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The US military struck a site in Syria on Thursday used by two Iranian-backed militia groups following rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, according to a US official…
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The white van arrived in slum areas of Bhopal, a city in central India, blasting a message over the speaker system that seemed too good to refuse: "Come and take the coronavirus vaccine and get 750 ru…
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In diplomacy, as in physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Saudi Arabia is experiencing the downside of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's decision to bet the farm on the Trump fami…
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Jamie Spears' attorney, Vivian Thoreen, spoke on his behalf on "Good Morning America" following the New York Times "Framing Britney Spears" documentary which reignited interest in the Spears' conserva…
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The two Italians killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday died in a gun battle, and were not killed execution-style, prosecutor Alberto Pioletti told CNN Thursday.
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Acting US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman revealed Thursday law enforcement officials are tracking new threats by militia groups involved in the January 6 insurrection that have "with a direct…
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President Joe Biden's reset of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship will take another step with the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi insider turned dissident Jamal…
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John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women's gymnastics team, has been charged with 24 felonies, including human trafficking, criminal sexual conduct and lying to a peace officer, Michigan At…
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 21, 10:30pm -

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday decided to keep Pakistan on its 'grey list', with the country's status set to be reviewed next at an extraordinary plenary session in June 2021. Th…
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Pakistan and India have agreed to the strict observance of all agreements, understandings and ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors, with effect from Wednesday midnight.“…
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India is struggling to convince its health and frontline workers to take a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine controversially approved without late-stage efficacy data, government data showed on Thursday, day…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Sri Lanka this week is part of Pakistan’s proactive strategy aimed at engaging South Asian countries amid worsening ties with longtime rival India, expe…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged the international community to take "quick, concrete" steps to stem the flow of illicit money from developing countries to tax havens and to ensure the retu…
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday warned against complacency in following Covid-19 precautions and said the threat of coronavirus variants remained…
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday ruled that a re-election be held in the entire NA-75 Daska constituency after suspicions that the results may have been falsified. The ECP, whil…
- 11 hours ago 25 Feb 21, 2:06pm -

India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to tighten control over Big Tech…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its opinion on the presidential reference seeking the apex court's view on holding Senate elections through open ballot.The Supreme Court said it will send its…
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China on Thursday said it had never asked US diplomats to undergo Covid-19 anal swabs, following American media reports that State Department personnel had complained of being subjected to the intrusi…
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More than 1,000 civil servants are mobilised for the launch of Hong Kong’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Friday morning, with slots fully booked until the middle of next month after tens of th…
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The world’s largest high-speed rail network could nearly double in size over the next 15 years as part of China’s ambitious new plan to expand public transport – signalling that the government w…
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In August last year, as the Covid-19 pandemic raged through much of Asia, I wrote a cover story for the Post’s This Week in Asia magazine about esoteric developments surrounding the South China Sea…
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There is still no light at the end of the tunnel for Hong Kong’s major property developers after a painful year in which their hotel and retail businesses took a particular drubbing, according to an…
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More than 60,000 yuan (US$9,300) in coins has been scooped out of one of China’s most renowned natural springs over the past three years.The coins are tossed into the water by the millions of touris…
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US President Joe Biden on Thursday told Saudi King Salman he would work for bilateral ties “as strong and transparent as possible”, the White House said, ahead of the expected release of a sensiti…
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 21, 11:09pm -

Chinese internet giants Baidu, Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings – the triumvirate known as BAT – rank among the lowest in terms of ensuring user privacy and freedom of expression on thei…
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 21, 11:00pm -

Former US Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and was charged earlier on Thursday with human trafficking and sexual assault, has since died by sui…
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 21, 10:46pm -

Most small and medium-sized companies operating in China’s south plan to stay in the country despite concerns that frictions between Beijing and Washington are likely to grow this year, according to…
- 2 hours ago 25 Feb 21, 10:38pm -

In the hunt for the source of the Covid-19 disease, the World Health Organization confirmed China identified supply chains for animals sold in Wuhan, where the first known outbreak occurred, a move ba…
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