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'Smoking with your boss can get you promoted, but only if you're a man'
Research finds that women don't get promoted faster despite going for smoke breaks with their male boss
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Saudi Arabia 'appreciates' Trump's efforts on Middle East peace plan
Angry Palestinians call the long-delayed plan biased and deserving to go into the 'dustbin of history'
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Airlines halt China flights as virus toll hits 132
British Airways, Cathay Pacific, others suspend flights to and from China
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Taliban attack kills 10 policemen in Afghanistan amid ongoing peace talks
Washington and Taliban are wrangling over a possible agreement that would see US troops begin to leave war-torn nation
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With three new cases, tally of coronavirus cases rises to 7 in Malaysia
New cases involve a 4-year-old girl, a 52-year-old man and the mother of two children confirmed infected earlier
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Modi’s threat reflects India’s ‘incurable obsession’ with Pakistan: FO
Says Indian PM’s warmongering shows the extremist mindset of BJP leadership has permeated their state institutions
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UAE reports Middle East's first cases of new coronavirus
Health ministry later releases another statement specifying that a 'four-member Chinese family' was infected
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Modi claims India can defeat Pakistan 'in 10 days'
Modi is under pressure after weeks of ongoing protests against a new citizenship law and a slowing economy
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Asia ramps up defences against deadly outbreak
Papua New Guinea residents returning from Asian countries will be held in quarantine for 14 days
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Pakistan renews call for establishing Palestine state with Jerusalem as capital
A statement by the FO supports the lasting solution of the Palestinian issue through dialogue
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Major quake hits Caribbean, triggering evacuations
Hours later, a 6.1 magnitude aftershock hit off the coast of the Cayman Islands
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Key northwest town recaptured, says Syrian army
Syrian government seeks to revive a moribund economy ravaged by almost nine years of war
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Brexit to be sealed with final Brussels vote
72 remaining British MEPs, who will leave afterwards, will allow Brexit to officially take effect on Friday
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Sadness and hopes for future at EU's post: Brexit centre
Farmer Karin Kessler says the few dozen inhabitants have very mixed feelings about the new distinction
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India school faces sedition charges over citizenship play
Police say they were laying initial charges under the British colonial-era law
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Poetry and rap highlight the rift over India's citizenship law
Rap and folk musicians have also rallied to the anti-Indian government cause
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Pakistan reopens Torkham border after temporary closure
Pak-Afghan border was shut after mortars fired from Afghanistan
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US troops injured in Iran missile strike rises to 50: Pentagon
A spokesperson confirms the US personnel have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury
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Indian ministries buy more air purifiers as capital battles toxic air
The purchases come as the Modi-led govt faces criticism for failing to address the problem of worsening air pollution
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Trump leaps into Middle East fray with peace plan that Palestinians denounce
Palestinian president says Jerusalem is not for sale, describes Trumps's deal as the ‘slap of the century'
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China virus toll passes 130 as US weighs flight ban
The US Embassy in Beijing also confirms a chartered plane will pick up its consular staff on Wednesday
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Travellers must carry ‘corona free certificate’: NA panel
Overseas ministry informs body National Emigrants Policy finalised, will be presented before cabinet in next meeting
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'Delhi protesters will rape your daughters': BJP minister uses shocking election tactics
Parvesh Verma also claims BJP will clear protesters in a day if voted to power in coming elections
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Students urged to highlight Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir
AJK president tells students to reach out to their peers around the world and apprise them of brutalities in IOK
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From idea to reality: Trump unveils Mideast peace plan
Trump announces his long promised 'ultimate deal' for Israeli-Palestinian peace
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PM Imran to visit Malaysia next week
Pakistan is also making efforts to reach out to Turkey to remove any ‘mistrust’
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Muslim protest organiser arrested on sedition charges in India
'They want to discredit educated Muslims who speak up', says Sharjeel Imam
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Palestine gifts mobile clinic to Pakistan
The mobile clinic is equipped with all necessary facilities to cater the needs of patients
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‘Not for now’, says Saudi Arabia after Israel okays religious, business visits
Israeli passport holders cannot visit the kingdom for now, says Saudi foreign minister
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Crossing ‘ethical boundary of free speech’: Danish paper's virus cartoon angers China
China's embassy in Denmark calls cartoon 'an insult to China' that 'hurts' feelings of Chinese people
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Qatar appoints new prime minister
New PM previously worked in the gas industry and was educated in US before going on to work for Sheikh Tamim
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Iran's President Rouhani urges huge election turnout
Polls come after a traumatic month for Iran, in which it came close to the brink of war with the US
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US accepts specialised spy plane crashed in Afghanistan
Images coming from Ghazni clearly show the remains of a USAF E-11A BACN aircraft
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50 killed in militia clashes in Central African town
Deeply impoverished despite its mineral wealth, the CAR has been in the grip of militia violence since 2013
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Watch: Workers in Wuhan build 1000-bed hospital at ‘Chinese speed’ to combat coronavirus
Chinese envoy Lijian Zhao says Huoshenshan hospital will be completed within 9 days to treat coronavirus patients
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Indian schoolgirl wins bravery award for thwarting trafficker
11-year-old first spotted trafficker when playing volleyball with friends in June last year
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Fig leaf or first defence? Deploying flimsy masks against virus
Medical mask has become an essential weapon in the battle against an invisible enemy
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WHO chief says confident in China's ability to contain virus, urges calm
A WHO panel of 16 independent experts twice last week had declined to declare a global emergency over the outbreak
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Millions quarantined as China scrambles to halt virus
Already killed more than 100 people and spread to a dozen countries
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China's coronavirus has not mutated in the US, says CDC
110 patients have either been under observation or are currently being tested in 26 states
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Bolton revelations roil Trump trial, witness push grows
Trump’s lawyer insists that US president's dealings regarding Ukraine are not impeachable
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US bombing of Afghanistan hits 10-year high
In 2019 alone, the US dropped 7,423 separate munitions on targets in Afghanistan
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New Zealand PM Ardern calls Sept 19 election, faces tight race
Ardern is popular among liberal voters overseas due to her decisive response to 2019 mass shooting, focus on climate
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US Supreme Court lets hardline Trump immigration policy take effect
The rule has been criticised by immigrant rights advocates as a 'wealth test'
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China records first virus death in Beijing as toll passes 100
Though cases of the virus have been confirmed in other countries, no fatalities have been reported outside China
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Pakistan cautions Afghan president against 'interfering' in internal matters
Caution comes soon after President Ashraf Ghani voiced concerns over arrest of PTM chief on sedition charges
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New Delhi to sell full stake in debt-ridden Air India
Airline, which owes over $8 billion has been struggling to pay salaries and buy fuel
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Top court backs niqab ban on Cairo University staff
Most Muslim women in Egypt wear the headscarf, or hijab, which covers the hair but not the face
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WHO corrects China virus global risk level to 'high', not 'moderate'
WHO explains it had stated incorrectly in its previous reports that the global risk was 'moderate' and not 'high'
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Chinese envoy reassures Pakistanis after students in Wuhan appeal for evacuation
Ambassador Yao says all Pakistanis in virus-stricken city are ‘safe and in good health’