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China’s Xi Jinping visiting Saudi Arabia in bid to boost economic growth

  Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia this week amid efforts to kick-start economic growth weighed down by strict anti-COVID-19 measures. The Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Xi will attend the inaugural China-Arab States Summit and a meeting with leaders of the six nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. His state visit to Saudi Arabia will end on Saturday. China is the world’s second largest economy and a major source of outward investment. To fuel massive demand, it imports half its oil, of which half of those imports come from Saudi Arabia, amounting to tens of billions of dollars annually. China’s economic growth had been on a steady decline for years and was dealt... read more...
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Suicide bombing at Indonesian police station kills officer, hurts 7 others

  A man blew himself up on Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Bandung City Police Chief Aswin Sipayung said a man entered the Astana Anyar police station with a motorcycle and detonated explosives as police were lining up for morning assembly. West Java Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said the man was entering the station when he detonated his explosive, instantly killing himself and an officer. He said six other officers and a civilian were rushed to a nearby hospital with injuries. Police are still investigating the attack in West Java’s Bandung city and whether... read more...
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‘Iron Man’ Robert Downey Jr. Breaks Silence On Quentin Tarantino’s Marvel Criticism: “Throwing Stones One Way Or Another…”

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  Robert Downey Jr. reacts to Quentin Tarantino’s Marvel criticism(Photo Credit –Instagram/wikimedia) Actor Robert Downey Jr. has spoken up on the most recent attack at Marvel Cinematic Universe by filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. In an interview with ‘Deadline’ about the Netflix documentary about...       read more..
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Ukrainian civilians facing test of survival: UN

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  United Nations humanitarian chief says Russia’s “ongoing” attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as temperatures plunge below freezing have created a “new level of distress” in a war he called...      read more...
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Eddie Howe admits FFP could limit Newcastle in January transfer window

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  Eddie Howe believes Newcastle shouldn’t rest on the success of their top-three position and wants to improve his team in January – but the head coach accepts that resources may be constrained by FFP. We understand that deals with the likes of Leicester’s James Maddison are extremely...     read more...
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NBA ROUND-UP: Donovan Mitchell’s 43 Points Negate LeBron James and Luka Doncic’s Mavs Earn Massive Win

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  Donovan Mitchell grew up in New York idolizing LeBron James. On Tuesday evening he put him in the shadows when the king returned to the house he had built. Mitchell scored a season-high 43 points and Jarrett Allen returned from injury to...     read more...
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Virgil van Dijk relishes World Cup duel with Lionel Messi as Holland gear up for Argentina

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  ‘If we attack, he’ll chill somewhere!’: Virgil van Dijk enjoys quarter-final clash with Lionel Messi and admits that the Netherlands must constantly be aware of the Argentine talisman… even though Louis van Gaal... read more...
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