Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. The silent protest comes as the Hong Kong government condemned the “illegal behaviour of radical protesters” and warned the US to stay out of its […]
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At least five people have died in the United States after vaping, officials said on Friday, in an outbreak that has sickened hundreds with severe pulmonary disease and left several teens in induced comas. Federal officials said that no single substance has been found to be present in all the laboratory samples being examined, however […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREIndia’s space programme suffered a huge setback on Saturday after it lost contact with an unmanned spacecraft moments before it was due to make a historic soft landing on the Moon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to comfort glum scientists and a stunned nation from the lunar programme’s command centre in Banglalore, saying India was “proud” and […]
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WASHINGTON: A senior US official said on Friday that China can certainly play a constructive role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan that have been triggered by New Delhi’s recent decision to annex Kashmir. Speaking at a Defence Day reception at Pakistan embassy, Assistant Secretary of Defence Randall Schriver also said ties between the […]
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LONDON: Britain’s upper house on Friday gave final approval to a law that would force Boris Johnson to delay Brexit, in a fresh setback for the British Prime Minister who is struggling in his bid to call an early election. The draft, which now requires formal assent by Queen Elizabeth II to become law, would […]
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HERAT: The Taliban launched an offensive on Friday against a key city in western Afghanistan, officials said, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes for a deal that would allow it to begin withdrawing troops. The fighting started early in the morning when insurgents briefly seized an Afghan army recruitment centre […]
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LAHORE: The federal government on Friday appointed Dr Mujtaba Piracha – a Grade 21 officer from Pakistan Administr-ative Service – as permanent representative at the Mission of Pakistan to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr Piracha’s nomination was approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan after a summary was finalised and moved to him […]
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The final death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas could be “staggering,” a government minister has said as the storm lashed North Carolina in the US on Friday with torrential rain and fierce wind. Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told CNN on Thursday that at least 30 people were killed in the storm, which caused what […]
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After a turbulent week in British politics, opposition parties were grappling on Friday with a big decision: whether to back Boris Johnson’s call for an election or try to put more pressure on the embattled prime minister first. Jeremy Corbyn, who heads the main opposition Labour Party, was holding talks with other party leaders about a […]
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US Defence Secretary Mark Esper will call in a speech on Friday for a greater European focus on tackling what he called growing security and economic threats from China and Russia. Last year, the US military put countering China and Russia at the centre of a new national defence strategy, the latest sign of shifting […]
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