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Pak tells army to act against militants or face global isolation
(From Dawn) In a blunt, orchestrated and unprecedented warning, Pakistan's civilian government has informed the military leadership of a growing international isolation of Pakistan and sought consensus on several key actions by the state. As a result of the most recent meeting, an undisclosed one on the day of the All Parties’ Conference on Monday, at least two sets of ...
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Replacement Samsung Note 7 phone emits smoke on U.S. plane: Family
By Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - A replacement model of the fire-prone Samsung Note 7 smartphone began smoking inside a U.S. plane on Wednesday, the family that owns it said, prompting fresh investigations by the Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
McDonald’s may sell Singapore, Malaysian franchise to Saudi group: Sources
By Carol Zhong and Anshuman Daga HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp is set to agree a deal to sell 20-year franchise rights for its Singapore and Malaysia outlets to Saudi Arabia's Reza group for up to $400 million, as ...
Yum China’s quarterly restaurant sales down ahead of spinoff
By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc on Wednesday posted an unexpected decline in quarterly sales at established China restaurants, citing protests sparked by an international court's rejection of the country's claim to historic rights in the South China ...
Lenovo in talks to take over Fujitsu’s personal computer business: Source
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Lenovo Group Ltd is in talks to bring Fujitsu Ltd's personal computer business under its control, allowing the Japanese company to focus on IT services and other businesses, a source with direct knowledge of the talks ...
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Russia suspends nuclear deal, ends uranium research pact with US
By Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it was suspending its nuclear and energy research agreement with the United States as a ...
Australian faces 20 years in ‘poison coffee’ murder
(From AFP) Indonesian prosecutors demanded Wednesday that a woman accused of murdering her friend by slipping cyanide into her coffee spend 20 years behind bars ...
China wants action on global terrorists but no UN ban on Jaish chief
(From PTI) Days after extending its blockade on India’s move to impose a UN ban on Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar, China on Wednesday called ...
Cambodia opposition leader leaves headquarters for first time in 5 months
(From Reuters) Cambodia's main opposition party on Wednesday welcomed a sign of cooling political tension after authorities refrained from arresting its leader, Kem Sokha, on ...
Philippine defense chief says Duterte may be misinformed on US alliance
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine defense minister sought to patch up cracks in a military alliance with the United States on Wednesday, saying President Rodrigo Duterte, ...
India tries to hasten US defense deals amid election uncertainty
By Sanjeev Miglani and Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is trying to hasten a deal with the United States to buy Predator drone ...
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China is the winner in India’s surgical strikes at Pakistan
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In the current Indo-Pak flare-up, China has taken a mature stance. Also Beijing has begun replacing Washington as the pre-eminent influence over Islamabad. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no option but to order a reboot of the normalization process… Read More ›
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Modi’s travails do not end with ‘surgical strikes’ at Pakistan
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains entrapped in his self-cultivated image of being a muscular Hindu nationalist leader. The contradiction needs to be resolved. The starting point lies in diligently addressing the Kashmir problem with a view to find an… Read More ›
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Deutsche’s woes will prompt a long-overdue consolidation of banking system
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At 12:30 pm Eastern Standard Time, the broad market found out what specialists had known for the past 48 hours: a number of major hedge funds were pulling their derivatives trades out of Deutsche Bank, and the cash they deposited… Read More ›
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Wear this jewellery before you hit the bed! While driving mosquitoes out or killing them has been an age-old household issue, a Singapore-based jewellery brand By Invite Only has come up with an elegant solution to get rid of these ... Read More
(From The Strait Times) Round-framed glasses, associated with the hippie era of the 1970s, used to be deemed as old-fashioned. But with more South Korean celebrities donning the accessory recently, it is safe to say that they are cool again ... Read More
India loves and lives cricket but cinema is a different ball game altogether. This Friday, a biopic on the most-successful cricket captain, “MS Dhoni – the Untold Story” will hit the big screen and is poised to be a Bollywood ... Read More
(From China Daily) The world's longest and highest glass bridge in Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province will reopen on Sept 28 after being closed down due to the "overwhelming visitors". Tickets went on sale from 10am on Tuesday. First opened ... Read More
Afraid of garlic? And, avoiding this nutritional food fearing bad breath after meal? Well, here are natural remedies. Researchers have found that eating raw apple, lettuce or mint leaves immediately after a meal with garlic in it can avoid bad ... Read More
(From AFP) Hate standing in line at your favorite restaurant? Japanese car-maker Nissan claims to have just the thing for those sore legs. A company video released Tuesday re-enacts a busy restaurant with patrons waiting outside. They're all sitting in ... Read More