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COVID-19: Tokyo Disneyland closed till mid-March
TOKYO: Tokyo Disneyland will be closed starting from tomorrow till March 15 due to concerns about coronavirus infections spreading in Japan, its operator said today, leaving all of Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) theme parks in Asia temporarily shut. Both Tokyo
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Police identify the victims,culprit of Milwaukee brewery shooting
MILWAUKEE: Police in Milwaukee yesterday, identified the five brewery employees shot and killed by a co-worker, who later took his own life in the latest span of gun violence plaguing US workplaces and schools. The motive for the carnage was
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Canada won’t provide security for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle anymore
TORONTO: Canada will no longer provide security for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Canadian government said yesterday, once the couple are no longer working members of the British royal family in the coming weeks. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Delhi’s riot fire up hatred among Hindus and Muslims
NEW DELHI: The Hindu area of Bhajanpura and Muslim quarter of Chand Bagh face each other across a wide thoroughfare running through the northeastern part of India’s capital, New Delhi. After days of deadly riots between members of the two
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Dozens of Turkish soldiers dead,won’t stop Syrian refugees going to Europe
ANKARA/ISTANBUL: Turkey faced with a possible new wave of Syrian migrants and dozens more dead Turkish soldiers in Idlib, will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, a senior Turkish official said as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired an
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COVID-19: Global shares heads to its worst week since 2008 global financial crisis
TOKYO: Global share prices headed for the worst week since the darkest days of the world financial crisis in 2008 as investors braced for the coronavirus to become a pandemic and rapidly spread around the world. Hope that the epidemic
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India’s protest pit Hindus against Muslims
NEW DELHI: Mohammad Zubair was on his way home from a local mosque in northeast New Delhi when he came across a large crowd. He turned towards an underpass to avoid the commotion, it proved to be a mistake. Within
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Court allows Trump to withhold funds from ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump’s administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from states and cities, that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, US appeals court ruled yesterday. The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel
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Democrat establishment, rivals rattled by the rise of Sanders’
NEW YORK: Bernie Sanders’ Democratic presidential rivals warn that nominating the self-described democratic socialist will ensure President Donald Trump’s re-election, but a growing number of the party’s voters see the Senator as their best chance of winning in November. Sanders’
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COVID-19: 334 new cases in South Korea, US postpones joint military drill
SEOUL: South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus today, the largest daily increase yet, as the US State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed. The new cases
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