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Four shot dead in West Bengal political gun battle
Agence France-Presse . Kolkata | Updated at 02:32pm on June 09, 2019
A gun battle between supporters of India’s ruling right-wing party and a regional rival has killed four people in West Bengal, police said Sunday, as...
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13 people killed in Philippine road accident, say police
Agence France-Presse . Manila | Updated at 01:17pm on June 09, 2019
At least 13 people, including a bride-to-be and two children, were killed when the...
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US sanctions show talks offer hollow: Iran
Reuters . Geneva | Updated at 12:10am on June 09, 2019
Additional sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States show that Washington’s offer of talks is not genuine, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman...
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Singapore supported genocide: Hun Sen
Reuters . Phnom Penh/Hanoi | Updated at 12:10am on June 09, 2019
Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen has accused Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong of supporting genocide because of comments Lee made about...
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Sirisena opposes parliamentary probe into Easter Day attack
Agence France-Presse . Colombo | Updated at 03:05pm on June 08, 2019
Sri Lanka’s president has told his cabinet that he would not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation...
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Russia, China bolster ties to face shared troubles with US
Agence France-Presse. Moscow | Updated at 06:35pm on June 07, 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping appears Friday as guest of honour at Russia's showcase economic forum, as the two neighbours present a united front in the...
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China expresses 'strong dissatisfaction' with US statement on Tiananmen anniversary
Reuters . Beijing | Updated at 03:30pm on June 04, 2019
China's embassy in the United States expressed ‘strong dissatisfaction’ on Tuesday towards the United States' remarks on the 30th anniversary of the Chinese government's bloody...
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China urges students to weigh ‘risk’ of studying in US
Agence France-Presse . Beijing | Updated at 12:25am on June 04, 2019
China on Monday warned students and academics on the ‘risk’ of studying in the United States, citing an uptick in visa denials and delays amid...
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Huawei to sell undersea cable business
Reuters. Hong Kong | Updated at 02:04pm on June 03, 2019
China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to sell its 51 per cent stake in undersea...
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Tiananmen crackdown was correct policy: China
Agence-France-Presse . Singapore | Updated at 01:59am on June 03, 2019
China on Sunday defended the bloody Tiananmen crackdown on student protesters in a rare public acknowledgement of the event, days before its...
