Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation, discussing issues of arms control and COVID-19, the US State Department said in a …
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Tehran: Iran will not accept the renewal of a UN arms ban against the Islamic republic, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, state TV reported. Any attempt to renew the …
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Manila: A radio broadcaster in central Philippines’ Negros Oriental province was shot dead by bike-borne assailants, the 16th journalist to be killed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s term. Cornelio Pepino, 48, …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump said that he will allow Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus response team, to testify before the Republican-controlled Senate next week, but …
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Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 252 million Canadian dollars (US $179 million) to the agri-food sector to help protect farmers and food processors against the COVID-19 pandemic. The money …
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Washington: A woman in the US state of Michigan has been charged along with her husband and son with killing a security guard who refused her daughter entry to a shop …
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Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday offered kids a virtual tour of his office, as a replacement for an annual Children’s Day event on the Cheong Wa Dae …
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Hong Kong: The Hong Kong government is set to roll out more measures to prop up economy, the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday. At a press conference, …
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Washington: The global number of deaths due to the novel coronavirus has surpassed the 250,000 mark, according to the the Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday morning, the global death toll …
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San Francisco: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the most populous US state will enter a second stage of COVID-19 recovery at the end of this week, allowing some retail businesses …
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