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Biden convenes more than 100 nations for democracy summit
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden, who took office amid the biggest US political crisis in decades, hosted representatives of more than…
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Turkey’s annual inflation rate surges as currency crisis bites
ANKARA: Turkey’s annual inflation rate surged Friday above 20 percent-its highest in three years-although the main opposition leader accused officials…
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Delhi’s roads worsen India’s toxic smog crisis
NEW DELHI: After decades commuting on New Delhi’s parlous roads, office worker Ashok Kumar spends more time than ever stuck…
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China’s birthrate plummets to lowest figure in decades
BEIJING: China’s birthrate plummeted to a record low last year, highlighting a looming demographic crisis for Beijing caused by a…
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Border crisis ‘greatest’ bid to destabilize Europe
BOHONIKI: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki yesterday called the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border, the EU’s eastern frontier, the…
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Chile’s Pinera: The president defeated by social upheaval
SANTIAGO: Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera modernized the political right to distance it from the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, but a social…
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UK sleaze crisis: What’s it all about?
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative party is facing a slew of sleaze allegations, largely centred on some…
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Sports
Man City outclass crisis-hit Man Utd
LONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under renewed pressure after Manchester United were outclassed 2-0 by Manchester City yesterday, while Burnley…
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Humanitarian crisis worsens; Rebels target Ethiopia capital
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian lawmakers yesterday endorsed a state of emergency after rebels advanced on the capital, sparking a US warning…
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Pandemic ‘far from finished’: WHO
GENEVA: The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, the World Health Organization’s emergency committee said as it called for research…
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Damascus bookshops disappear as crisis hits culture
The Damascus bookshops and publishing houses that once stood as beacons of Syria’s intellectual life are being replaced with shoe…
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Business
Lebanon’s car culture questioned in crisis
BEIRUT: By challenging Lebanon’s national passion for automobile ownership, and driving growing numbers towards greener or more collective transport, the…
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