Overstaying residents have the option to exit the country without paying fines (Representational)

Dubai: 

The UAE on Wednesday launched a landmark three-month visa amnesty programme which will benefit hundreds of illegal foreign workers, including Indians, overstaying their permits by allowing them to leave the country without penalties and giving

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Trump Administration is mulling over plans to increase tariffs from 10% to 25% on Chinese goods. (File)

Washington: 

The Trump administration plans to raise pending tariffs on $200 billion Chinese goods to 25 per cent, much higher than the 10 per cent it previously indicated it might impose, the media reported.

The tougher proposal could be announced

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Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda held captive in Syria by a terrorist group (AFP)

Washington: 

A terrorist group has released videos of a Japanese journalist and an Italian man held captive in Syria in which they appeal for their release, US-based monitors said Tuesday.

The two men - Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda and Italian national

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Trinh Van Quyet is betting billions on a new airline in Southeast Asia's crowded aviation sector (AFP)

Hanoi, Vietnam: 

Pressed by poverty into work when he was 14, Trinh Van Quyet now presides over a Vietnamese property empire and is betting billions on a new airline in Southeast Asia's crowded aviation sector.

The 43-year-old tycoon clawed his way

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Imran Khan, 65, would take oath as the prime minister on August 11. (File)

Islamabad: 

A house in the Ministers' Enclave in Islamabad will be declared the official residence of Imran Khan, who is set to become Pakistan's new prime minister, as his private house is vulnerable to threats, according to a media report.

Mr Khan's Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his North Korean counterpart will attend the gathering in Singapore.

Singapore: 

The US will urge the international community to keep up sanctions pressure against North Korea at a security forum in Singapore this week, as concerns mount that Pyongyang has made little progress towards denuclearisation.

Secretary of

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