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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97

Zhu is credited with supplying the tenacity to push through changes such as China’s WTO membership, which helped transform China…

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Quote of the day inspired by Voltaire: ‘Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats’ and why choosing joy in the face of chaos may be the ultimate act of defiance

Voltaire was an influential French Enlightenment philosopher and writer who championed reason, freedom of thought, and religious tolerance while criticizing…

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After 23 years, US to pull out last troops from Iraq by September 30

US to withdraw remaining troops from Iraq by September 30, officials say (Representative image) The US is on course to…

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20-year-old tourist dies in US after falling from 170-feet waterfall while posing for photos

20-year-old Kentucky tourist dies after falling 170 feet from Oregon waterfall while posing for photos/Image: Getty Images A 20-year-old tourist…

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Indian national Nikhil Gupta’s sentencing in Gurpatwant Pannun murder plot case delayed to November 20

Gurpatwant Pannun murder plot case delayed to November 20. A US federal court has delayed the sentencing of Nikhil Gupta,…

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From fast fashion to fast repairs: Clothing brands push in-store mending to draw GenZ

A clothing repair workshop at a Levi’s retail store in San Francisco NEW YORK: Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes…

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Indian student charged for killing 81-year-old man in Florida after driving Cadillac like a bullet at 100mph, attorney asks court to allow him to return to Columbia University

indian student Akash Das was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide (Photo: WPBF) Indian student Akash Das was behind the…

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Quote of the day by Peter Thiel: ‘First mover advantage is a trap, it’s much better to be the last mover’

Quote of the day by Peter Thiel. PayPal founder Peter Thiel contradicted the well-known business lesson that being the first…

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Quote of the day by Michael Bloomberg: ‘I’m not smarter than anybody else but I can outwork you’, and a controversial career advice

Quote of the day by Michael Bloomberg. In a professional world caught between working smart and working hard, Michael Bloomberg…

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Solar eclipse craze grips UK: Brits stuck in hours-long queues as glasses fly off shelves

Brits queue for hours as glasses sell out. Hundreds of people across the UK are scrambling to get certified solar…

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