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Fear and loathing in South Korea as university exam postponed by quake

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2017-11-16

SEOUL: South Korean test-takers expressed confusion and dejection on Thursday as the country’s highly competitive annual university entrance exam, called...

Heart failure patients’ odds of hospitalization tied to diabetes

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2017-11-16

LONDON: Heart failure patients may be less likely to be hospitalized or die prematurely if they don’t also have diabetes...

UK cyber security chief blames Russia for hacker attacks

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2017-11-16

London: Russia has launched cyber attacks on the UK media, telecoms and energy sectors in the past year, Britain’s cyber...

China, Philippines agree to avoid force in South China Sea dispute

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2017-11-16

BEIJING: China and the Philippines have agreed to avoid force to resolve their differences over the South China Sea, according...

Int l day for tolerance being observed today

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2017-11-16

UN launches new campaign to promote tolerance, respect & dignity across world. International day of Tolerance is being observed on...

Turkey, Afghanistan, ex-Soviet trio sign corridor agreement

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2017-11-16

Ashgabat: A road and rail corridor connecting war-torn Afghanistan with Turkey and Europe was signed off by officials from five...

Formula E aiming to put reach before revenue

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2017-11-16

LONDON: Formula E boss Alejandro Agag is putting reach before revenue, and casting an envious glance at the Ultimate Fighting...

Sri Lanka field against India after morning washout

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2017-11-16

KOLKATA:Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and elected to field in the first of three tests against India...

Trump pullout from climate pact means even hotter world: study

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2017-11-16

Bonn: US President Donald Trump’s pullout from the Paris Agreement will push up global temperatures nearly half a degree Celsius...

FCC plans to vote to overturn US net neutrality rules in December

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2017-11-16

WASHINGTON: The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final vote to...