Google makes case for keeping Chrome browser in US court
Washington, United States - Google on Friday urged a US judge to reject the notion of making it spin off...
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Turkey says Ukraine, Russia want ceasefire ahead of possible talks
NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid...
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Islamists routed by liberal parties in Morocco
The Justice and Development Party which headed the ruling coalition for a decade saw its support collapse from 125 seats...
- The Justice and Development Party which headed the ruling coalition for a decade saw its support collapse from 125 seats in the outgoing assembly to just 12
- The liberal parties like the National Rally of Independents and the Authenticity and Modernity Party got 97 and 82 respectively
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US defense secretary defers visit to Saudi Arabia
Austin traveled to the Gulf region earlier this week, a week after the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan ended. He...
- Austin first went to Doha with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit the main base for the massive airlift set up by the United States out of Kabul
- He then traveled to Kuwait, where he met Wednesday with the country's leaders
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Donkey milk soap soaking up fans in Jordan
Although other regions around the Mediterranean produce soap from donkey milk, this is the first for Jordan
- Although other regions around the Mediterranean produce soap from donkey milk, this is the first for Jordan
- Donkey's milk is said to be rich in minerals and proteins that can help moisturise the skin
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Morocco polls: ‘New model of development’ in focus
King Mohammed VI will name a prime minister from the party that leads the parliamentary poll to govern for the...
- King Mohammed VI will name a prime minister from the party that leads the parliamentary poll to govern for the next five years
- The palace remains the source of key decisions and strategic direction in the country of 36 million people
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Power cuts stall industrial revival in Syria’s Aleppo
The conflict has ravaged electricity networks as well as oil and gas infrastructure across the country
- The conflict has ravaged electricity networks as well as oil and gas infrastructure across the country
- Syrians in government-held areas have had to adapt their lives at home and work around power cuts of up to 20 hours a day
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Nuclear watchdog flays Iran for undermining monitoring
The latest report comes with diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers at a...
- The latest report comes with diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers at a standstill
- In February, Iran suspended some IAEA inspections in response to the United States' refusal to lift sanctions on Iran
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Amid Covid pandemic, Global Fund spent $4.2 bn to fight HIV, TB, malaria in 2020
The Fund approved an additional $980 million to respond to Covid-19
- The Fund approved an additional $980 million to respond to Covid-19
- The number of people who received life-saving antiretroviral therapy for HIV in 2020, rose by 8.8%
Economy
In world first, bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador
El Salvador has become the first country to introduce bitcoin as legal tender, with high demand forcing a freeze of...
- Bitcoin can be bought and spent using a cyber wallet called "Chivo"
- Special ATMs allow people to make bitcoin transactions and draw cash in dollars
Hyundai speeds up auto roll-out
Hyundai is stepping up the pace of developing hydrogen technology and plans to offer engines powered by the fuel on...
- From 2023, Hyundai's third generation of fuel cells will be half the price, much smaller and more powerful than their predecessors
- "We aim to help foster a worldwide hydrogen society by 2040"
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Graft in focus as Iran’s spy thriller ‘Gando’ returns
In March, the sixth episode of Gando's second season triggered fierce debate with a plotline featuring a spy among Iran's...
- In March, the sixth episode of Gando's second season triggered fierce debate with a plotline featuring a spy among Iran's nuclear negotiators
- By the 13th episode of the show, broadcast five days a week, the plug was pulled without explanation
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Tokyo’s Nikkei climbs to its highest level since Mar 1990
Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday on the back of gains in US tech stocks, pushing the Nikkei...
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Boost investment to avert ‘decade of wasted opportunity’: World Bank
Global growth is set to slow from an estimated 2.6 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent this year, 0.75 percentage...
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ByteDance to sell gaming arm
It is in talks with buyers including tech giant Tencent.
- The discussions would see the firm sell Nuverse, a video game publisher that is a subsidiary of ByteDance
- Nuverse was once viewed by the firm as a vital component in its bid to catch up with Tencent
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France drops renewables targets in new energy bill
The proposed text affirms "the sustainable choice of using nuclear energy as a competitive and carbon-free" source of electricity. But...
- The proposed text reaffirms France's commitment to nuclear power to ensure "energy sovereignty"
- The draft law also drops targets for reducing energy consumption via renovation of buildings.
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Blinken returns to Israel as Gaza death toll rises to 23, 210
The US secretary of state -- on his fourth Middle East tour since the war broke out -- was back...
- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called on Muslim states "to support the resistance with weapons, because this is... not the battle of the Palestinian people alone".
- At least 23,210 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory due to relentless Israeli bombardment, 126 deaths in the past 24 hours alone.