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Bomb threat spurs evacuation at Facebook’s Silicon Valley campus
A bomb threat prompted authorities on Tuesday to evacuate a building at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Facebook Inc near San Francisco, police […]
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Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen jailed for 3 years, says ‘job was to cover his dirty deeds’
A US federal court on Wednesday sentenced Michael Cohen, a former lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, to three years on multiple […]
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Donald Trump’s unpredictability was asset in UN diplomacy, says Nikki Haley
Outgoing US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said that President Donald Trump’s unpredictability and mercurial nature was often an asset in […]
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Gunman kills 4 in France’s Christmas market
A gunman killed at least four people and wounded 11 others near a Christmas market in the French border city of Strasbourg on […]
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Why Vietnam could be Asia’s biggest trade war winner
In the race to lure companies looking for alternative sites amid the US-China trade war, Vietnam wields a slew of advantages over its […]
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Khashoggi, other persecuted journalists named Time ‘Person of the Year’
New York Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October at his country’s Istanbul consulate, was named Time magazine’s “Person of the […]
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100 American-children abducted to India, alleges US Congressman
Washington A top US Congressman has alleged that nearly 100 American children have been abducted to India and sought “real action” from the […]
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Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn asks for probation in Mueller probe
US President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn requested on Tuesday a sentence of a year’s probation for lying to FBI […]
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President Sirisena fails to meet deadline to end political crisis
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirirsena’s deadline to find a solution to the ongoing political crisis in the island nation has ended on Tuesday. […]
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Russia sends 2 nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela
Moscow Two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived in Venezuela on Monday, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-US tensions.Russia’s Defense Ministry said a […]
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12 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan security forces
Kabul At least four members of the Afghan security forces and eight civilians, including two women and a child, were killed on Tuesday […]
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Canada court grants bail to Huawei CFO; Donald Trump might intervene
A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd wanted by the United States to answer to fraud accusations was granted […]