17-07-2024 DHAKA: Schools and universities across Bangladesh have been shut until further notice after six people were killed in protests over quotas in government jobs. University students have been holding rallies for several days against the system of providing reservations in public sector jobs for the children of war heroes, …
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17-07-2024 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has received enough votes at the Republican National Convention (RNC) to become the party’s official presidential nominee – days after surviving an assassination attempt. At the gathering in Milwaukee, the ex-president was confirmed as the Republican candidate ahead of the 5 November election. The 78-year-old also …
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17-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Thousands of lawyers in India’s capital protested on Monday against an overhaul in criminal legislation by staying away from work and boycotting court hearings, as opposition mounted to the changes. Many have been angered by new laws that came in on July 1 …
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17-07-2024 BEIJING: Chinese e-commerce platforms have taken down t-shirts featuring an image of Donald Trump pumping his fist into the air moments after he was shot at. The T-shirts, which went on sale within hours of the shooting, were available on popular e-commerce sites like Taobao and JD.com. It is …
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17-07-2024 PYONGYANG/ SEOUL: A high-profile North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to the South, Seoul’s spy agency has confirmed to media. The political counselor is believed to be the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to escape to South Korea since 2016. The diplomat defected in November, the National Intelligence …
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17-07-2024 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said it was a mistake for him to say “time to put Trump in a bullseye”, days before Saturday’s assassination attempt on his election rival. Biden’s remarks came in his first interview since the incident, in which he defended his rhetoric against Donald …
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17-07-2024 NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: At least four soldiers have been killed in a gunfight with suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir, the latest in a recent spate of attacks by armed insurgents in the disputed region. Security forces came under fire on Monday night when they were carrying out a search …
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17-07-2024 MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky Labs has told media that it is leaving the US after the Biden administration banned sales and distribution of the firm’s software. Kaspersky said it had made the “sad and difficult decision” to leave “as business opportunities in the country are no longer …
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16-07-2024 TALLAHASSEE: Florida Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by former president Donald Trump, has dismissed the criminal case against him on charges of mishandling top secret documents, ruling that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed. Cannon recounted that Smith’s appointment was not proper and dismissed the case. The …
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16-07-2024 BEIJING: China’s new home prices in June fell at the fastest clip in nine years while property sales and investment slumped, increasing pressure on policymakers for more stimulus to prop up the battered sector as it struggles to find a bottom. New home prices slid 4.5% from a year …
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