[ad_1] WASHINGTON: When the United States tried to seal a defense deal seven years ago with the Maldives, a sprawling and strategic archipelago, its plans were quietly torpedoed by a friend: India, which considers the Indian Ocean its sphere of influence. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit the …
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[ad_1] Publication date: Saturday, October 24, 2020 7:57 AM Paul Merson believes Liverpool need to hire a quality defender to cover Virgil van Dijk rather than just a cheap replacement. Van Dijk could miss the rest of the season after sustaining an ACL injury during the Merseyside derby. The Dutch …
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[ad_1] REUTERS: Champion Liverpool got back on the winning track in the Premier League with a close 2-1 win over Sheffield United, but their likely title rivals lost points on Saturday. Diogo Jota’s header in the second half earned Liverpool a first win in three league games to lift them …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK – Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s praise of a man who held a royal portrait at a protest site in Bangkok sparked controversy in Thailand, earning praise from royalists and scorn from protesters. The King has made no public comment on more than three months of protests, which have …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s royal rulers will meet later on Sunday (October 25) to discuss the emergency measures proposed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, as the country faces a protracted political crisis and struggles to control a growing pandemic. The king, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, called the special meeting …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (October 24), bringing the country’s total cases to 57,965. Of the new cases, two are in the community, one resides in a bedroom and 11 are imported. Twelve were …
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[ad_1] SANETA, India: The smog crisis in Delhi headed for a new toxic peak on Saturday (October 24), but farmers refuse to stop burning stubble, which is widely attributed to poisonous clouds engulfing the Indian capital. . Air pollution in parts of the city reached “severe” levels on Saturday, a …
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[ad_1] SEOUL (AFP) – Samsung Electronics president Lee Kun-hee died at the age of 78 on Sunday (October 25), the company said. Under Lee’s leadership, Samsung became the world’s largest producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the company’s total turnover today amounts to one-fifth of South Korea’s gross domestic …
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[ad_1] Publication Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020 9:09 AM Frank Lampard says the defensive improvement shown by his Chelsea team in recent games is “a great thing” after they kept a clean sheet at Manchester United. The Blues played a 0-0 draw with the Red Devils but he had to …
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[ad_1] Italian protesters staged Europe’s last public rally against the new coronavirus restrictions early Sunday morning as more countries tightened social distancing rules over the weekend to combat rising infections. The World Health Organization warned of an “exponential” increase in infections that threatens the ability of health systems to cope …
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