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NAJAF, IRAQ – Pope Francis began a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Saturday (March 6), in a powerful appeal for coexistence in a land torn by sectarianism and violence. The Pope’s meeting…
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COPENHAGEN – Iceland expects a “relatively small” lava eruption in the island’s south-west which could lead to a temporary halt in air traffic, the office of Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said. A volcanic tremor was detected on…
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BRUSSELS – The European Parliament abandoned its plan on Thursday (March 4) to set a date for voting on the EU-UK trade deal, in protest at what the European Union sees as Britain’s unlawful changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements.…
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ATHENS – Engineers in central Greece on Thursday (March 4) were assessing the damage from a strong 6.3-magnitude quake that injured at least 11 people, damaged hundreds of buildings and spread panic. The recovery work began as scores of…
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BEIJING: China announced plans today to boost supervision of the country’s huge fintech sector and beef up its anti-monopoly drive, months after a crackdown on the sector that dealt a severe blow to e-commerce titan Alibaba and tycoon…
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WASHINGTON – A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday (March 2) – an example of…
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NEW YORK – Zoom Video Communications projected annual revenue that would top analysts’ estimates, signalling the video meeting service expects to remain a ubiquitous presence in daily life even as the pandemic recedes. Shares jumped about…
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WASHINGTON — President Biden’s goal of increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour was dealt a likely fatal blow Thursday when a Senate official ruled the policy cannot be contained in the upcoming COVID-19 aid bill. It is Biden’s…
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WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for New York prosecutors to get eight years of former president Donald Trump’s tax returns, dealing Trump a major blow in his yearslong quest to block a grand jury investigation…
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The foreign ministers of Singapore and Indonesia expressed “grave concern” over the situation in Myanmar and support a proposal to hold an informal Asean ministerial meeting on Myanmar, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said…
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After witnessing New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears Dua Lipa appears to be in shock over the sensational hold tabloids had on Britney Spears back in the day. The singer told the Los Angeles Times, “The feeling of going down…
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Travis Barker broke his silence on relationship with Kourtney Kardashian, gushing over her  ladylove during his appearance on a talk show Thursday. The 45-year-old musician, who  appeared on Drew Barrymore’s talk show, shared  his feelings…
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Drake’s got a new release lined up for tonight at midnight (March 5). The bad news: It’s not Certified Lover Boy, the rapper’s long-delayed sixth studio album he first announced would be dropping in the summer of 2020. The LP is still on…
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JERUSALEM – Leaders from Israel, Austria and Denmark announced Thursday (March 4) in Jerusalem an alliance for the development and production of future generation coronavirus vaccines, a deal that has already sparked criticism in Europe.…
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WASHINGTON – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has scrapped plans for a team that visited Wuhan, China to probe the origins of the coronavirus pandemic to issue an interim report, The Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday (March…
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Etihad Airways has reported an operating loss of US$1.7 billion for financial 2020, accelerating the losses of US $0.8 billion seen last year. The Abu Dhabi flag-carrier blamed the Covid-19 for its deteriorating fortunes. The airline saw…
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With demand for air travel still low following the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates has begun offering passengers a chance to snap up empty seats in economy class. Up to three adjoining seats on a flight and will be offered to all economy…
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Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has plans to introduce the Digital Travel Health Pass to help streamline its passengers’ travel journey, in the latest effort by the airline to instil post-pandemic travel confidence. The health pass, which will be…
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