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UNITED NATIONS  – The top diplomats of France and the United States said Thursday (Sept 24) that repairing ties will take time as Paris demanded action to assuage its anger over the cancellation of a massive submarine contract.…
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UNITED NATIONS – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (Sept 24) he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban after speaking with Pakistan, China and Russia, key players with Afghanistan’s new rulers.…
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PARIS – French Trade Minister Franck Riester has declined an offer to meet his Australian counterpart next month in Paris, suggesting tensions will not quickly subside after Canberra’s recent decision to scrap a US$40 billion…
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WASHINGTON – The window is still open to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but won’t be forever, a senior US official said on Thursday (Sept 23), saying Iran has yet to name a negotiator, set a date for talks or say whether it would…
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SINGAPORE – Online classifieds marketplace Carousell has joined the list of local unicorns – unlisted start-ups valued in excess of US$1 billion. The group has raised US$100 million (S$134 million) in its latest funding round, taking its…
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The nation’s biggest food delivery services including Uber Eats and DoorDash are suing New York City, arguing that a fee cap first enacted during the pandemic is costing them “hundreds of millions of dollars.” The Big Apple last month…
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PARIS – A French court on Friday (Sept 10) ordered ride-hailing service Uber to pay damages to taxi drivers whose business suffered from unlicensed competitors. Uber France will have to pay 180,000 euros (S$285,000) to 910 taxi drivers and…
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BREMEN, GERMANY – With Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) trailing in the polls ahead of an election next week, grassroots party members are resorting to an activity that had almost become redundant under Dr Angela Merkel: campaigning. On…
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MOSCOW – Russia goes to the polls on Friday (Sept 17) to elect a new parliament in a three-day vote that the ruling United Russia party is expected to win despite a ratings slump after the biggest crackdown on the Kremlin’s critics in…
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MOSCOW – When polls open Friday (Sep 17) in Russia’s parliamentary elections, few voters would bet against an easy win for the ruling United Russia party, even though it is more unpopular now than ever before. The party was founded…
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LOS ANGELES – Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has filed a US$50 million (S$67 million) lawsuit over cosmetic procedures that she says left her “brutally disfigured” and turned her into a recluse. The Canadian model, one of…
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Britney Spears’ lawyer recently spoke at length about Jamie Spears’ termination as the conservator of his daughter’s estate. The update’s been obtained as part of a legal document that has been obtained by People magazine.…
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Katie Price has jetted off to Turkey with her fiance Carl Woods to enjoy another holiday together amid controversies about their relationship. The 43-year-old reality star is believed to be expected back in the UK by the end of the…
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AMMAN – Syria is facing a new surge in Covid-19 infections in both government-held areas and territory outside state control that could overwhelm the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system, aid workers, officials and medical…
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If it were easier to connect with doctors regularly, many of the hesitant might change their minds, she said. “They are left to themselves and what someone may have told them that may not be reliable information,” Ms. Turner-Ford…
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Finnair and Turkish Airlines have announced a codeshare agreement that brings more choice to customers. Starting September 29th, the Finnair AY code will be added to Turkish Airlines route between Helsinki and Istanbul, and from…
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Officials in the United States have confirmed Covid-19-related travel restrictions will be lifted for travellers from the European Union, United Kingdom and elsewhere from November. From November, foreign travellers will be allowed…
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easyJet has seen UK bookings surge within hours of the UK government confirmation that fully-vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to take a PDT (pre-departure test) to return to the UK from non-red list countries. The…
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