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White House memo says strike on Soleimani in response to past attacks
US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks, the White House said in a memo released yesterday, despite previous administration assertions that it was due to
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Man City banned from European competition for two seasons by UEFA
English champion Manchester City has been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros (US$32.53 million) by European soccer’s governing body UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
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US economist: Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese, world economy limited
CHICAGO: The effect of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, on the Chinese economy will be limited, said Khairy Tourk, a professor of economics with the Stuart School of Business of the Illinois Institute of Technology
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Mysterious ‘ghost population’ of ancient humans discovered
A mysterious population of ancient humans lived in West Africa about half a million years ago, and scientists believe their genes still live on in people today. This “archaic ghost population” appears to have diverged from modern humans before Neanderthals
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Pele dismisses talk of depression, tells fans he is well
Former Brazilian striker Pele dismissed talk he is depressed and reclusive yesterday and assured fans he is doing well and maintaining a busy schedule. Pele’s son Edinho told Globo in an interview published on Monday that the three-times World Cup
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US AG: I won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump on Stone case; jurors appalled
WASHINGTON: US Attorney General William Barr said yesterday that President Donald Trump’s attacks on prosecutors, the judge and jurors in the trial of a longtime adviser undermined the Justice Department’s work, adding he would not be “bullied” by anyone. In
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Hisham: One new case of COVID-19 in Malaysia, total now at 19
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today confirmed a new case of COVID-19 has been detected in the country, making the total case of coronavirus in the country at 19. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Abdullah Hisham said a Chinese woman, aged
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COVID-19: China calls on countries to lift travel restrictions
BEIJING: China’s aviation authority yesterday expressed the hope that certain countries would follow the advice of international organisations and lift travel bans as early as possible to facilitate cross-border journeys, reported Xinhua news agency. Liang Nan, an official with the
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Treasury chief and ex-banker say Bernie Sanders would ‘ruin’ US economy
WASHINGTON: Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the US economy if he wins. Blankfein, who was the chairman of Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs
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Democrats now focus on Nevada and South Carolina after Sanders’ narrow win
MANCHESTER: Democrats vying for the right to challenge US President Donald Trump turned their focus yesterday to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status by narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire. While Sanders, a progressive
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