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Justice Department: US charges Chinese national with stealing trade secrets
A Chinese national who worked for Monsanto before it was purchased by Bayer AG was charged in St. Louis, Missouri, yesterday with stealing trade secrets for China, the US Justice Department said. Haitao Xiang, 42, an employee of Monsanto and
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Israeli settlements: Arab League to hold emergency meeting over US move
CAIRO: The Arab League (AL) will hold an emergency ministerial level meeting on Nov 25 to discuss the recent United States’ (US) decision to recognise Israeli settlements on occupied territories of Palestine. Xinhua news agency reported, Palestinian Ambassador to Cairo,
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Palestine hails UN’s vote in favour of Palestinians’ right of self-determination
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority yesterday welcomed United Nations’s (UN) vote in favour of the Palestinian people’s right of self-determination. Xinhua news agency reported, the vote was considered an immediate response to the remarks of United States (US) Secretary of State
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Israeli illegal settlements: Arab League slams US announcement
CAIRO: The Arab League today condemned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement that his country no longer considers Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank to be inconsistent with international law. Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported the pan-Arab organisation
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US concerned about Hong Kong violence, China must honour freedoms-Pompeo
The US is gravely concerned about deepening political unrest and violence in Hong Kong, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday, urging the city’s government to address public concerns and China to honour its promises of liberties. In the US
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Trump attacks impeachment witness on Twitter, Democrats see intimidation
President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former US ambassador to Ukraine yesterday while she was testifying to an impeachment hearing in Congress, in an extraordinary moment that Democrats said amounted to witness intimidation. Trump blasted Marie Yovanovitch,
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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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North Korea: Don’t ignore year-end deadline on Trump-Kim friendship: KCNA
SEOUL: North Korea said on Sunday there has been no progress in the North Korea-United States relations, and hostilities that could lead to an exchange of fire have continued, according to North Korea’s state news agency KCNA. In a statement
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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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Wanted for graft, ex-Peru president arrested in US
LIMA: Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States Tuesday to face extradition to his home country on graft charges, authorities in the South American nation said. The 73-year-old is suspected of involvement in the sprawling Odebrecht
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