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Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal convicted in 2013 rape case
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court overturned a 2021 trial court verdict clearing Tejpal of all charges.
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In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia’s new Black Sea strikes
Blackened ships and smashed docks mark Russia's recent surge of attacks on Ukraine's coastline.
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Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker
NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the key maritime chokepoints in the Gulf, reduced significantly on Wednesday from the…
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Railway can transform Persian Gulf politics and global security
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, wider tensions in the Red Sea and the oil price spikes these circumstances occassion have made one thing abundantly clear: Gulf countries and…
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Exclusive-Sinopec steps up Russian oil imports to offset Mideast supply cuts, traders and tracker say
By Chen Aizhu, Siyi Liu and Trixie YapSINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - China's state-owned Sinopec Corp, the world's biggest refiner, has ramped up purchases of Far East Russian oil to…
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Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US
Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalising arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednesday, even as fresh…
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Trump reiterates his positive portrayal of Iran talks
LAS VEGAS/WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran seemed "to be working out quite well," reiterating his positive portrayal of the negotiations on the Iran…
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US microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1B
Valar Atomics, a three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in its Series B funding round as investors increasingly bet that the White…
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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Thailand on first trip as civilian leader
The military leader has been barred from western countries and accused of crimes against humanity.
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Untangling AI’s loop diagrams: the megaphone as market indicator
There is a way to work out which direction markets have been moving without looking at a single price. Watch who is handed the megaphone. When things go up, the…