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Vietnam Congratulates Laos on Appointment of New Foreign Minister
KPL Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son has sent a congratulatory message to Thongsavanh Phomvihane on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR. (KPL) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son has sent a congratulatory message to…
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SU teams depart for Islamabad to compete in Prime Minister’s University Olympiad 2024
HYDERABAD – Three teams from the University of Sindh Jamshoro left for Islamabad to participate in the Prime Minister’s University Olympiad 2024, scheduled to be held from November 20-25 at the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. The university teams, comprising athletic boys, athletic girls and girls’ table tennis players, met the VC Prof (Meritorious) Dr…
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Yuka, the app that rates food and makeup, now lets users complain to companies directly
Yuka is a popular health app that allows users to scan the barcodes of food items to quickly see a health ranking based on additives, sugar, saturated fat, and fiber. It also scans cosmetic products, highlighting any harmful substances like endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, allergens, and irritants. Yuka then recommends healthier options, helping consumers make more…
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Trump picks ex-congressman and Fox host as transport secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy to lead the Department of Transportation. Duffy, who was one of Trump’s most vocal defenders on cable news, is the second Fox commentator to be picked for the incoming cabinet. If confirmed, he will take charge of aviation, automotive, rail, transit and…
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Top Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail
A Hong Kong court has sentenced key pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial. Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among the so-called Hong Kong 47 group of activists and lawmakers involved in a plan to pick opposition candidates for local elections. Tai received 10 years while Wong…
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'They're like my kids' – how team harmony is fuelling GB's tennis cup run
The mood in the British camp has been far from tense during their time in Malaga. When they could not leave their hotel on Wednesday because of heavy rain and flash flooding in the Andalusian city, spirits were kept high with games of spikeball and a yoga session. The group also celebrated Raducanu’s 22nd birthday…
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UK's largest retailers warn Budget will lead to job cuts
High Street job losses are “inevitable”, prices will rise, and shops will close as the result of the tax increases in the Budget and other rising costs, a group of the biggest retailers in the UK is warning. Tesco, Amazon, Greggs, Next, and dozens of other chains are urging the Treasury to reconsider some of…
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Trump and Xi Jinping’s ‘loving’ relationship has soured – can they rebuild it?
BBC Donald Trump once declared that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “love each other” In a sports park next to the red walls and glossy blue tiles which surround Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, a group of pensioners are working out. “I’m 74 and I hope this helps me live a long time,” one man…
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Abkhazia: Leader of Georgia breakaway region resigns
The leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia is resigning after days of mass protests over a controversial pro-Russia bill. Aslan Bzhania’s press office said he was quitting “to maintain stability and constitutional order” and that the two sides had agreed protesters who had stormed the parliament in Sukhumi must disperse on Tuesday. The bill,…
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Car driven into crowd outside China primary school
Multiple injuries are feared after a car was driven into a crowd of people outside a primary school in China’s souther Hunan province. There are no details of casualties yet but state media said “several students and adults were injured and fell to the ground”, and several people are in hospital. The driver of the…