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Iran downplays chances of an oil deal; UAE is keen on freeze ECONOMY

Iran downplays chances of an oil deal; UAE is keen on freeze

Iran says Algiers meeting only “advisory;” Algeria says significant action needed to rebalance market

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Putin appoints new foreign spy chief INTERNATIONAL

Putin appoints new foreign spy chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed the country’s hawkish former parliament speaker as the new head of his foreign intelligence agency.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sensex, rupee rise as Fed sparks inflow hopes ECONOMY

Sensex, rupee rise as Fed sparks inflow hopes

The rupee climbed the most in four months and stocks rose, tracking advances across Asian peers, on optimism demand for Indian assets will pick up after the Federal Reserve delayed raising interest rates.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt ASIA

Boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt

A boat carrying almost 600 people capsized off Egypt’s coast yesterday, killing at least 43, in the latest disaster among migrants trying to reach Europe.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hundreds enjoy Ooredoo Eid at HIA ARABIA

Hundreds enjoy Ooredoo Eid at HIA

Ooredoo’s Eid al-Adha booth at Hamad International Airport (HIA) welcomed hundreds of travellers last week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
SA students, riot police clash over tution fees INTERNATIONAL

SA students, riot police clash over tution fees

South African students and campus security guards yesterday clashed in Johannesburg, hurling rocks at each other as demonstrations over higher fees turned violent.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Duterte critic ousted from probe into killings INTERNATIONAL

Duterte critic ousted from probe into killings

The leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drug crime was ousted yesterday as head of a Senate investigation into the campaign, which has cost thousands of lives.

11:30 AM November 29 2016
Protest against garbage dump relocation INTERNATIONAL

Protest against garbage dump relocation

Local people take part in a protest rally in Kotugoda and Ekala, 30km north of Colombo.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia to resume work on ‘Giant Sea Wall’ to save sinking Jakarta INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia to resume work on ‘Giant Sea Wall’ to save sinking Jakarta

Indonesia will resume land reclamation that will help prevent Jakarta from sinking below sea level, a cabinet minister said, five months after work was suspended ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Heavy rain hits Nepal capital INTERNATIONAL

Heavy rain hits Nepal capital

A motorbike rider crosses a flooded street in Kathmandu yesterday. Heavy rainfall has affected capital Kathmandu and many other cities in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
World's highest bridge nears completion in China INTERNATIONAL

World's highest bridge nears completion in China

Chinese engineers have completed the structure of what is expected to become the world's highest bridge, local authorities said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
PHCC organises training course for school nurses ARABIA

PHCC organises training course for school nurses

The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) recently organised a training course for school nurses as part of its ongoing efforts to provide special development services for school health programmes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016