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China, EU complete investment agreement negotiations

Dec 31, 2020 Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of the European Union (EU) have announced that the two sides have completed investment agreement negotiations as scheduled. The announcement was made on Wednesday during…

22 killed in Yemen airport explosions

Dec 31, 2020 Aden:  At least 22 people were killed after three massive explosions struck the Aden airport in Yemen just minutes after the arrival of members of a new power-sharing government from Saudi Arabia,…

Netanyahu, Putin discuss regional developments

Dec 29, 2020 Tel Aviv: In a phone call, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed regional developments and ways to increase stability in the Middle East, according to an official…

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S.Korea confirms 1st cases from Covid-19 variant

Dec 28, 2020 Seoul: South Korea on Monday registered the country’s first cases from a more transmissible Covid-19 variant detected in three people who returned from the UK, where the strain was discovered last week.…

Chinese leaders meet Nepal Prez, PM

Dec 28, 2020 Kathmandu: Concerned over the recent political crisis in Nepal following the dissolution of the House of Representatives, a high-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) delegation arrived in Kathmandu and started marathon meetings with…

Trump signs Tibet policy, stops China from installing own Dalai Lama

Dec 28, 2020 Dharamsala:Less than a week after the US Senate unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020 despite China’s protest, President Donald Trump has signed it into law, a decision…

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Jack Ma episode has made global investors jittery about China

Dec 27, 2020 New Delhi: The ugly face-off between Chinese President Xi Jinping and billionaire entrepreneur Jack Ma is set to deal a big blow to investments in the country. At a time when several…

Death toll in Ethiopia armed attack climbs to 207

Dec 26, 2020 Addis Ababa: The death toll from a recent armed attack in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz regional state has risen to 207, the country’s federal rights group has confirmed. Among the victims were 133 adult…

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Turkey’s appointment of new Ambassador to Israel in bid to fix ties

Dec 26, 2020 Ankara:Turkey’s decision to appoint a new Ambassador to Israel is in line with its ambition of normalising relations with the Jewish state and represents a bid that would generate geo-strategic benefits for…

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567,000 Covid-19 deaths projected in US by April

Dec 26, 2020 Washington: A key Covid-19 model has projected that some 567,000 people could die due to the novel coronavirus across the US by April 1, 2021. According to the latest projections from the…

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