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China begins three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait

China has begun three days of mil itary exercises around Taiwan amid anger in Beijing over Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s…

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Parliament: Budget session ends with blame game over logjam

The ministry-wise demand for grants, the finance bill, the budget of J&K and all other bills were passed amid din…

1 year ago

India, China to account for half of global economic growth in 2023: IMF chief

The period of slower economic activity will be prolonged, with the next five years witnessing less than 3 per cent…

1 year ago

Pension protesters target Paris bistro favoured by Macron

Clashes erupted in Paris next to a Left Bank brasserie favoured by French President Emmanuel Macron as protesters torched garbage…

1 year ago

Former Italy PM Berlusconi in intensive care with leukaemia, lung infection

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been suffering from chronic blood cancer for some time and is currently in…

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King Charles backs research into monarchy’s slave links

King Charles has given his support to research that will examine the British monarchy's links to slavery, Buckingham Palace said…

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Saudi Arabia commits financial support to help Pakistan secure IMF deal – minister

  Saudi Arabia has told the International Monetary Fund it will provide financing to Pakistan, Pakistani junior finance minister Aisha…

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After growing GM corn for decades, some US farmers open to Mexican

Mexico has found unexpected allies as it tries to limit imports of genetically modified (GM) corn: some U.S. farmers who…

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Man with axe kills four at creche in southern Brazil

A man armed with a small axe climbed over a wall into a crèche in Southern Brazil and killed four…

1 year ago

North Korea says US-South Korea drills push tension to ‘brink of nuclear war

North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korea of escalating tensions to the brink of nuclear war through their joint…

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