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July 19, 2019 7:27 AM

UN reaches agreement with Yemen rebels to resume food aid

<span style="color: #222222;">The World Food Programme (WFP) has reached an agreement with Yemen's Houthi rebels to resume food aid to areas under their control. <br />''<br />''Malnutrition is widespre...

July 19, 2019 6:50 AM

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to visit China next week

<span style="color: #222222;">Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be on a state visit to China next week.<br />''<br />''During the visit...

July 19, 2019 6:48 AM

No decision yet on Turkey sanctions over S-400 purchase

<span style="color: #222222;">United States President Donald Trump said yesterday that his administration has not ruled out imposing sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system.<br />''<br />''T...

July 18, 2019 8:03 PM

Death toll from floods & landslides in Nepal reaches 90

In Nepal, death toll from floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall has reached 90. Twenty-nine persons are still missing and forty-one have been injured. Heavy rainfall created havoc in the Himalayan nation last week affecting normal life in 34 districts. <br />'' &...

July 18, 2019 8:02 PM

33 killed in suspected arson attack at animation studio in Japan

In Japan, 33 people were killed and dozens injured in a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto today. <br />'' <br />'' The fire broke out at the three-storey building at around 10:30 local time when a man reportedly doused the building...

July 18, 2019 7:11 PM

G7 Finance Ministers agree plan for taxing digital companies

<span style="color: #222222;">G7 Finance Ministers meeting in France today agreed a plan for taxing digital companies such as Facebook and Google that will set a minimum level of taxation for them. </span><br />'' <br /&amp...

July 18, 2019 4:26 PM

Former Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrested in LNG case

Pakistan's anti-graft body today arrested former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in a multi-billion-rupee case related to the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract.<br />'' <br />'' A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team ...

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