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1.0K7Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin sworn in as the 16th King of Malaysia
Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin – The Sultan of Pahang (the largest State in Malaysia), has been sworn in as the 16th King of...
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95320Mega bank merger to create a3rd largest bank in UAE and 5th largest in MENA region
The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), Union National Bank (UNB) and Bank Al Hilal have announced a three-way merger deal, making ADCB...
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726U.S. frames criminal charges against Huawei and Meng, China accuses U.S. of smearing Chinese firms
In a fresh move involving the Chinese tech giant Huawei’s and its Chief Financial officer (CFO) – Meng Wanzhou, the United States...
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973Brexit and China’s slowdown impacting German economy
As per the recent data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, the German economy grew 1.5% in 2018, as compared to...
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9532427 killed and more than 70 wounded in a twin explosion at Philippines Church
More than 27 people have been killed and more than 70 wounded in a twin bomb blast that occurred at a Roman...
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8427Malaysia cancels China-backed U.S. $20 billion rail project
Malaysia has decided to cancel the China-backed U.S. $ 20 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project which was being built by...
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6731White House is preparing Draft National Emergency Orders
The White House Director of Strategic Communications – Mercedes Schlapp has said that as per the directives of President of United States...
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70316Maduro asks U.S. diplomats to leave Venezuela after Trump recognizes Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela
The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro has asked all the United States (U.S.) diplomats to leave the country before 72 hours. The...
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884UAE rescues Pakistan with $ 3 Billion financial assistance
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has formalised a financial assistance of US$ 3 billion (Dh 11 billion) to Pakistan, helping the latter...
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1.2K11China to act against Canada and U.S. over any extradition request of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
China has warned Canada and the United States (U.S.) that it will take action against them if the U.S. went ahead demanding...
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945China’s economy grew 6.6% in 2018, slowest since 1990
As per the latest data released by National Bureau of Statistics of China, the Chinese economy grew 6.6% in 2018, its slowest...
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74518U.S. military airstrike kills 52 terrorists in Somalia
The US Military has confirmed carrying out one of its most lethal airstrike in the Southern Somalia, eliminating 52 Al-Shabab militants. It...
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94719Rupert Mudroch seeks permission to merge ‘Times’ and ‘Sunday Times’
Rupert Murdoch has written to Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), seeking permission from Government to share resources, including journalists,...
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1.1KNo U.S. Delegation at World Economic Forum, Davos
Owing to a partial shutdown in the U.S. Government, the President of United States (U.S.), Donald Trump has called off his delegation’s...
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1.1KFacebook shuts 350 pages and accounts related to Russian news agency Sputnik
The social media giant Facebook has removed 350 pages and accounts which represented themselves as news sites but were managed by employees...
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1.0K18Syrian Civil War may see the light at the end of tunnel
The US seem to have accepted the Assad administrator as the one true representative of Syria. The United States said Monday it...
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2.7K1Japan to induct Aircraft Carrier – first one after WW2
Seventy Two years after sinking of Shinano – the last Aircraft Carrier inducted by Imperial Japanese Navy, the country is ready to revisit...
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1.3K1No spare capacity in market to replace Iranian oil: Iranian Oil Minister
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh told press on Monday that the oil market doesn’t have the spare capacity to replace Iranian...
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1.5K1Khashoggi remains alive in his death. Pressure on Saudis increase.
Khashoggi’s friends and family want his dead body to be buried. The irony is the fact that authorities in Riyadh want the...
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1.5K17Trump kills another treaty – this time with Russia
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States will leave a Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia....
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Jamal Khashoggi killed In Consulate during “Fist Fight” – Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia admitted that Jamal Khashoggi, and ardent critic of present Saudi Arabian regime, was killed inside its Istanbul consulate. The admission...
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1.4K17China Under Siege by Trump
In the modern age of Trade, Commerce and Internet Trump has successfully engaged in a siege, unparallel in History of Warfare. While...
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2.6K19Pakistan headed for another IMF bailout. Chinese deny help.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan might need to eventually ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help its...
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1.1KInterpol chief resigns from Chinese detention
Interpol has confirmed that its missing chief Meng Hongwei has resigned and Beijing said he was under investigation by the country’s anti-corruption...
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816Airline passengers, in Canada, can soon pack cannabis on-board aircraft
On October 17 Canada will become the first Group of Seven (G7) member and second country in the world after Uruguay...
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