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Trump donates third-quarter salary for combating opioid epidemic
Washington: In a noble gesture, US President Donald Trump on Friday donated his third-quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) to help fight the opioid epidemic.
Trump's annual salary is USD 400,000. So,…
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US sends supersonic bombers over South Korea
Washington: US bombers overflew the Korean peninsula Thursday as part of an exercise with Japanese and South Korean warplanes, the US Air Force said, days before President Donald Trump arrives in the region for a trip set to be dominated by…
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Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chief
Washington: President Donald Trump has tapped Jerome "Jay" Powell to lead the US central bank, bypassing Janet Yellen for a second term despite praising her excellent management of the world's largest economy over the past four years.
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Pak court adjourns hearing in corruption cases against Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif today appeared before an anti-graft court which adjourned till November 7 the hearing of corruption cases against him, his daughter and son-in-law spiralling from the Panama Papers…
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Ready to work with India to promote bilateral relations: China
Beijing: China today said it was ready to work with India to promote "constant progress" of bilateral relations, amid fresh strains in ties after Beijing again blocked Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar's designation as a global…
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New York attacker was ‘soldier’ of IS, Islamic State says
Washington: The attacker who killed eight people in a truck rampage in New York was a "soldier" of the Islamic State group, the jihadists said today, according to a US-based monitoring group.
"One of the soldiers of the Islamic State…
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Nadal battles past Cuevas to reach Paris quarters
Paris: World number one Rafael Nadal overcame a second-set blip to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 victory over Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas.
The Spaniard, 31, had sealed the year-end number one spot for a…
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Trump accuses Clinton, DNC of ‘illegally’ coordinating
Washington: President Donald Trump is alleging without evidence that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee violated campaign finance and money laundering laws with the joint fundraising agreement they signed in 2015.
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China ready to improve ties with US during Trump’s first visit
Beijing: China is ready to achieve important results during US President Donald Trump's maiden visit to the country next week which a senior Chinese diplomat said will inject strong impetus to the development of bilateral ties.
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Want to see India, Bhutan developing normal relations: China
Beijing: China today reacted cautiously to President Ram Nath Kovind appreciating Bhutan's support during the Dokalam standoff, saying it wants to see New Delhi and Thimphu developing "normal relations".
Reacting to Bhutan King s Jigme…
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