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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong’s brother Lee Hsien Yang sued for defamation over allegations relating to their rental of two state-owned bungalows | file photo | Photo Credit: AFP Singapore’s two Indian-origin cabinet Ministers have sued Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, for defamation over allegations relating to their…
Haikui is packing a sustained wind speed of about 140 kilometres per hour. Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years. Haikui — which had already brought heavy rains by Sunday…
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Pope Francis hailed religion’s power to resolve conflict and promote peace Sunday, on his final full day in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar for a visit that has seen him seek to build bridges with neighbouring China. The morning address, which brought together leaders of major religions in Mongolia, took place in the intimate Hun…
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Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Pope Francis on September 2, 2023, in front of the Saaral Ordon Government Building in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis will show support for interfaith dialogue on September 3 during his final full day in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, a visit that has seen…
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BMW’s top-end Neue Klasse models will have a range of as much as 800 kilometers. BMW AG presented the first prototype of its future electric-vehicle lineup, ringing in a new stage in the fight to catch up to Tesla Inc. and defend sales in its most important market China. The Vision Neue Klasse concept car,…
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Warning shots were fired to force Kurdish demonstrators to disperse. Kirkuk, Iraq: At least three Kurds were killed and 16 people wounded Saturday during protests in the multi-ethnic Iraqi city of Kirkuk, as authorities imposed a curfew after days of tensions. Two people were shot in the chest and a third in the head, Ziad…
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Queen Elizabeth memorial committee has been formed (File) London: The UK government announced on Sunday early stage plans to erect a permanent memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth II, alongside a national legacy programme in her honour, in 2026. The “fitting tribute” to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, who died in September last year aged 96 after…
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Ms Runions is in custody on a $1.5 million bond. (Representative pic) A 25-year-old woman in the United States is under arrest for fatally shooting a 4-year-old girl on Sunday while demonstrating gun safety. According to a press release by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the woman, identified as Breanna Runions, was charged with…
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Pakistani shopkeepers close their businesses during strike against inflation in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 02, 2023. They protested the soaring cost of living, including higher fuel and utility bills and record depreciation of the rupee against the dollar. | Photo Credit: AP Thousands of Pakistan traders shuttered their shops on Saturday, striking over soaring energy…
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The Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision to invite them “provoked strong reactions.” File | Photo Credit: AP The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it was reversing its decision to invite Ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to…
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