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Oil prices dip, await positive feedback from G20, OPEC talks
SEOUL: Oil prices eased today in a cautious market, as traders eyed a scheduled meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit and next week’s OPEC meeting. Brent crude LCOc1 futures were down
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Viral video: Woman’s quick reflexes saved toddler son from falling off balcony
In a video that has gone viral online, a woman was seen saving her toddler son from a grand fall from the balcony, only because of her quick reflex action. A spine-tingling video of a woman saving her toddler son
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Eleven-year-old boy narrow escape after tablet explodes
It was nothing short of a narrow escape for an eleven-year-old boy as a tablet charging near him burnt a hole in the mattress. An eleven-year-old boy had a narrow escape after his tablet burnt a hole in the mattress
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US Fed stress tests: Credit Suisse to address ‘limited’ weakness
Credit Suisse’s US operations have until late October to address flaws in how the bank manages risks it could face in times of stress, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. But the Fed did not object outright to the capital plans
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Vibrant gay rights movement fights homophobia
It may be a cheerful paradise of palm trees and sun, but the Caribbean is also grappling with a dead-serious problem: rampant homophobia. On paper at least, gay sex remains illegal in many countries of the region and legalization of
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Crocodiles were vegetarians?
Crocodiles are sometimes described as living fossils for their close resemblance to their forebears who roamed the Earth during the age of the dinosaurs. But if you happened to find yourself a time machine that sent you back to the
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G-20 opens with high tensions
World leaders gathered in Japan today for one of the most high-stakes and fractious G20 meetings in years, with a bruising US-China trade war, geopolitical tensions, and climate change on the agenda. The two-day summit in the city of Osaka
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Fresh protests rattle Hong Kong, want voice at G20 summit
HONG KONG: Hong Kong was plunged into chaos again today as protesters rallied outside the justice secretary’s offices, blocking roads and forcing workers to leave in the latest unrest to rock the city over an extradition bill that has now
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Japan trashes Kim Kardashian as she launches shapewear brand Kimono
Kim Kardashian West just launched her own shapewear brand and people are calling her out on the internet for stealing the name of a traditional Japanese garment and culturally appropriating it. Kim Kardashian West has sparked an online debate, which
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Drowned Salvadoran migrant father and daughter spark global anguish
From the Vatican to the U.S. Congress, expressions of anguish, empathy, and outrage poured out Wednesday over the photos of a migrant father and young daughter who drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico to enter the
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