They may be made of cardboard, but the beds at the athletes’ village for this year’s Paris Olympics have been chosen for their environmental credentials, not to prevent competitors having …
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Forty-seven years of China-Barbados relations are at their “best in history”, yielding a model partnership of mutual respect, equality and benefits, Ambassador Yan Xiushen said on Thursday at a symposium …
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Exercise Tradewinds puts accent on regional security cooperation
by Ryan Gilkesby Ryan GilkesAs the curtain falls on this year’s Exercise Tradewinds, a Canadian military official has underscored the significance of the annual large-scale exercise aimed at improving the skills of military and …
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Two of the world’s top women’s all-rounders will come face-to-face when Sri Lanka Women host West Indies Women for a six-match, white ball series next month. West Indies Women’s captain …
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US Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of United States drug policy. A proposed rule sent to …
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The World Health Organization on Wednesday authorised a second dengue vaccine, a move that could provide protection for millions worldwide against the mosquito-borne disease that has already sparked numerous outbreaks …
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile. The populist, pro-Russian leader, …
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Vastly experienced left-arm spinning all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has been included in a largely predictable Bangladesh 15-man squad for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup. The 37-year-old, who only returned to …
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Workers for some suppliers of Chinese fast fashion giant Shein are still working 75 hours a week, despite the company promising to improve conditions, a report suggests. A new investigation …
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At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago’s most active volcanos damaged …