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Don't read too much into Russia-US prisoner swap Kremlin

Ties will remain strained despite the agreement to exchange Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout, according to a Kremlin spokesmanAn exchange ...

Brittney Griner Arrives in the US

U.S. professional basketball star Brittney Griner has arrived in the southern U.S. state of Texas after a high-stakes prisoner swap ...

Trump fumes over embarrassment for US

Former president condemns ?one-sided? prisoner swap with Moscow that left a US Marine behindTrading a high-profile prisoner for a basketball ...

Myanmar Families Hope to Overturn Death Sentences

WASHINGTON - The parents of seven university students sentenced to death by a military tribunal in Myanmar are appealing their ...

Viktor Bout, Arms Dealer in Prisoner Swap, Remembered as Monster

Viktor Bout, the former Russian military officer convicted of illegal arms trafficking in U.S. courts in 2012, and who was ...

US-Russia Prisoner Swap: Basketball Star Griner for Arms Dealer Bout

Washington - The U.S. and Russia carried out a high-stakes prisoner swap on Thursday, with Moscow freeing professional basketball star ...

BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy loses out on semi-final spot after defeat to Lu Guang Zu

Bangkok [Thailand], December 8 (ANI): India's ace shuttler HS Prannoy suffered his second defeat against Chinese player Lu Guang Zu ...

Rohingya Rescued After Boat Strands Off Thai Coast

Myanmar's military said Thursday more than 150 Rohingyas were rescued from a stalled boat near Thailand's coast.Agence-France Presse quoted a ...

BWF World Tour Finals: HS Prannoy suffers defeat in 1st round against Kodai Naraoka of Japan

Bangkok [Thailand], December 7 (ANI): India's star shuttler HS Prannoy suffered defeat against Japanese badminton player Kodai Naraoka in the ...

Yokohama holds illumination event to attract visitors

Yokohama [Japan], December 6 (ANI): Winters in Yokohama are a sight to behold. This year's winter season in Yokohama became ...

New antimalarial medicine needs higher doses to treat infection

Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): According to a report published in eLife, a new antimalarial medicine is being released at ...

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Economies on agenda as China's Xi visits Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Saudi Arabia, as the Middle East is increasingly looking ...

Indonesia to outlaw sex outside marriage

JAKARTA, Indonesia: In a legal overhaul that critics say could curb freedoms and police morality in the world's third-largest democracy, ...

Woman who attempted suicide inside court throws red color on court's gate

Kathmandu, Nepal An aggrieved Nepali wife, Binu Yadav of Solukhumbu, claims she is being denied justice despite filing a complaint ...

Russia, China want Myanmar's sitting envoy out of UN

NEW YORK, USA - The UN has postponed a decision on who will represent Myanmar out of concern that Russia, ...

After years of upheaval, US judge throws out Huawei fraud indictments

NEW YORK City, New York: Last week, a U.S. judge has dismissed an indictment against the chief financial officer of ...

Japan announces increase of up to 43 trillion yen in defense spending

TOKYO, Japan: Beginning in April, Japan will allocate 40 trillion to 43 trillion yen ($295 billion-$318 billion) over five years ...

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BP says work on hydrogen power moving quickly

LONDON, England: As the governments of major economies are funding the development of green fuels to decarbonize, BP chief executive ...

Nasdaq Composite rises more than 1 percent on steady jobless claims

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were bought up on Thursday, with all the major indices finishing with appreciable ...

New Zealand laws to require Facebook, Google to pay for news

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The government of New Zealand said it will introduce a law requiring major online digital companies, such ...

China to sell electric vehicles in Japan in 2023

TOKYO, Japan: China's BYD Co's said it would start selling its first electric vehicles in Japan early next year.China's BYD, ...

Change comes to US auto union as reformers win elections

DETROIT, Michigan: In an election triggered by a federal bribery and embezzlement scandal involving former United Auto Workers (UAW) union ...

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Economies on agenda as China's Xi visits Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Saudi Arabia, as the Middle East is increasingly looking ...

2,500 dead seals reported on Russian coast

MOSCOW, Russia: Russian officials have said that some 2,500 Caspian seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast ...

Indonesia to outlaw sex outside marriage

JAKARTA, Indonesia: In a legal overhaul that critics say could curb freedoms and police morality in the world's third-largest democracy, ...

Hawaii braces for eruption on Big Island of Honolulu

HONOLULU, Hawaii: Officials are concerned that a major eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii ...

'Rogue wave' strikes Antarctic cruise ship, kills US passenger

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: A massive wave struck the Viking Polaris cruise ship this week as it was sailing toward the ...

After years of upheaval, US judge throws out Huawei fraud indictments

NEW YORK City, New York: Last week, a U.S. judge has dismissed an indictment against the chief financial officer of ...

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