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Chile speeds up permitting for mining and other investment projects
SANTIAGO - Chile's congress approved long-awaited legislation to speed up the permitting process for investment projects in ...
French PM survives no-confidence motion
The motion received just 189 votes out of the 289 needed to bring down the government. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Iran warns against 'destructive approach' of European countries in call with EU foreign policy chief
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned in a phone call with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas against what he called ...
Perricard exits Wimbledon but makes mark with fastest serve
LONDON - Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard departed Wimbledon as a first-round loser but the Frenchman left his mark on the Grand ...
Feeling hot, hot, hot - Swiatek downs Wimbledon debutant to reach round two
LONDON - Iga Swiatek still has a long way to go to master the art of grasscourt tennis but on Tuesday the Pole took the first ...
Zohran Mamdani officially secures nomination for New York City mayor
Mr Mamdani will face current mayor Eric Adams in New York's November mayoral election. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Britain's Draper races past injured Baez in Wimbledon opener
LONDON - Britain's Jack Draper was handed the prime-time early evening slot to get his Wimbledon campaign up and running and spared his fans any edge-of-the-seat drama to ease past Argentina's injured ...
French PM Bayrou survives latest no-confidence motion
PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived his latest no-confidence motion in parliament on Tuesday, after far-right National Rally (RN) lawmakers refrained from backing a measure brought ...