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US-China dispute turns into ‘currency war’

06 August, 2019 WASHINGTON/BEIJING: Billions of dollars in losses reported as US president accuses China of currency manipulation. Wall Street’s major indexes posted their biggest percentage drop of the year, as China’s’s devaluation of the yuan sparked fears of further escalation of the US-China trade war, with the US president …

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North Korea fires two more missiles

06 August, 2019 PYONGYANG: North Korea has fired two unidentified missiles, its fourth such launch in less than two weeks, South Korea’s military has said. They were fired from South Hwanghae province across the peninsula into the sea to the east, a statement said. The US said it was monitoring …

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US calls for peace after India’s Kashmir move

06 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ SRINAGAR/ ISLAMABAD: Washington expresses concern about reports of detentions, calls for peace along de facto India-Pakistan border. The United States has called for “peace and stability” along the de facto border that separates India and Pakistan in Kashmir after New Delhi revoked the …

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India to revoke special status for Kashmir

05 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR/ ISLAMABAD: India’s government has said it plans to revoke the part of the constitution that gives Indian-administered Kashmir special privileges. Article 370, which grants it significant autonomy, is sensitive because it is the basis on which the princely state …

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Cairo hit by deadly explosion, 19 killed, 32 injured

05 August, 2019 CAIRO: Authorities have not yet said what caused the explosion that killed seventeen people in central Cairo. The explosion occurred after multiple cars collided outside the National Cancer Institute. An explosion outside Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) killed 17 people and injured 32, Egypt’s health ministry said Monday. …

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