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Europe
Erdogan accuses the West of ‘standing by terrorists’ in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday lashed out at Western states, accusing them of “standing by terrorists” in failing…
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No Syria-type pullout planned for Afghanistan: Pentagon chief
Afghans should not misconstrue America’s sudden and contentious withdrawal from parts of Syria as a precursor to a similar move…
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Trump says he’s an ‘island of one’ on Syria
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is an “island of one” for removing the United States’ forces…
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Economics
Putin says Russia has ‘very friendly’ relations with Saudi crown prince
President Vladimir Putin said Russia has “very friendly personal relations” with Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin…
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China
China’s Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in ‘shattered bones’
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday that any attempt to divide China will be crushed, as Beijing faces political…
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Science & Technologies
3 win Nobel Chemistry prize for battery work
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday was awarded to John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino…
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Economics
Popular fashion retailer Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy
Fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who…
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Two scientists from US, one from Britain get Nobel Medicine prize for learning how cells use oxygen
The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded on Monday to two Americans and a British scientist for…
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Middle East
Iraq military admits ‘excessive force’ used in deadly protests
Iraq’s military admitted for the first time on Monday it had used “excessive force” in nearly a week of deadly protests,…
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Defense
Yemeni govt, separatists close to deal on ending Aden stand-off
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and southern separatists are close to a deal that would end a power struggle in the southern…
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