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Citi on 13 January announced it had reached an agreement with UOB Group (UOB) on the acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking franchises in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The transaction...
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Maldives-Bangladesh ties were taken to new heights recently in late 2021, when the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, made an official state visit to the Maldives from 22 to...
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The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Sri Lanka from January 8 to 9, and the Indian Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar’s recent phone call to his Lankan counterpart...
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The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, is on a swing through the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from January 4 to 9. Wang’s trip spans the IOR from the East African...
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Being the first World Expo held in the Middle East, the cultural exhibition that is the Dubai Expo 2020 was a stand by Dubai against the harsh challenges of the...
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Drs. Benjamin List and David MacMillan have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction: organocatalysis.
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Two recent decisions of the United States, one on Afghanistan and the other on the supply of nuclear submarines to Australia have raised the question as to whether Washington’s collaborators...
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The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with veterans of the militant group who oversaw the 20-year fight against the...
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The U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley. on Wednesday defended Sunday’s U.S. drone strike in Kabul despite reports of civilian casualties.
