Saudi Arabia raises $17.5 bn in first global bond issue
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia raised $17.5 billion in its first international bond offering, HSBC said Thursday,… Read More
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US expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
WASHINGTON: The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to… Read More
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Samsung faces potential class action in US over Note 7
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's U.S. unit is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from three… Read More
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Britain’s queen awards former US general honorary knighthood
WASHINGTON: Martin Dempsey, who was the top general in the US military until his retirement last… Read More
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US denies it urged Ecuador to unplug Assange’s internet access
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday denied charges from WikiLeaks that Washington asked Ecuador to cut… Read More
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Obama tells Trump to ‘stop whining’ about ‘rigged’ US elections
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Tuesday slapped down Donald Trump's claim that the 2016 presidential… Read More
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Syria rebels capture emblematic ISIS stronghold Dabiq
BEIRUT: Syrian rebels dealt a major symbolic blow to the Islamic State group on Sunday… Read More
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US, Britain and UN demand Yemen ceasefire within days
LONDON: The United States, Britain and the UN peace envoy to Yemen on Sunday urged… Read More
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Syria talks in Lausanne end without breakthrough
LAUSANNE: Syria talks convened by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of… Read More
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Trump charges White House race ‘rigged’ for Clinton
PORTSMOUTH, USA: Donald Trump charged on Saturday that "corrupt" media were seeking to rig November's… Read More
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Anyone can chat with the White House… through a bot
WASHINGTON: It's now easy to chat on Facebook Messenger with the White House -- or more… Read More
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Britain to present UN resolution demanding Yemen ceasefire
NEW YORK: Britain will present a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council demanding… Read More
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Attacker in clown mask stabs man in Sweden
STOCKHOLM: A man in Sweden has been stabbed by an attacker wearing a clown mask, police… Read More
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Obama warns ‘democracy itself’ at stake in US election
CLEVELAND: US President Barack Obama warned on Friday that American "democracy itself" is on the ballot… Read More
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World urged to scrap super greenhouse gases at Rwanda summit
KIGALI, RWANDA: Hopes were high on Friday that world envoys meeting in Rwanda will agree… Read More
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Mexico aims to extradite drug lord ‘El Chapo’ in early 2017
MEXICO CITY: Mexico is aiming to extradite imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to… Read More
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Google adds fact-checking to news articles
WASHINGTON: Google is adding "fact check" tags to its news articles, introducing the feature amid a… Read More
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Clinton accuses Trump of ‘stalking’ her during debate
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton has accused her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump of "stalking" her during… Read More
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Bob Dylan still silent on Nobel Prize win
STOCKHOLM: More than 24 hours after awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel prize for literature, the Swedish… Read More
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Billionaires had a rough year in 2015 – relatively
Billionaires on average became poorer last year as their collective fortunes shrank, even as Asia… Read More
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