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Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Mexico Thursday with two separate, but related, goals.The first is to find ways to work with Mexico to preserve North...more
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LIMA – Paleontologists in Peru unveiled on Sept 17 the fossilised skeleton of an ancient, dolphin-like creature estimated to be between eight million and 12...more
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NEW YORK – A new poll of more than 36,300 people worldwide showed huge support for more international cooperation on issues...more
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As of the 1 September 2025, trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO) – a...more
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In August, Associated British Foods (ABF) announced the closure of Vivergo, its bioethanol production plant in Hull, UK. The decision to close the site, one of just two...more
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Chemical analyses of an ancient river channel’s sediment at a Roman...more
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The European Commission has entered exploratory discussions with the Australian government about association to Horizon Europe.more
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A team of scientists at the US government’s Los Alamos National Laboratory is working to turn nuclear waste into tritium, an isotope of hydrogen that could one...more
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A new photocatalytic reaction could become the gold standard for splitting hydrogen gas. The researchers that developed the process showed how the polar, reactive species generated can convert...more
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42-year-old senior chemist M Poli Naidu died in hospital on 8 September, after inhaling methanol and another compound which leaked from a chemical centrifuge...more
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‘Bismuth has had its ups and downs over the decades – a bit like the economy,’ says Liam Ball. But while the global economy is...more
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A new electron diffraction method determines the room-temperature structures of solvated organic molecular microcrystals, according to a team of US-based researchers. The approach, which is presented in a...more
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Some per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are far...more
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Several pharmaceutical companies have cancelled or...more
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A nanoring with a diameter of eight nanometres is the largest molecule yet to show global aromaticity. While aromaticity is usually seen in smaller rings, the new structure...more
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A US district court judge in Washington DC has declined to restore approximately 1600 research grants worth more than $1 billion (£740 million)...more
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ISTANBUL - Some of the most senior U.S. diplomats focused on Syria have been abruptly let go from their posts in...more
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Almost two decades after Dr David Phillips noticed a disturbing trend of young, lean people who were under-nourished as children showing...more
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LONDON - Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday for talks designed to focus the U.S. leader's unprecedented...more
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KINSHASA - Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in an...more
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LOS ANGELES - Hollywood blasted the White House for targeting free speech after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's talk on Wednesday under...more
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The chief executive officer of the New York Times, Meredith Kopit Levien, said the company would "not be cowed" by U.S....more
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BRUSSELS - European Union countries' climate ministers are expected to confirm on Thursday that the bloc will miss a global deadline...more
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NEW YORK - A new poll of over 36,300 people worldwide showed huge support for more international cooperation on issues including...more
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Warsaw - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they...more
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It has become commonplace to speak of living in a “post-Western world.” Commentators typically invoke the phrase to herald the emergence of non-Western powers—most obviously China, but also...more
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Nine months after the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a rebel offensive, Syria faces a litany of new challenges. The country, which...more
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WASHINGTON - Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani will meet with U.S. lawmakers in Washington this week to discuss the lifting of...more
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“Get off the iPad” is a scolding you might expect to hear directed at a child on a flight – not...more
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Washington - Traditional news outlets were cautious not to broadcast the moment Charlie Kirk was assassinated, but it mattered little...more
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At a state banquet honouring the U.S. president, King Charles and Donald Trump delivered speeches that were a study in contrasts. The King and the president each...more
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US President Donald Trump on Sept 17 said he was designating the left-wing, anti-fascist Antifa movement as a terrorist organization, in...more
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WASHINGTON - Lawmakers who pressed for the ban on the social media app TikTok expressed doubts about a deal the...more
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LIMA - Paleontologists in Peru unveiled on Wednesday the fossilized skeleton of an ancient, dolphin-like creature estimated to be between 8...more
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MENLO PARK, California - Meta Platforms on Sept 17 launched its first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display, seeking to...more
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Three law enforcement officers were shot dead and two others were critically wounded in Pennsylvania on Sept 17 in a confrontation...more
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Three law enforcement officers were shot dead and two others were critically wounded in Pennsylvania on Sept 17 in a confrontation...more
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WASHINGTON - A US House committee on Sept 17 asked the CEOs of online platforms Discord, Steam, Amazon-owned Twitch and Reddit...more
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Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it will indefinitely stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! after remarks the late-night host made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination came under...more
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Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Sept 17 it will indefinitely stop airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after remarks the late-night host made...more
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON – Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Sept 17 it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air, after remarks by the show’s late-night...more
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WINDSOR - US President Donald Trump got a succulent menu for his British state banquet – but there was also an awkward guest at the...more
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A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questions remain about how...more
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A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questions remain about how...more
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WASHINGTON - Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an amount equalling...more
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The US Federal Reserve on Sept 17 lowered interest rates for the first time this year, flagging slower job gains and risks to employment as...more
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WINDSOR, England - US President Donald Trump on Sept 17 hailed the special relationship between his country and Britain as he paid a gushing tribute...more
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WASHINGTON - The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said...more
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UNITED NATIONS - World leaders gather in New York every September for several days of speeches at the annual United Nations...more
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HAVANA - Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday called for the United Nations to stop the United States from starting a...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Tens of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday to demand increased funding...more
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WASHINGTON - The families of four passengers killed in the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 said in...more
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LONDON - Britain will formally recognise a Palestinian state this weekend, after U.S. President Donald Trump, who opposes the decision, has...more
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LONDON - Britain will formally recognise a Palestinian state this weekend, after US President Donald Trump, who opposes the decision, has...more
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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac) launched a set of guiding principles for...more
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DUBAI/ISLAMABAD - Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defence pact on Sept 17, in a move that significantly...more
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Did it feel like an unusually hot summer? This year, thanks to climate change, Canadians experienced a lot more days hot enough to put their health at...more
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WASHINGTON - More than 120 left-leaning groups, facing a threatened crackdown by President Donald Trump, released a letter on Wednesday condemning...more
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WASHINGTON - FBI director Kash Patel on Sept 17 faced a second day of questioning by US lawmakers, defending his handling...more
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ATHENS/CHISINAU - Greece has suspended the extradition to Moldova of business magnate and former politician Vladimir Plahotniuc who is sought by...more
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Cardi B is pregnant with her fourth child. It will be her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs, the New England Patriots' wide receiver.The Grammy Award-winning rapper revealed the...more
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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Less than two months before the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil, only 40 per cent of nations have booked accommodation...more
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SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL On 12 September, UK child and adolescent psychiatrist Sami Timimi published “When mental-health diagnoses become brands,...more
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BRASILIA - The U.N. will give low-income countries more money to help them attend COP30, the global climate summit set to...more
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WASHINGTON - The ex-chief of the US disease prevention agency told senators on Sept 17 she was fired for refusing to...more
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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged on Sept 17 from the hospital where he had been...more
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LAGOS - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday lifted a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, reinstating Governor Siminalayi Fubara and...more
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LONDON - Britain on Wednesday pledged to fight what it called "vexatious, last minute claims" used to block or delay the...more
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. Treasury under secretary will visit Mexico City on Thursday to talk with officials and industry representatives about...more
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LONDON/WINDSOR - Thousands of people marched through London on Sept 17 to protest against US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain, while a much...more
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MONTREAL - A global emissions deal is key for airlines ahead of a U.N. aviation gathering next week, despite skepticism that...more
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MONTREAL - A global emissions deal is key for airlines ahead of a U.N. aviation gathering next week, despite skepticism that...more
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MILAN - Italy's privacy watchdog has temporarily suspended the use of facial recognition technology at Milan's Linate airport pending the conclusion...more
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WINDSOR, United Kingdom - A few dozen people turned out on Sept 17 under grey skies to witness Donald Trump’s pomp-packed visit to Windsor Castle,...more
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ROME - The small Italian island of Pantelleria is planning to rename its airport in honour of the late fashion designer...more
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PARIS - Scientists said Sept 17 that they had created an AI model able to predict medical diagnoses years in advance,...more
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PARIS - Scientists said Sept 17 that they had created an AI model able to predict medical diagnoses years in advance,...more
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SANTIAGO - Chile's presidential election kicked into high gear on Wednesday, as leading campaigns officially launched ahead of a November 16...more
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NEW YORK – Amazon.com said on Sept 17 it is investing more than US$1 billion (S$1.28 billion) to boost pay and...more
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GENEVA – Artificial intelligence (AI) could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 per cent by 2040, thanks to...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexico has started a public consultation process to gather information on the functioning of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade...more
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American tennis star Taylor Townsend has apologized "from the bottom of my heart" for making disparaging comments about Chinese food."I just truly wanted to apologize. There's...more
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PITTSBURGH – A driver crashed a car into the entrance gate of an FBI field office in Pittsburgh on Sept 17...more
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NUUK - Denmark did not invite the US military to take part in Arctic Light 2025, the largest military exercise in...more
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WASHINGTON - The Unites States designated four Iran-aligned militia groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, the State Department said.more
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WASHINGTON - The Unites States designated four Iran-aligned militia groups as foreign terrorist organisations on Wednesday, the State Department said.more
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ATHENS - Greece's security council, KYSEA, approved on Wednesday the purchase of a fourth Belharra frigate from France to modernise its...more
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LONDON - Countries that see themselves as U.S. allies are now considering whether President Donald Trump's administration could one day disrupt...more
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LONDON - Countries that see themselves as US allies are now considering whether President Donald Trump’s administration could one day disrupt...more
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The Israeli military said on Wednesday it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Gaza City as it stepped up efforts to empty...more
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PARIS – Thieves have broken into Paris’ Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth €600,000 (S$906,900), in...more
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BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of murder and trying to destabilise the West by...more
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LONDON - British police said a 28-year old man was charged with blackmail and other offences on Wednesday, after an investigation...more
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CONAKRY - Guinea is set to vote on Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would permit junta leader...more
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DUBAI/PARIS – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to hold a call with the British, French and German foreign ministers...more
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LONDON - Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said that foreign laboratory tests on...more
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield, whose name helped shape the popular ice cream brand, has quit the company, his partner...more
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WASHINGTON – Former US President Barack Obama suggested on Sept 16 that President Donald Trump and his allies were using...more
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BERLIN - The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released...more
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WINDSOR, England - US President Donald Trump formally begins his unprecedented second state visit to Britain on Sept 17 with the...more
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WINDSOR, England - US President Donald Trump formally begins his unprecedented second state visit to Britain on Sept 17 with the...more
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BERLIN - The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released on Sept...more
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Thirty years after apartheid ended, the relationship between the United States and South Africa is at a nadir. Many analysts blame U.S. President Donald...more
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A year of sustained losses has left Iran’s grand strategy in ruins. The near-destruction of Hamas in Gaza, the evisceration of the Lebanese militant...more
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A retired four-star US admiral who used his position in the Navy to attempt to direct millions of dollars in military...more
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The European Union and Indonesia have finalised a trade agreement to be signed next week, the Financial Times reported on Sept...more
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WASHINGTON – Labour unions, faculties and students in the University of California education system sued US President Donald Trump’s administration...more
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CHICAGO – Mr Gregory Bovino, a top US Border Patrol official, said his team made arrests in Chicago on Sept...more
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WASHINGTON - Labor unions, faculties and students in the University of California education system sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday...more
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LONDON - Four people were arrested on Sept 16 after images of Mr Donald Trump alongside American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto...more
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LIMA - At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru’s ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Sept 16, the country’s...more
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LIMA - At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru’s ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Sept 16, the country’s...more
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WINDSOR - Protesters on Sept 16 projected images of US President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein onto a castle...more
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WASHINGTON - An uncrewed Northrop Grumman-built spacecraft in orbit experienced an issue with its main engine on Tuesday while attempting to...more
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LONDON - Microsoft Corp., OpenAI and other American companies announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on technology infrastructure...more
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WASHINGTON - Three parents whose children died or were hospitalised after interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots called on...more
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PROVO, Utah - The 22-year-old man accused of assassinating Mr Charlie Kirk said in text messages to his romantic partner that...more
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SAO PAULO - A Brazilian Federal Court on Tuesday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to pay 1 million reais ($188,865)in damages...more
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US President Donald Trump landed in Britain on Sept 16 for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government rolling out a royal red...more
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QUITO - Tens of thousands of residents and local leaders in Ecuador's central Azuay province took to the streets on Tuesday...more
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WASHINGTON - Prosecutors in Utah on Tuesday charged Tyler Robinson, 22, with killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk with a long-range rifle...more
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ADEN - The United Nations has relocated the place of appointment of the resident coordinator for Yemen to Aden, more than...more
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LONDON - US President Donald Trump landed in Britain on Sept 16 for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government rolling out a...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the leader of Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, would be coming for...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 16 extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until Dec 16,...more
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MUMBAI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received warm congratulations from US President Donald Trump on his birthday on Sept 16...more
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SAO PAULO - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to a hospital in capital Brasilia after feeling sick, his...more
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PROVO, Utah - The suspect in the murder of prominent US conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has been formally charged with...more
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CHICAGO - Gregory Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol official, said his team made arrests in Chicago on Tuesday as part...more
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LONDON - An asylum seeker who arrived in Britain on a small boat cannot be removed to France pending a full...more
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WASHINGTON - Drug trafficking organizations must be treated the way foreign terrorist organizations were treated after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks,...more
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigerian troops have killed at least 11 fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province in two separate...more
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DAKAR - Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 16 said his country had “knocked off” three boats in total from Venezuela,...more
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Chad's national assembly has endorsed constitutional revisions that would extend the presidential term from five to seven years and allow the...more
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal judge on Monday night sharply criticized the Trump administration for deporting five migrants from Nigeria and...more
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BOGOTA - A special Colombian court created under a 2016 peace deal on Thursday gave seven former rebel leaders from the...more
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WASHINGTON - Mr Kash Patel defended his tenure as FBI director before a US Senate panel on Sept 16, angrily pushing...more
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NAIROBI - The European Union will likely miss its target of directing a quarter of aid spent on expanding trade to...more
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LONDON - King Charles became the first British monarch in some four centuries to attend a Roman Catholic funeral on Tuesday...more
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Washington Post editor and columnist Karen Attiah said Monday she had been fired after more than a decade at the paper over comments made since Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting — a dismissal...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. has issued a fresh round Iran-related sanctions targeting individuals and entities that Washington says finance Tehran's military,...more
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BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON - The United States has fully restored Hungary's status in its visa waiver program after the Hungarian government took steps...more
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BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON - The United States has fully restored Hungary's status in its visa waiver programme after the Hungarian government took steps...more
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Actor-turned-director and activist Robert Redford, one of Hollywood's most well-known leading men and an influential supporter of independent film, has died at the age of 89.His...more
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TRIPOLI - The International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that at least 50 people had died after a vessel carrying...more
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A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but kept the state's second-degree...more
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LONDON – US President Donald Trump was due to arrive in Britain late on Sept 16 for a second state visit...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump is getting the honour of a state visit to the U.K., a gesture of pageantry and flattery seen by many observers as an effort...more
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BOGOTA - A Colombian special court created under the terms of a 2016 peace deal on Tuesday sentenced seven former leaders...more
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WASHINGTON - FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday, where he was set to face sharp...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump paid tribute on Sept 16 to screen great Robert Redford – who once played a...more
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NEW YORK – A New York state judge dismissed on Sept 16 two criminal counts against Luigi Mangione over the December...more
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When King Charles, on the advice of the British government, extended an invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump for a second state visit to the U.K., it appeared trade and economic relations...more
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BRASILIA - On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to prison until the age of 97.In...more
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WARSAW - Poland will decide on submarine procurement this week, leading to the purchase of the first submarines by the end...more
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NAIROBI - Kenya issued an arrest warrant and requested the extradition of a British citizen on Tuesday over the murder of...more
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MADRID – This summer was Spain’s hottest since records began in 1961, as the country experienced more than...more
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MADRID – This summer was Spain’s hottest since records began in 1961, as the country experienced more than...more
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In the early hours of September 10, Polish and NATO forces shot down several of the 19 Russian drones estimated to have crossed into Polish airspace—an unprecedented incursion...more
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NEW YORK – Robert Redford, the matinee idol turned Oscar-winning director died early on Sept 16 morning at his home in Utah. He was 89.more
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WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sept 16 that he anticipated a final deal on the short-video app...more
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LONDON – Britain’s Queen Camilla has pulled out of attending the funeral service for the Duchess of Kent on Sept 16...more
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COPENHAGEN – Denmark on Sept 16 announced plans to increase spending in Greenland, pledging 1.6 billion Danish kroner (S$323...more
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ABUJA - Nigerian troops killed eight fighters, including senior commanders, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an ambush...more
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BELGRADE - A Serbian prosecutor on Tuesday indicted 13 people, including a former minister, over their role in a railway station...more
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MILAN - A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating attacks on Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea plans to take...more
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WASHINGTON - FBI Director Kash Patel is set to testify before a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday, where he is likely...more
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WASHINGTON - Roughly two out of three Americans believe that the harsh rhetoric used in talking about politics is encouraging violence, according...more
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WASHINGTON – Roughly two out of three Americans believe that the harsh rhetoric used in talking about politics is encouraging violence,...more
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WASHINGTON - The US military is taking swift disciplinary action against US troops over social media posts linked to themore
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PROVO, Utah - The trade school student suspected of assassinating right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university was due...more
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TBILISI, Georgia – Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev, made famous by the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia,...more
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BANGKOK – Some ancient societies in China and South-east Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to...more
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Ottawa will favour the pitch that creates the most Canadian jobs when it decides whether to award a contract for a dozen new submarines to a German or...more
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WARSAW – Poland neutralised a drone flying over government buildings on the evening of Sept 15 and detained two Belarusian citizens...more
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WASHINGTON – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel faces a Senate panel on Sept 16 amid criticism of his...more
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NAIROBI - U.N. investigators on Tuesday accused South Sudanese authorities of plundering their country's wealth, including by paying $1.7 billion to...more
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MISSOULA, United States – A group of young Americans say President Donald Trump is trampling their inalienable rights through an aggressive...more
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LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes the pomp of a royal welcome for US President Donald Trump on a...more
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TEL AVIV - Qatar and the United States are on the verge of finalising an enhanced defence cooperation agreement, said top...more
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US President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that he would file a US$15 billion (S$19.2 billion) lawsuit for defamation and...more
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On any given day during the long war in Gaza, a Biden administration official could be expected to assert any of the following: a...more
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The US has “decertified” Colombia as a partner in the war on drugs amid the biggest cocaine boom in history.more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that he would have ordered American flags to half-staff to honor...more
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BOGOTA – US President Donald Trump said in a determination on Sept 15 that Afghanistan, Bolivia, Myanmar, Colombia and Venezuela...more
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US President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans on Sept 15 to invest US$500 million (S$640 million) in historically Black colleges and...more
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WASHINGTON - From breaking up a fight or identifying a suspected robber to picking up trash and removing graffiti, National Guard...more
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A U.S. appeals court declined on Monday to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — the first time a president has pursued such action since...more
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WASHINGTON - A US appeals court declined on Sept 15 to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve...more
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GENEVA - The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the United Nations...more
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US regulators were investigating whether Live Nation’s Ticketmaster was doing enough to prevent bots from illegally reselling tickets on its platform,...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States can export “reaper”-style and other advanced military drones more easily following a reinterpretation of its export...more
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WASHINGTON - Questions and potential hurdles surround a framework agreement announced on Sept 15 between the United States and China that...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump insisted on Sept 15 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would notmore
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WASHINGTON – Vice-President J.D. Vance pledged to investigate left-leaning organisations following the killing of Charlie Kirk, amplifying efforts to memorialise the...more
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US President Donald Trump said he would speak on Sept 19 with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following talks between negotiators from the world’s two largest...more
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BRUSSELS - The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new U.N.-mandated climate target in time for...more
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BRUSSELS – The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new UN-mandated climate target in time for...more
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A month before Charlie Kirk’s killing, billionaire pro-Israel moneyman Bill Ackman arranged an intervention in the Hamptons during which sources say he and others “hammered” Kirk for...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that the US military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that the US military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan...more
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Ford Motor Co. is taking a drive down the road in a couple of months.The venerable car maker is moving its headquarters for the first time in seven...more
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NEW YORK - Ms Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor who handled the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and whose father...more
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that recent incidents between his country and the United States are an "aggression" by...more
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WASHINGTON - DNA found at the scene of the murder of US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has been matched to suspect...more
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NEW YORK - One in six American parents has delayed or skipped some or all of the standard childhood vaccines, according...more
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At least 40 fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali on Sunday when al Qaeda-linked insurgents who had declared a blockade on...more
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Alongside the big wins and red carpet glamour of the 77th Emmy Awards, multiple stars took the award show as a chance to make political statements.Hacks...more
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STOCKHOLM/BUDAPEST - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson accused his Hungarian counterpart of spreading "outrageous lies" on Monday, after Viktor Orban said...more
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Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who brought criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs, has sued U.S....more
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LONDON - The United States and Britain plan to announce more than US$10 billion (S$12.8 billion) in economic deals this week...more
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US President Donald Trump said he would speak on Sept 19 with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following talks between negotiators from...more
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VIENNA - Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be "completely dismantled", U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the U.N. nuclear watchdog's annual General...more
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President Donald Trump suggested there could be financial consequences over New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s endorsement of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani...more
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BRUSSELS - High hotel prices for Brazil's COP30 climate summit in November have prompted the United Nations to urge its staff...more
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LONDON - A British aristocrat and her partner were on Monday both jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of their...more
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LONDON - A British aristocrat and her partner were on Sept 15 both jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of...more
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LONDON - British police said on Sept 15 they had planned for “just about every eventuality” ahead of US President Donald...more
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LONDON - British police said on Sept 15 they had planned for “just about every eventuality” ahead of US President Donald...more
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It took more than a year, several thousand dollars, ingenuity, setbacks and a jet ski: this is how Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian, managed to escape from Gaza to...more
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VIENNA - Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be "completely dismantled", U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the U.N. nuclear watchdog's annual General...more
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WASHINGTON – The United States announced on Sept 15 a “framework” deal with China to resolve their dispute over TikTok, as...more
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COLOGNE - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made deep inroads in the country's most populous state in municipal elections...more
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ACCRA - Ghana's decision to accept West Africans deported from the United States is not an endorsement of President Donald Trump's...more
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President Donald Trump on Sept 15 pushed for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to stop requiring quarterly earnings reports...more
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THE HAGUE - A former top United States diplomat testified on Monday that Hashim Thaci, Kosovo's ex-president, had no real authority...more
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Tanzania's electoral commission said it had disqualified opposition presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina for the second time on Monday, reversing a decision...more
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Immigration raids are spreading across the country. The agencies meant to protect public health are being dismantled from within. Public broadcasting is...more
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BELFAST - The trial of the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed...more
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GENEVA – The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) agreement on fisheries subsidies – its first environmentally focused accord – entered into force...more
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MOSCOW - Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich, who refused to be deported to neighbouring Lithuania after being released from prison last...more
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SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL The following is an excerpt from Steve Templeton’s book, Fear of a Microbial Planet: How a Germophobic Safety Culture...more
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QARDAHA/JARAMANA, Syria - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has won major diplomatic victories since seizing power nine months ago, but he risks...more
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LONDON - British Conservative lawmaker Danny Kruger has defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, he announced at a Reform press...more
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LONDON - British Conservative lawmaker Danny Kruger has defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, he announced at a Reform press...more
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LONDON - British prosecutors said on Sept 15 that they were dropping charges of spying for China against two men, including...more
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DUBAI – The Abraham Accords, which normalised diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab states, are under the spotlight aftermore
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AZGOUR, Morocco – As rains swept into Morocco’s Atlas Mountains earlier in September, 72-year-old Mr Lahcen Abarda rushed to reinforce the...more
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In a small reception room at a hospital in Dnipro, in south-central Ukraine, Viktoria Lants struggled to look at the computer screen as a forensic worker shuffled through photos...more
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Ibrahim Lwingi lost both of his parents due to HIV-related illnesses when he was 14. The Nairobi native describes himself as an orphan even today — he's...more
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PRAGUE - Czech billionaire and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis's ANO party increased its lead over the main ruling parties before...more
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US President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that he would call a national emergency and federalise Washington, DC after Mayor...more
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In the lush highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, coffee crops are rotting and withering as an escalation in the...more
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LAGOS - Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles, say conservationists...more
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ANKARA - Turkey’s main opposition party, already battered by an unprecedented legal crackdown, could see its leader ousted by a court...more
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ANKARA - A Turkish court delayed on Sept 15 a decision on whether to oust the main opposition leader and annul...more
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MADRID – Delegations from the US and China were set to continue their talks in Madrid into a second day on...more
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