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Biden projected to win in Mississippi and Missouri
DETROIT: Joe Biden was projected to cruise to wins in Democratic presidential contests in Missouri and Mississippi yesterday, striking an early blow against rival Bernie Sanders on a day when six states made their choices in the race to challenge
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Saudi Arabia, Russia raise stakes in oil production standoff
DUBAI/MOSCOW: Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would boost its oil supplies to a record high in April, raising the stakes in a standoff with Russia and effectively rebuffing Moscow’s suggestion for new talks. The clash of oil titans Saudi Arabia
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Video of an Australian woman coughing at a man in train goes viral
SYDNEY: The coronavirus scare is pandemic. At the moment, all around the world, people are wearing masks and taking extra precautions whenever they feel like coughing or have flu-like symptoms. A recent video of a woman getting called out by
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COVID-19: Biden, Sanders consider changing campaign plans
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders said yesterday they were consulting with public health experts about coronavirus risks in planning their next campaign moves, as election officials in upcoming primary states urged people to consider voting early. Neither
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Oil prices rise 4% after biggest one-day fall since 1991
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose by more than US$1 todau after a price war by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia sparked the biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War, but investors saw little chance of a quick price recovery
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COVID-19: World stocks savaged, Italy on lockdown
All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear yesterday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic life. Major European stock markets dived more than seven percent,
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North Carolina woman spends 100th birthday in jail. Here’s why
For her 100th birthday, Ruth Bryant crossed a significant item off her bucket list. She went to jail. The Person County Sheriff’s Office helped fulfill Bryant’s unusual wish when two deputies showed up at her assisted living facility to serve
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia quarantines eastern Qatif
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia imposed a lockdown on its eastern Qatif area Sunday in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency cited local news reports. All cases of the coronavirus detected in the country are from
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Kamala supports Biden, while Jackson campaigns for Sanders
DETROIT: Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders touted duelling endorsements yesterday, with onetime Biden rival, Kamala Harris supporting the former vice president, while civil rights leader Jesse Jackson campaigned for Sanders. The backing of Harris, a black US
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Sunflowers a sombre symbol of remembrance for families of MH17 victims
AMSTERDAM: Sunflowers normally bring out smiles, with their cheerful yellow hues. Not so for Piet Ploeg, who lost his older brother Alex, his sister-in-law and nephew when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July
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