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Jun 11 2018 | 03:32 pmTrump, Kim arrive for US-North Korea summit
Singapore: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump arrived in Singapore Sunday for an unprecedented summit, with Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal at the top of the agenda and the US presiden...
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Jun 11 2018 | 03:27 pmItaly, Malta standoff leaves migrant rescue boat stuck at sea
Malta: Hundreds of people on board a migrant rescue boat have been stranded in the Mediterranean between Italy and Malta in a standoff between the two nations, with both refusing to allow the vessel t...
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Jun 05 2018 | 04:58 pmWith khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
Singapore: When U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their historic summit in Singapore later this month, they will be protected by men from one of the fiercest war...
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May 15 2018 | 03:25 pmAmid high expectation, Belt and Road Initiative brings more win-win results to Europe
Brussels: What do Europeans think of the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative? For citizens in the German city of Duisburg, it is the sirens of trains travelling thousands of miles all the way from Chin...
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- Italy, Malta standoff leaves migrant rescue boat stuck at sea
- With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
- Amid high expectation, Belt and Road Initiative brings more win-win results to Europe
- 55 Palestinians killed in bloody day of clashes in eastern Gaza
- France’s Macron dines with Saudi crown prince on global tour
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Features
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Italy, Malta standoff leaves migrant rescue boat stuck at sea
Malta: Hundreds of people on board a migrant rescue boat have been stranded in the Mediterranean between Italy and Malta in a standoff between the two nations, with both refusing to allow the vessel to dock. Some 629 people, including pregnant women ...
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With khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit
Singapore: When U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their historic summit in Singapore later this month, they will be protected by men from one of the fiercest warrior tribes in the world – the Gurkhas of Ne...
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Nepal’s Sherpas now get affordable medical care — but lacks funding
Kathmandu: As word came over the radio that a Sherpa had been struck on the head by a falling rock high on Everest, the three doctors at base camp jumped into action, fully aware that saving him would be a life-or-death race against the unpredictable...
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Amid high expectation, Belt and Road Initiative brings more win-win results to Europe
Brussels: What do Europeans think of the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative? For citizens in the German city of Duisburg, it is the sirens of trains travelling thousands of miles all the way from China, bringing new jobs and vitality to their city.
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
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Jun 11 2018 | 03:32 pmTrump, Kim arrive for US-North Korea summit
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Jun 11 2018 | 03:27 pmItaly, Malta standoff leaves migrant rescue boat stuck at sea
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Jun 11 2018 | 03:20 pmNepal tourism entrepreneurs joins hands to attract foreign tourists in Annapurna
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Jun 05 2018 | 04:58 pmWith khukris and assault rifles, Singapore’s Gurkhas to guard Trump-Kim summit