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On Friday, the US imposed 25-percent tariffs on around USD 34 billion in Chinese goods, sparking an immediate dollar-for-dollar retaliation from Beijing. (Photo: AP)

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Trade war: Tit-for-tat tariffs will 'destroy' trade relations with US,...

The outburst of large-scale mutual levying of tariffs between China and the United States will inevitably destroy...

11 July 2018 10:00 AM IST

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Will not easily give in to India's demand to deport Zakir Naik:...

Mahathir said the cleric would not be handed over to Indian authorities as he had been granted Malaysian permanent...

11 July 2018 9:50 AM IST

Between the operating base manned by Thai Navy Seals inside the cave and the trapped boys are twisting, turning cave passageways with torrents of water gushing through. (Photo: AP)

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All 12 boys, coach evacuated from Thailand cave on Day 3 of rescue ops

'The 12 Wild Boars and coach have emerged from the cave and they are safe,' the Thai navy SEAL unit said on its official...

10 July 2018 3:15 PM IST

Four boys among the group of 13 trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than a fortnight were rescued on July 8 after surviving a treacherous escape, raising hopes elite divers would also save the others soon. (Photo: AFP)

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Rescuers gear up for final push to save remaining five from Thai cave

The head of operation, Narongsak Osottanakorn, said rescuers had learned from experience and faster in bringing 2nd...

10 July 2018 9:53 AM IST

Two ambulances arrive near the cave to wait for evacuations of the boys and their soccer coach on the first day of the extraction mission. (Photo: AP)

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Thai cave rescue: 8th boy brought out, say reports

Medical personnel were seen carrying a person, wrapped in green sheets and lying flat, into an ambulance close to the...

9 July 2018 4:16 PM IST

Detained journalist Wa Lone speaks to the media after exiting the court. (Photo: AFP)

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Reuters journalists charged under Official Secrets Act by Myanmar...

Both journalists have pleaded 'not guilty' to the charges, telling the judge they had 'followed journalistic ethics'.

9 July 2018 1:23 PM IST

Rescuers prepare to start a search mission for missing person at the site of a landslide in Kumano town in Hiroshima prefecture. (Photo: AP)

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Nearly 100 dead, dozens missing in aftermath of Japan floods

Rescuers raced to find survivors as rains gave way to scorching heat and fuelled fears of heatstroke in areas cut off...

9 July 2018 12:56 PM IST

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Day 2 of Thai boys' rescue, experts warn of panic while swimming in...

On Sunday, four members of the 'Wild Boar' team were successfully brought out from the cave.

9 July 2018 10:41 AM IST

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik (Photo: PTI)

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Malaysian PM meets Zakir Naik a day after no' to deportation

There had been intense media speculation in India that the Malaysian government would act on an extradition request made...

9 July 2018 6:04 AM IST

Authorities in northern Chiang Rai province began the dangerous mission to bring out the 12 boys and their coach earlier on Sunday. (Photo: File)

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4 Thai boys rescued from cave, next phase of ops after 10 hrs

As night fell, the operation to rescue the remaining 8 boys and their coach was called off until Monday morning.

8 July 2018 6:01 PM IST

Cambridge Analytica disputed Facebooks estimate of how many users were affected.

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Facebook enhances security measures to protect integrity of Pak...

Sarim Aziz, Facebook's spokesperson in Pak, said that company increased safety, security staff to monitor all...

8 July 2018 4:59 PM IST

$The Wild Boars team will have to squeeze through an extremely narrow tunnel in pitch blackness -- the main \crisis\ point that looms near the end of their treacherous escape bid. (Photo: AFP)$ World

'Biggest crisis spot' looms near end of Thai cave as rescue operation...

Rescue effort is likely to take two to three days to complete, Major General Chalongchai Chaiyakorn, an army commander,...

8 July 2018 4:04 PM IST