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Trump: Morales’ resignation a lesson to undemocratic leaders
WASHINGTON: The resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales should serve as a warning sign to other regional leaders at loggerheads with the US, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting US President Donald Trump as saying yesterday. “These events send a strong signal
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US: Diplomats and public impeachment hearings could be catharsis
On the first day of November, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an internal email to thousands of State Department staff that began: “As champions of American diplomacy, we are in the truth-telling business.” While the email seen by
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Australia’s east coast declares emergency amid ‘catastrophic’ fire threat
Authorities in Australia’s Queensland and New South Wales states declared a state of emergency today as the country’s eastern region prepared for ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions. Fires in northern New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland over the weekend killed three people
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Iraqi forces shoot three dead in southern city as protests flare
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces shot three anti-government protesters dead in the southern city of Nassiriya yesterday, police and medics said, adding to scores killed in weeks of unrest that have shaken the war-weary country out of relative stability it had enjoyed
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Hong Kong protest: One protester shot by police as chaos erupts across city
Hong Kong police opened fire and hit at least one protester today, media reported, as chaos erupted across the city a day after officers fired tear gas to break up demonstrations that are now entering their sixth month. Police fired
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Trump admits misused of charity fund
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump admitted to personally misusing funds from his charity foundation for political and personal gains. According to Daily Mail, Trump admission was made as part of the settlement of a civil lawsuit filed against him by
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In India, gods ‘flex their muscles’ over scarce land
It has unleashed deadly riots and set Hindus against Muslims – now it is for the nation’s top court to end decades of discord and decide who owns the most contested plot in India. At dispute is a scrap of
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Two former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON: Two former employees of Twitter Inc and a third man from Saudi Arabia face US charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for payment, according to
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Climate risks, opportunities, to be major markets factor in 2020
Climate change will impact assets stretching from US municipal bonds to renewable energy stocks in India, adding another layer of volatility to global financial markets in 2020, according to speakers at the Reuters Global Investment Outlook 2020 Summit in New
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In Trump’s shadow, Republicans slowly losing suburban support
The last time Democrats controlled the government in Delaware County, a suburb of Philadelphia, the US Civil War had just ended. But on Tuesday, Democrats ended a century and a half of Republican dominance. In two other Philadelphia-area suburbs, they
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