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A third of adults in China suffer high blood pressure: study
Beijing: More than a third of adults in China suffer from high blood pressure, but only one in 20 are...
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Qatar – Russia sign defence agreement
MOSCOW – Qatar said on Thursday it had signed a defence agreement with Russia, the latest in a series of...
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Peace with Taliban is not providing results: Abdullah Abdullah
The European Union is trying to create consensus – in the region and in the world – to bring peace...
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US house of representatives approves new sanctions on Hezbollah
House will vote on another bill on Thursday, to impose additional sanctions on Iran. The United States House of Representatives...
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Almost half threatened vertebrates are on islands: study
Washington: Nearly half the world’s vertebrates faced with extinction live on islands where it is easier to control the invasive...
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US drone strike kills, wound 22 ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan
KABUL – The United States forces based in Afghanistan conducted a new airstrike on the hideout of the Islamic State...
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BOJ shouldn’t be criticised for missing inflation goal: Japan PM’s aide
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan should not be overly criticized for failing to achieve its inflation target as its ultra-easy...
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Uganda opposition leader arrested again: party
Kampala: Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye was arrested again Wednesday just five hours after being charged with inciting violence and...
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Several Saudi servicemen killed in Yemen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led coalition, killed...
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Asian Stocks flat after wall street pullback, euro gains before ECB
TOKYO: Asian stocks barely changed on Thursday, capped as Wall Street shares pulled back from record highs, while the euro...