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Canada seeks greater economic independence from US as Carney courts investors
TORONTO, Sept 16 — Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as an investment haven yesterday at a gathering of global financial elite, but conceded ties with the United States remained crucial […]
US faces billions more in Iran war costs as conflict drags on, CBO warns
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 — The war with Iran cost the US military around US$38 billion as of August 1, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said yesterday with billions more potentially […]
‘Being LGBTQ is not a crime’: Dozens detained at Istanbul protest amid Turkey crackdown
ISTANBUL, Sept 16 — Turkish police yesterday detained dozens protesting against a nationwide LGBTQ crackdown, sparking outrage from the opposition and rights groups. The protesters had gathered outside Istanbul’s main Caglayan courthouse […]
Trump says Supreme Court has ‘really let our Country down’ over mail ballots
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 — US President Donald Trump assailed the Supreme Court yesterday after it blocked his plan to restrict mail-in ballots, launching a rare and blistering attack on the justices […]
Trump threatens to shut Kennedy Center for good after judge blocks name change
WASHIINGTON, Sept 16 — US President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to keep the Kennedy Center closed for good after a judge ruled his name cannot be added onto the famed […]
Empty classrooms and tented lessons as quake-hit Venezuelan schools reopen
LA GUAIRA, Sept 16 — Schools in Venezuela’s quake-scarred coastal state of La Guaira were deserted yesterdaya day after the start of the new school year, with many parents opting […]
Poor but sexy Berlin heads to the polls, parties promise clean streets, syringe-free playgrounds
BERLIN, Sept 16 — Politicians campaigning for Sunday’s Berlin state election have painted an unflattering picture of the German capital, vowing to clear garbage-strewn streets and promising “syringe-free playgrounds”. Town […]
Thailand accuses Cambodia of playing victim as maritime dispute reaches international mediation
SINGAPORE, Sept 15 — Thailand accused Cambodia yesterday of playing the victim in a dispute over maritime resources, as the Southeast Asian neighbours took their feud to international mediators a […]
China warns US against space arms race after Space Force deploys weapons in orbit
BEIJING, Sept 15 — China urged the United States today to “stop preparing for war” in space, after the US Space Force confirmed it had deployed weapons into orbit for […]
Australian man found dead after allegedly killing two young children in Bali bungalow
DENPASAR, Sept 15 — An Australian man died by suicide at the weekend after allegedly killing his two young children in a bungalow on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, […]