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More than a dozen killed,hundreds injured in riot during Trump’s visit
NEW DELHI: More than a dozen people have been killed and hundreds injured in clashes between opposing groups of protesters in New Delhi, hospital officials said yesterday, as riots overshadowed US President Donald Trump’s first visit to India. The clashes,
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Rivals targets Sanders’ at South Carolina Democratic debate
CHARLESTON, SC: Surging Democrat front-runner Bernie Sanders came under withering fire in a debate in South Carolina yesterday, as rivals criticised the high cost of his ambitious economic agenda and warned he would cost the party the White House and
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Oil rises in short term even there is fear COVID-19 spreads
TOKYO: Crude prices edged up today as investors covered short positions after three sessions of losses, even as fears deepened that the rapid spread of the coronavirus will lead to a global pandemic. Brent crude rose 42 cents, or 0.8%,
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Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
ISTANBUL: Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak died yesterday, at the age of 91, following years of illness, Anadolu Agency quoted local media as saying. Youm7 news website, which is known for being close to the Egyptian regime, reported the death
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COVID-19: South Korea records 21 new cases
SEOUL: South Korea reported today, a cluster of new coronavirus infections at a single clinic, in the southeastern city of Chilgok, that could mark the latest case of mass infection in the country, reported Yonhap news agency. 21 additional cases
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COVID-19: UAE issues a travel ban to Iran,Thailand
ABU DHABI: The UAE Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ministry issued a statement, detailing a travel ban to Iran and Thailand, following recent concerns on the coronavirus outbreaks in the aforementioned countries, reported Emirates News Agency (WAM). The statement read
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Health insurer shares pummelled by Sanders surge, virus worries
NEW YORK: As concerns over the spreading coronavirus outbreak hammered US stocks, one corner of the market was confronted with another potentially game-changing prospect: a Bernie Sanders nomination. The S&P 500 managed healthcare index of health insurance stocks .SPLRCHMO tumbled
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COVID-19: Global economy affected due to coronavirus rise outside China
NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered their biggest one-day percentage losses in two years after a surge in coronavirus cases outside China, fanning worries about the global economic impact of a potential pandemic, yesterday.
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Wisma Putra: Malaysians not affected by the Turkey-Iran earthquake
KUALA LUMPUR: There were no reports of any Malaysians affected by the earthquake in the region of Van Province in the Republic of Turkey and West Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran, yesterday, according to Wisma Putra’s statement. The
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Democrat rivals to stem Sanders’ rise after his big win in Nevada
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC: As Bernie Sanders looked to cement his front-runner status in the US Democratic presidential race after his dominant win in Nevada, his rivals sought in rallies yesterday to blunt his momentum ahead of 15 nominating contests in
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