International News
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Philippines warns China of 'severest response' over military drills
The Philippine warning to China over their territorial conflicts is the strongest so far this year and comes despite an ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
World Coronavirus Dispatch: 55,000 cases in US on Thursday, a new record
Singapore retail sales at historic low, jobs return to Spain, US jobless rate drops and other pandemic related news across the ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
North Korea's Kim Jong-un calls for 'maximum alert' against coronavirus
Kim Jong-un has called for "maximum alert" against coronavirus, during a meeting, warning that premature easing of anti-virus ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
China's services sector grows at fastest pace in over a decade in June
China's services sector expanded at the fastest pace in over a decade in June as the easing of coronavirus-related lockdown ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
'Plague from China' shouldn't have happened, they allowed it to: Trump
Trump attacked Beijing for coronavirus, saying the "plague from China" should have never happened but it did especially when the ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Nepal's ruling party facing uncertain future, claims co-chair Prachanda
Co-chair of ruling Nepal Communist Party -- Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda -- has claimed that the party's future is uncertain ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
UK factories increasingly plan lay-offs, to recover from Covid-19: Survey
The survey showed only a slight improvement in gauges of revenue and new orders
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July 03, 2020, Friday
US lifts Venezuela-related sanctions imposed on shipping firms, tankers
A Treasury representative said the delisted entities had committed to cease involvement in the Venezuelan oil sector as long as ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
US Congress rebukes China over Hong Kong crackdown, threaten sanctions
The Senate gave final legislative approval to the measure on Thursday, a day after the House approved it. It now goes to the ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Unemployment gap between black and white Americans widest in 5 years
Jobless rates for both groups fell in June, but the rate for whites came down at a much faster rate
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
'People's choice': China hails Russian vote to extend Putin's rule
Nearly 78 per cent of voters in Russia have approved amendments to the country's Constitution that will allow President Putin to ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Trump upbeat on Covid-19 vaccine, says 3 candidates are looking good
'Three are really, really looking good,' Trump said at an event
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion: Billionaires Index
Shares of the retailer surged 4.4 per cent to a record $2,878.70, boosting the founder's world-leading fortune to $171.6 billion.
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Lemonade makes a dream debut, soars 73% on demand for new listings
The company's shares opened at $50.06 on the New York Stock Exchange
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
UK recognises opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's president
UK High Court ruled that Britain had "unequivocally" recognised Guaido as constitutional interim president
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Donald Trump sees a pattern in China's 'aggressive stance' against India
The armies of India and China have been locked in a bitter standoff at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh for the last seven ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
World Dispatch: China's vulnerability to 'second wave' of Covid infections
Trump's change in tone to Tokyo cases, and other pandemic-related news from across the globe
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
UNSC's Covid-19 resolution vindicates India's position on terrorists
The UNSC, the 15-member powerful organ of the global body, on Wednesday unanimously adopted the first Covid-19-related resolution
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
If elected, will revoke temporary suspension of H1-B visa: Joe Biden
The people on the company visa have built this country, Biden said when asked what his administration will do in the first 100 ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Goldman Sachs sees oil demand returning to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022
Demand is expected to fall by 8% this year, before rebounding 6% in 2021, the bank said
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Iran nuclear site fire: Mystery deepens as videos, messages surface
Analysts say the fire damaged a centrifuge assembly plant at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear site
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July 03, 2020, Friday
German Parliament finalising long-awaited plan to phase out coal energy
Germany is already phasing out nuclear power and the government envisions greater reliance on renewable energy as well as ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
China under Xi stepped up 'aggressive' foreign policy towards India: US
China under Jinping has stepped up its "aggressive" foreign policy toward India and "resisted" efforts to clarify the Line of ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
In cloud clash with Alibaba, underdog Tencent adopts aggressive tactics
Tencent began to display a new level of aggressiveness after positioning its cloud business as a major area of growth in ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
JP Morgan drops terms 'master', 'slave' from internal tech code & materials
The terms had appeared in some of the bank's technology policies, standards and control procedures, as well in the programming ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Covid-19: US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel
The officials also recommended but did not move to require travellers wear face coverings in airports and on planes
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Tesla denies reports of firing employees who chose to stay at home
Tesla's protective measures meet and exceed county, state and federal guidelines, the company said
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July 03, 2020, Friday
US expresses concern over Beijing's military exercises in South China Sea
It further stated that these military exercises are a continuation of PRC's move to assert illegal maritime claims, thus posing a ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Fauci slams lack of unified US response to Covid-19; hopes for vaccine
Early preliminary data on "several" vaccine candidates are pointing to predictable immune response, Fauci said. "They can induce ...
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July 03, 2020, Friday
Oil rises on positive US economic data; Covid-19 concerns limit gains
New Covid-19 cases in the United States rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Swiss restricts entry from 29 countries to prevent Covid-19 resurgence
The list includes the United States, Sweden, Brazil and Russia, which have been designated as countries with a high risk of ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
US job growth roars back, but Covid-19 resurgence spells trouble ahead
Record spikes in new coronavirus infections in large parts of the country, including the highly-populated states of California, ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Fresh troubles for SoftBank's Masayoshi Son as Wirecard drama unfolds
Wirecard won't force SoftBank to write down any assets - because the tech conglomerate never put money into Wirecard itself.
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Wall Street jumps at open on strong US jobs report; Nasdaq hits record high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 201.48 points, or 0.78%, at the open to 25,936.45
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
US sees rare wide shift in public opinion on race and police amid protests
About half of American adults believe police violence against the public is a "very" or "extremely" serious problem, according to ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
In pictures: Arrests and fear mark Day 1 of Hong Kong's New Security Law
According to the UK government, the new security law breaches the Sino-British joint declaration aimed to smooth the transition ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kongers threatened by Chinese moves
Mr. Morrison said Cabinet would soon consider options "to provide similar opportunities" as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
Novartis pays $729 mn to settle US charges that it paid doctors kickbacks
It will also pay $51.25 million to resolve charges it funnelled money through three charitable foundations to cover co-payments ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
US elections: Biden tops Trump in June, 2nd-quarter cash; GOP still flush
The former vice president's spokesman said Tuesday night that Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised $141 million in ...
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July 02, 2020, Thursday
US House committee votes to ban Confederate flag at Pentagon properties
The House panel is also expected to consider an amendment later Wednesday that would require the Pentagon to strip Confederate ...
