San Francisco, May 29 (IANS) Amid the growing tension with US President Donald Trump over fact-checking his tweets, Twitter has now flagged a couple of tweets posted by China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson
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MANILA, May 28 (Reuters): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday approved a recommendation to ease the lockdown in the capital Manila from June 1, resuming much-needed activity in an economy on the b
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MEXICO CITY, May 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): A top Mexican official on Wednesday said a new campaign against domestic violence would be revised after the video ads sparked strong public opposition fro
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TAIPEI, May 28 (Reuters): Taiwan promised on Thursday to settle Hong Kongers who flee the Chinese-ruled city for political reasons, offering help from employment to counselling, and prompting angry condemn
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ISLAMABAD, May 28 (Reuters): The captain of a Pakistani airliner that crashed last week, killing 97 people on board, approached Karachi airport without announcing he couldn't open his landing gear and
CARACAS, May 28 (Reuters): Venezuela has reached a deal with the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) to destine part of its gold in Bank of England accounts toward the purchase of food and medicine during th
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