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Top China, US diplomats begin meeting in Laos
The top diplomats of China and the United States met for talks on Saturday in Laos, as Washington worries about Beijing's actions in the South China Sea and its deepening ties with Moscow.Shortly before the meeting Blinken hit out at Beijing's "escalatory and unlawful actions" in the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines are locked in a territorial dispute.
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India's Ola Electric to launch IPO next week, valuation seen at around $4.4 billion
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -SoftBank-backed Ola Electric's IPO will open for retail subscription on Aug. 2, the Indian electric scooter maker said on Saturday, a stock offering that according to two sources will value the company between $4.2 billion to $4.4 billion. The issue, which will open for institutional investors a day earlier on Thursday, will close for retail subscriptions on Aug. 6, the final IPO prospectus filing showed. Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal will offload 37.9 million shares in the
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Bangladesh says student leaders held for their own safety
Bangladesh said three student leaders had been taken into custody for their own safety after the government blamed their protests against civil service job quotas for days of deadly nationwide unrest.- 'Carried out raids' - The unrest began when police and pro-government student groups attacked street rallies organised by Students Against Discrimination that had remained largely peaceful before last week.
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Japan's Sado mines added to World Heritage list
A network of mines on a Japanese island infamous for using conscripted wartime labour was added to UNESCO's World Heritage register Saturday after South Korea dropped earlier objections to its listing.Also added to the list on Saturday was the Beijing Central Axis, a collection of former imperial palaces and gardens in the Chinese capital.
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Trump Tells Crowd They 'Won't Have To Vote' Again After Election In Bizarre Remarks
"It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine," the former president told Christians at a conservative event in Florida.
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US defends law forcing sale of TikTok app
The Justice Department late Friday filed its response to TikTok's civil suit aimed at derailing a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban.TikTok's suit in a Washington federal court argues that the law violates First Amendment rights of free speech.
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Australia bans uranium mining at Indigenous site
Australia moved Saturday to ban mining at one of the world's largest high-grade uranium deposits, highlighting the site's "enduring connection" to Indigenous Australians.It is one of the world's largest unexploited high-grade uranium deposits, according to the World Nuclear Association.
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