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Japan’s PM Suga says agreed to coordinate closely with Trump after first talks
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and US President Donald Trump had held their f..
Pompeo hails Colombia’s stance on Maduro, pledges more help in drugs fight
BOGOTA: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday (Sep 19) thanked Colombian President Ivan Du..
India police arrest local journalist alleged to be spying for China
NEW DELHI: Police in India's capital city on Saturday (Sep 19) said they had arrested a local f..
Polluted stretch of Manila Bay gets fake white sand makeover
MANILA: Residents of the Philippines' capital on Saturday (Sep 19) flocked to an artificial whi..
Thai protesters repeat demands for reforms of monarchy in biggest rally since 2014
BANGKOK: Protesters in Bangkok on Saturday (Sep 19) repeated demands for the Thai monarchy to stay a..
As tourist flow stops, Balis craftsmen struggle to market their work online
BALI: It had been weeks since a customer last stepped inside Safira Klau Gallery, a small art and fu..
Former Japan PM Abe visits Yasukuni Shrine for war dead
TOKYO: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war d..
Covid killed 336 rail staffers, 14,700 were infected, says Goyal
NEW DELHI: The Railways informed Parliament on Friday that 336 railway employees died due to Covid-1..
Covid-19 hospitalisations till Sept 16 at 68% of Aug total
NEW DELHI: Hospitalisation due to Covid-19 increased significantly in September compared to the prev..
Malnutrition fight in aspirational dists gives states ₹1.4L-cr boost
NEW DELHI: Targeted policy intervention has helped the countrys 112 backward or aspirational distric..