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PM Narendra Modi meets Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in Glasgow

GLASGOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the sidelines of the COP26 meet in Glasgow on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, PM Modi met Nepali Prime…

admin November 2, 2021

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China alleges COP26 organisers did not provide video link for President Xi Jinping’s address

BEIJING: Amid intense speculation over Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence at the COP26 summit at Glasgow, China on Tuesday alleged that the conference organisers did not provide a video link…

admin November 2, 2021

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PM Narendra Modi warmly greeted by British counterpart Boris Johnson at climate summit venue

GLASGOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was warmly greeted by his British counterpart Boris Johnson upon his arrival at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the opening ceremony of the COP26…

admin November 1, 2021

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British PM Boris Johnson warns of ‘doomsday’ as climate summit begins

GLASGOW: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened a global climate summit Monday, saying the world is strapped to a “doomsday device.” Johnson likened an ever-warming Earth’s position to that of…

admin November 1, 2021

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Biden to tell Erdogan that US and Turkey must avoid crises

ROME: President Joe Biden plans to tell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a Sunday morning meeting at the Group of 20 summit that the two nations need to find…

admin October 31, 2021

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns about Taiwan with China

ROME: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as part of the Group of 20 summit on Sunday, October 31, 2021 — an outreach…

admin October 31, 2021

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UK PM Boris Johnson urges China to take climate action ahead of COP26 meeting

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to take "concrete action" on climate change as they spoke by phone ahead…

admin October 29, 2021

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Lebanon lawmaker denies US accusation of money smuggling

BEIRUT: A Lebanese legislator who was targeted by U.S. sanctions denied accusations on Friday that he smuggled tens of millions of dollars out of his crisis-hit country. Jamil el-Sayyed, a…

admin October 29, 2021

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India to raise issues related to terrorism at G20 Summit in Rome: External Affairs Secretary

NEW DELHI: India will raise issues related to cross-border terrorism, terror financing and terror-related activities having an impact on it and the world at the G20 summit with member countries…

admin October 28, 2021

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Portuguese government faces budget vote defeat; election likely

LISBON: Portugal's parliament was poised to reject on Wednesday the minority Socialist government's proposed state budget for 2022, a move that would likely trigger a snap election and put a…

admin October 27, 2021

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UK-based Nine Group Hotels and Investments mourns sudden death of Indian-origin CEO Vivek Chadha

LONDON: Nine Group Hotels and Investments, the UK-based company behind a series of hotel brands around the country, on Wednesday announced the sudden death of its Indian-origin founder and CEO…

admin October 27, 2021

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Imran Khan, Xi Jinping appeal to international community to send humanitarian, economic assistance to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday for the first time jointly appealed to the international community to provide immediate humanitarian and economic assistance…

admin October 26, 2021