BEIJING: It is not possible for any country alone to determine the agenda and rules of global trade for the 21st century, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in response to a US-led trade arrangement at a daily news conference here on Friday. Lu also asked Washington not to politicize economic and trade issues. He...
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Li stresses currency stability, rules out hard landing of economy
BEJING: China will continue its financial reform and will not seek to boost its economy through currency depreciation, Premier Li Keqiang has said. He made the remarks during a meeting with a group of foreign experts in the Great Hall of the People here on Friday, China Daily reported. “I can assure you that so...
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Police survey in IHK is no way to improve security or win over Kashmir people
SRINAGAR: As if Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) does not have enough to tackle already. There is discontent over political rights and economic entitlements, disaffection with the heavy armed presence and disappointment that the PDP-BJP coalition government has not yet been able to secure adequate flood relief and rebuild infrastructure. And now it has emerged that...
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Conjoined twins pass away in Multan
MULTAN: Three-week-old conjoined twins died here on Saturday due to pneumonia and infection. According to doctors at Multan Children Complex, the two children could not be separated surgically as their hearts, livers and digestive systems were intertwined. Moreover, they had a bacterial infection in their chests The two girls, daughters of labourer Nazeer Abbas, were...
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MNA Jamshed Dasti declared proclaimed offender
MUZAFFARGARH: The district police on Saturday declared Member of the National Assembly from Muzaffargarh Jamshed Dasti a proclaimed offender in a case pertaining to threatening and mishandling staff of a hospital. Social Security Hospital Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Mubashar on Jan 06 reported to the police that the MNA and his 25 companions had allegedly...
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10 acquitted in verdict on Muzaffarnagar Hindu-Muslim riots
MEERUT, India: In the first major verdict pertaining to the 2013 anti-Muslim Muzaffarnagar riots cases, a Muzaffarnagar court has acquitted 10 people who had been charged with arson and murder of a 10-year-old boy and a 30-year-old woman in Lonk village of the district on September 8, 2013. Upper district judge Arvind Kumar Upadhyaya let...
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34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS: Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December and that number will only grow in 2016, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said in a report. Ban said UN member states should also prepare for an increase in attacks by IS associated groups...
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Welder’s son bags Rs 1.2 crore with Microsoft job
KHAGARIA/PATNA: In a heartening story of triumph in the face of adversity, a Khagaria welder’s son, Vatsalya Chauhan, has bagged a 1.02 crore per annum job at IT giant Microsoft. A final year computer science student at IIT-Kharagpur, Vatsalya was picked by Microsoft during a campus placement drive in December 2015. “I still remember the...
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11 killed, hundreds injured, buildings damaged in Taiwan earthquake
TAIPEI/BEIJING: A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early on Saturday morning, just two days ahead of the traditional lunar New Year, damaged several buildings, causing the collapse of at least eight and leaving at least 11 people, including a new-born infant, dead, according to the island’s disaster response authorities. More than 170 people are...
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Bees hold traffic on Churu-Jaipur National Highway for 6 hours in freak accident
JAIPUR, India: A truckload of honeybees swarming the Churu-Jaipur National Highway threw traffic out of gear for nearly six hours. The truck carrying hundreds of beehive boxes toppled on the highway triggering the mayhem, Times of India reported. As bees attacked commuters, 22 persons landed in a hospital; however, police officials said that the number...