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SHANGHAI: Daniil Medvedev won his fourth title of a spectacular year with a thumping 6-4, 6-1 victory over Alexander Zverev in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday (Oct 13). Victory for the 23-year-old Russian, contesting a sixth final in a row, was more evidence that he is the prime contender to …
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NEW DELHI: Authorities have tightened security restrictions in the northern Indian flashpoint city of Ayodhya ahead of a crucial Supreme Court ruling over the disputed site fiercely contested between Hindus and Muslims. Hindus and Muslims have for decades been bitterly divided over the 16th …
Continue ReadingTOKYO: Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours on Monday (Oct 14) to reach people trapped by landslides and floods in Japan caused by a powerful typhoon that has killed up to 35, officials and local media said. Typhoon Hagibis moved away from land on Sunday morning, but …
Continue ReadingBEIJING: The Chinese high-tech companies blacklisted by Washington over alleged ties to rights abuses are rising stars in China’s ambitious drive to overtake the United States in the technology sector. They make surveillance cameras, facial recognition software and other technology that has become …
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YANGON: Suspected ethnic Rakhine rebels disguised as a sports team stormed a bus in rural Myanmar and took 31 hostages – mostly off-duty firefighters and construction workers – authorities said on Sunday (Oct 13). The state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar said the bus – travelling to the …
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NILAI: E-hailing regulations in Malaysia kicked off on Saturday (Oct 12) as the transport ministry promised to be more lenient towards drivers who are in the final stage of obtaining the passenger service vehicle (PSV) licence. “We have started enforcement, and like I said a few days ago, we are …
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Afghanistan’s election commission is orchestrating “systematic fraud” following presidential polls last month, a top candidate’s running mate alleged Saturday, an accusation likely to inflame political tensions following the key vote.
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam scrapped a meeting with US Senator Ted Cruz, the highest-profile US politician to visit the city since protests broke out more than four months ago, the senator said on Saturday (Oct 12). Lam’s office had requested that the afternoon meeting be completely …
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President Donald Trump on Saturday touted his partial, unsigned trade deal with China as a major achievement and the best deal US farmers have ever secured.
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The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 91-77 on Saturday to conclude a pre-season China tour that leaves behind big questions over the future of a key market worth billions of dollars to the NBA.
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