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China's Xi visits 'best friend' Putin, vows new era of ties
MOSCOW: Chinese President Xi Jinping began a three-day visit to "best friend" Vladimir Putin on Wednesday with a touch of panda diplomacy and a...
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LONDON: An Indian man, who fled to India in 2017 after a sexual assault on a woman in the UK, has been sentenced to...
Peru president wins confidence motion over reforms
LIMA: Peru's President Martin Vizcarra scored an important victory for his government's tough anti-corruption policies Wednesday by winning a vote of confidence in the...
Syria regime bombardment kills 10 during Eid: Monitor
KAFR AWEID (Syria): Air strikes and shelling by regime forces killed 10 civilians in Syria's northwest on Wednesday, as residents marked the holiday of...
Thai lawmakers elect junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha as PM
BANGKOK: Thailand's junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha was elected late Wednesday as the kingdom's first civilian prime minister since the 2014 coup he led, in...
10 per cent drop in H1B visa approvals in 2018: US authorities
WASHINGTON: There was a sharp 10 per cent decline in the approval of H-1B visas by the US in the fiscal year 2018 which...
Google's Sunder Pichai & Nasdaq's Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award
WASHINGTON: Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019 by business advocacy...
Sikh man dons rainbow turban for Pride in California
WASHINGTON: An Indian-origin Sikh neuroscientist, who is bisexual, has donned rainbow turban to ring in this year's 'Pride Month' in the US, drawing a...
Indian wins USD 2.7 million in raffle draw in UAE
DUBAI: An Indian expat won a staggering USD 2.7 million in a monthly raffle in the UAE, a media report said Tuesday. Sanjai Nath R,...
China warns citizens against travelling to US
BEIJING: In an unusual move, China Tuesday issued a travel alert for its citizens visiting the US, warning them of harassment and public security...