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Jammu, Kashmir clampdown will be eased
NEW DELHI: India will lift restrictions on people’s movements and communication links in Kashmir in the next few days, the federal government told the Supreme Court on Friday. The court was hearing a petition by a newspaper editor seeking restoration
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Trump wants talks on trade dispute with China
MORRISTOWN: US President Donald Trump said yesterday that US and Chinese negotiators were holding “productive” trade talks and expected them to meet in September despite US tariffs on over US$125 billion worth of Chinese imports taking effect Sept 1. “September,
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Israel bars Ilham Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting the nation
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday barred US Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, shortly after US President Donald Trump called on his ally not to let them in. Tlaib and Omar,
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Facebook failed to warn users of known risks before 2018 breach
CALIFORNIA: Facebook users suing the world’s largest social media network over a 2018 data breach say it failed to warn them about risks tied to its single sign-on tool, even though it protected its employees, a court filing showed. Single
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In ‘clear warning’, Chinese paramilitary forces exercise near Hong Kong
SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG: Hundreds of members of China’s People’s Armed Police could be seen conducting exercises today at a sports stadium in Shenzhen, as the US State Department expressed concern that they could be deployed across the border in Hong
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Kashmir: Russia backs India as China takes Pakistani line
Permanent members of the UN Security Council China and Russia are taking divergent positions on any consultations by the council on the Kashmir issue. While China may try to initiate informal consultations in UNSC on Kashmir at the behest of
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US prosecutors seek sale of luxury homes linked to Riza Aziz
KUALA LUMPUR: US prosecutors are seeking to sell three luxury homes linked to the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, court documents showed, in the latest effort to recover money allegedly stolen from Malaysian fund,
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Child sex abuse victims to sue Catholic Church after new law enactment
NEW YORK: Scores of people in New York state who were sexually abused as children sued institutions, including the Roman Catholic Church yesterday, the first day a new law temporarily enabled them to file lawsuits over decades-old crimes. By the
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Trump cautions China to deal with Hong Kong protesters ‘humanely’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump yesterday tied a US trade deal with China to humane resolution of the weeks of protests wracking Hong Kong, hours after the State Department said it was “deeply concerned” about reports of movement of Chinese paramilitary
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Dow Jones plummets 800 points, renewing recession fears
NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 800 points on Wednesday, as investors suffered their worst day of the year as new concerns arose over data on global economic growth. The tumble followed a series of concerning
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