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Fuel stocks sufficient to meet national demand, says PM

• Urges citizens to avoid travel, adopt teleconferencing at workplaces• Asks provinces to digitise vehicle registration records ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said adequate reserves of petroleum products were available in the country to meet national requirements, urging citizens to avoid unnecessary travel and adopt teleconferencing at workplaces to conserve fuel. Presiding over a meeting to rev...

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Beijing sanctions Japanese lawmaker for ‘colluding with Taiwan independence forces’

Beijing has imposed sanctions on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya for allegedly “colluding with the Taiwan independence forces”. “Japanese House of Representatives member Keiji Furuya, despite strong opposition from China, has repeatedly made provocative visits to Taiwan and colluded with ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces, seriously violating the one-China principle,” China’s foreign affairs ministry said in a st...

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WTO talks end in deadlock after Brazil blocks deal over e-commerce duties

Talks to extend an e-commerce moratorium, which is due to expire in March, are expected to continue in Geneva in May after the impasse.

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Beijing sanctions Japanese lawmaker for ‘colluding with Taiwan independence forces’

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WTO talks end in deadlock after Brazil blocks deal over e-commerce duties

Talks to extend an e-commerce moratorium, which is due to expire in March, are expected to continue in Geneva in May after the impasse.

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Over 75% of fans do not support VAR in Premier League, says FSA survey

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Air China Resumes Direct Flights To North Korea After 6 Years

China has acted as a lifeline for North Korea's moribund economy as its largest trading partner and an important source of diplomatic and political support.

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Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead after months on the run, police believe

Freeman has been wanted since the fatal shooting of two police officers in Porepunkah in August.

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