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US pulls staff from Iraq, says Iran gave 'blessing' for tanker attacks

Iran's Foreign Ministry has called the tanker attacks "worrisome and dreadful" and called for an investigation.

May 16, 2019

By Reuters

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Trump expected to sign order paving way for US telecoms ban on Huawei

Washington believes equipment made by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's third largest smartphone maker, could be used by the Chinese state to spy.

May 15, 2019

By Reuters

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Rohingya refugees manually drill borewell at Palong Khali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh police 'rescue' dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia

Scores of Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent months to try to reach Malaysia, estimated 25,000 Rohingya crossed the Andaman Sea in 2015

May 15, 2019

By Reuters

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As trade war bites, China's Xi preaches openness

Chinese civilisation is an "open system" that has continuously had exchanges and learned from other cultures, including Buddhism, Marxism and Islam, Xi told the forum.

May 15, 2019

By Reuters

Shah Mehmood Qureshi. (File Photo: IANS)

US refused visas to 3 officials: Pakistan Minister

Qureshi said the US authorities intended to deport more than 70 Pakistanis, but the government had asked them to fulfil the legal requirements.

May 15, 2019

By IANS

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UK MPs to vote on Brexit bill early next month

UK needs to pass a law to implement the withdrawal agreement - the part of May's Brexit deal which will take the country out of the EU - in UK law.

May 15, 2019

By IANS

Three NSFs face charges for masterminding GrabHitch S$41800 payment fraud

All these three arrested alleged offenders of GrabHitch fraud currently out on bail but will return in court by June 12.

May 15, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Malaysia deports Thai anti-monarchy activist who sought asylum

The activist, who had been arrested several times towards the end of last year, fled to Malaysia as she felt unsafe after taking part in a symbolic act against the monarchy.

May 14, 2019

By IANS

N. Korea demands release of cargo ship seized by US

The US Justice Department said last week that the 17,061-tonne Wise Honest was intercepted by Indonesian authorities last year.

May 14, 2019

By IANS

Mandalay: Myanmar Airline's Embraer E190 aircraft (ERJ-190LR) from Yangon to Mandalay which made an emergency landing after its front landing gear failed to deploy at Mandalay International Airport, on May 12, 2019. The aircraft landed with its nose wheel

Myanmar plane lands without front wheel

A video of the landing showed the plane landing on its rear wheels before the nose touched down on the runway.

May 13, 2019

By IANS

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Seriously look at breaking up Facebook: Kamala Harris

Apart from presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris, another Democratic candidate, Senator Elizabeth Warren had also stressed upon the possibility of breaking up Facebook.

May 13, 2019

By IANS

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