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Tinder gives women in India more control over conversations
The Indian edition of dating app Tinder has introduced a new feature that gives women additional scrutiny and security before they allow men to start messaging them. The "My Move" feature, which Tinder hopes
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OIC chief holds talks with ministers during UN General Assembly
JEDDAH: Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, met the United Nations’ special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in
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Iraqi activist shot dead in tense southern city of Basra
JEDDAH: Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, met the United Nations’ special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in
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Saudi Arabia rejects Iranian allegations over military parade attack
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday strongly rejected Iranian accusations that the Kingdom backed the gunmen who killed 25 people at a military parade on Saturday. “The Kingdom completely rejects the deplorable false accusations by
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UK Labour Party considers new Brexit referendum at conference
Britain's main opposition party has voted to keep open the option of a second referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had said he would prefer an election
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Iran arrests ‘separatists’ behind deadly Ahvaz parade attack
Saudi Arabia denied it backed the gunmen who killed 29 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran, almost half of them Revolutionary Guards, the Saudi state news agency reported on Tuesday. Iranian Supreme
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UN: ‘Credible’ reports of Afghan civilians killed in air strike
The United Nations said it is investigating "multiple, credible allegations" that nine members of a family were killed in an air raid in Afghanistan last week. In a statement on Tuesday, the UN Assistance
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Trump at UNGA: US rejects globalism, embraces patriotism
This day began with the UN secretary-general talking of a lack of trust and a need for more global unity and US President Donald Trump going in the opposite direction with a call for
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Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years, deemed ‘sexually violent predator’
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago. Cosby was convicted in April of three counts of
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Iran video threatens missile strikes on UAE, Saudi Arabia
TUNIS: Efforts to rescue Tunisia’s ailing economy face the prospect of fresh turmoil after the president declared his alliance with the Ennahda party at an end, deepening divisions in a fragile coalition managing the


