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April 27, 2024 3:50 PM

Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg

The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint of preparations ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26.   The "Belem" left the port of Piraeus in the morning for an 11-day voyage and will arrive in the southern city ...

April 27, 2024 12:55 PM

Philippines denies deal with China over disputed South China Sea shoal

The Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea, calling the claim propaganda.   A spokesperson at China's embassy in Manila said on April 18 that the two had agreed early this year to a ...

April 27, 2024 11:03 AM

Indian Teacher from UAE Wins Prestigious Cambridge Teacher Award

Sharjah, UAE - Gina Justus, a teacher at Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls’ Branch, has been named the regional winner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards. Justus, originally from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has been working in the UA...

April 26, 2024 6:12 PM

Dhaka, Bangkok sign five bilateral documents

Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday signed five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.   The documents -an agreement, three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and a Letter o...

April 26, 2024 4:35 PM

France, Germany push on with 2040 joint tank project

France and Germany agreed on Friday to move to the next phase of a project to jointly develop a battle tank by 2040, their defence ministers said, as they seek fresh impetus despite reservations and differences on each side. Berlin and Paris in 2017 agreed to work on a joint fighter jet under Frenc...

April 26, 2024 3:38 PM

Sri Lanka approves IMF-backed law to seize proceeds of crime

Sri Lanka has approved a new law backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) allowing the state to seize any proceeds from criminal activities, a cabinet spokesperson said on Friday. The new law was proposed as part of efforts under the IMF programme to improve governance, Transport Minister Ba...

April 26, 2024 1:25 PM

Philippines, France and the US hold multilateral maritime drills

The Philippines, France and the United States held a multilateral maritime exercise off the coast of the Philippine province of Palawan on Thursday (April 25). The drills were part of a three-week annual joint combat training exercise between the Philippines and the United States from April 22 to M...

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