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Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi’s Abha airport
CAIRO: Yemen’s Houthi group launched two drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s southern Abha airport, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman said on Thursday. A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said later on Friday that a Houthi
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6.0 scale Richter earthquake strikes Taiwan coast
TAIPEI: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast today, the island’s weather bureau said, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 2,000 buildings. A Reuters witness said the shallow quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake near
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US, Aus issue travel warning amid Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG: The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging travellers to exercise increased caution in the Chinese territory due to what it described as civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street protests. The protests in
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Dr M: Lead the world in abandoning nuke weapons, Japan
TOKYO: Japan must lead the world in abandoning nuclear weapons as it is the only country to have suffered directly from their use, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. Speaking to Kyodo News during his two-day visit to Japan,
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Hong Kong protesters opt for laser pointers protest
HONG KONG: Hundreds of protesters with laser pointers gathered to create a light show at the Hong Kong Space Museum last night, to protest the arrest of a student for buying laser lights the night before. Hong Kong police called
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Islamabad downgrades diplomatic ties, suspends trade with New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations and suspended bilateral trade with India after New Delhi revoked seven decades of autonomy for the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government announced Wednesday a series of measures to oppose what
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China to US: Stop bullying, don’t interfere in others internal affairs
BEIJING: China hit back at remarks from a top US official who warned Beijing and Moscow against supporting the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, and called on Washington to stop “bullying” other countries. The United States is one of more
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New Zealand’s central bank stuns markets with 50-bp rate cut
WELLINGTON: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) stunned markets today by cutting the official cash rate (OCR) by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points to 1.00%, as it looks to prop-up a cooling economy in the face of intensifying global
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At large millionaire murderer of Malaysian wife apprehended
LOS ANGELES: A British-born millionaire who went on the run for more than four years has been arrested in Mexico and extradited to the US to face trial for the murder of his wife at their California home. Peter Chadwick,
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Extradition of Erdogan opponent denied
BRASILIA: Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request for the extradition of an opponent of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan saying there was no guarantee he would get a fair trial in Turkey. Ali Sipahi, a businessman and owner of
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