wildfire started early Monday morning in neighbouring Orange County, Anadolu Agency reported. The fire has consumed roughly 4,000 acres, according to local officials who are asking residents
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Ronaldinho tests positive for COVID-19
ISTANBUL: Brazilian football star Ronaldo de Assis Moreira — commonly known as Ronaldinho — confirmed Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, Anadolu Agency reported. “I took the test and tested positive for COVID. I’m fine, asymptomatic, but we’ll
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COVID-19 Updates: France reports over 50,000 cases in past 24 hours
BEIJING, Oct. 26 — The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency. – – – – PARIS — France registered 52,010 new cases of COVID-19 infection in a 24-hour span, a
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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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