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New year changes cost Saudi Arabia and the UAE more tax
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Saudis and Emiratis will pay more tax, the Swiss will pay less, Brits will start taking more expensive train journeys and China will stop taking in the world’s rubbish.
These are some of the changes that…
In China, rental bikes have become a social menace
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Masses of dumped bikes are clogging up cities - making pavements impassable as well as blocking roads and cycle lanes.Beijing is on the front line of a battle that could be coming soon to a street near you.…
Ten US citizens die in plane crash in Costa Rica
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All the 12 passengers onboard a charter plane, including 10 Americans, have died after it crashed in Costa Rica.
The Nature Air charter flight reportedly took off from Punta Islita and crashed in northwest…
At least 18 people killed in bomb attack in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province
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M.A.
At least 18 people have lost their lives after a terror blast hit funeral mourners in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, local officials say.
The deadly explosion occurred when a terrorist detonated an…
Thousands gather in Togo to protest president
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged the streets of the Togolese capital on Saturday, the latest in a series of mass protests against the rule of President Faure Gnassingbe.
Anti-government marches have…
Japan Reportedly Mulls Over Four Possible Scenarios of War on Korean Peninsula
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SH.A.
Tokyo does not exclude a military conflict between the DPRK and South Korea as well as Washington's preemptive strike on Pyongyang, according to Japan's Kyodo news agency.
The Japanese government…
Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules
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Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in an attempt to reduce accidents.
The new safety regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from attempting to…
Two dead, multiple people shot at California business
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Multiple people have been shot and at least two people have died in what seems to be a workplace homicide at a business in Southern California, authorities say.
The shooting happened on Friday afternoon at a…
Israel, US reach secret deal to tackle Iran: Report
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Y.A
Senior officials from the United States and Israel have secretly met in Washington to hammer out a deal on confronting Iran on several fronts, a new report says.
The closed-door meeting, led by US National Security…
Dozens Killed in Multiple Kabul Blasts
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M.A.
At least 40 people were killed and many others wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural center in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.
“The target of the attack was…