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Oil markets on tenterhooks ahead of OPEC meeting in Vienna
SINGAPORE: Oil markets opened cautiously on Thursday ahead of the outcome of an OPEC meeting in Vienna later in the...
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Microsoft to rebuild suburban headquarters
SEATTLE: Microsoft is overhauling its longtime headquarters with an 18-building construction project that will make room for another 8,000 workers....
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White House plans for new CIA Chief, Secretary of State
WASHINGTON: The White House has developed a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the director...
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US General unveils new Afghan war strategy, calls it game changer
The commander of US forces in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has said that over 1,000 US troops will work alongside...
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Asian stocks fall as tech bellwethers hit by fear boom has peaked
TOKYO: Asian shares fell on Thursday, weighed down by a plunge in high-flying technology shares, a move that some see...
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Trump asks China to use all levers to influence N. Korea
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and called for Beijing to use...
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Afghan Taliban kill 6 ISIS fighters in Afghanistan near Pak – Afghan border
KABUL – At least six Daesh fighters were killed in an ongoing clash with the Taliban in Nangarhar province, in...
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UK, EU agree on Brexit bill
LONDON: Britain and the EU have reached agreement on a Brexit divorce bill which is likely to finally total around...
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Regular express freight train to link China with Russia
CHENGDU: An express freight train will run regularly between Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province and Moscow, Russia, local...
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In an unprecedented move Chinese Army troops to land in Syria for counter terrorism operations
TEHRAN – The Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria announced on Wednesday that Chinese Special Forces are to arrive soon in...