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‘Joker’ laughing all the way to the bank
‘Joker’ Stuns With $450+ Million Haul, Headed To $750+ Million Finish Warner Bros.’ super-villain origin film Joker is laughing all the way to the bank this weekend, as it blows past expectations (again) with a $60 million domestic tally and a strong
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Viral video: US man accused of forcing small alligator to drink beer
A man from Florida, US has been accused of forcing a small alligator to drink a beer and then recording a video of it. Authorities recently reported that they’ve arrested a Florida man who provoked a small alligator into biting
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Turkey and Islamic State strike Syrian Kurds
ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkey intensified its air and artillery strikes in northeast Syria yesterday in an offensive against Kurdish militia that has raised the prospect of a humanitarian disaster and questions about US President Donald Trump’s policy in the region. The Kurds,
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Ex-US ambassador: Trump axed me over ‘false claims’
The former US ambassador to Ukraine yesterday told a House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that he ousted her based on “unfounded and false claims” after she had come under attack from his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
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German city in “state of shock” after anti-Semitic killing
BERLIN: The eastern German city of Halle remained in a state of shock, a day after an anti-Semitic shooting which left two people dead, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a German public broadcaster. Bernd Wiegand, mayor of Halle, said in
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Petronas wins three exploration blocks in Brazil bid round
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas through its subsidiary, Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda (PPBL) has won three exploration blocks during Brazil’s exploration blocks bid round held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil yesterday. PPBL won blocks CM 661, CM 715 and CM 541, all
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North Korea warns it may end freeze on missile testing
North Korea issued a veiled warning yesterday that it could end a freeze in long-range missile testing as it criticised a call by UN Security Council members for it to give up its nuclear weapons and denounced a recent US
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Trump’s allies charged for illegal funnelling foreign cash to US
Two foreign-born Florida businessmen, who have helped US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate political rival Joe Biden, were arrested in a scheme to illegally funnel money to a pro-Trump election committee and other US political candidates, prosecutors
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Thousands flee, hundreds dead in Turkish attack on US-allied Kurds in Syria
ISTANBUL/ANKARA: Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day yesterday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing at least dozens of people in a cross-border assault on US allies that has turned the Washington
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Synagogue attack sparks fear among Jews in Germany
BERLIN: As Jews left Yom Kippur prayers across Germany yesterday, they were jolted by word that an anti-Semitic gunman had attacked a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle hours before, killing two people. The news heightened fears of more
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