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Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday warned that any country imposing a tax on digital services provided by American companies would face a 100 per cent tariff on exports to the United States. The warning comes as several European nations are reportedly considering the rollout of new digital service taxes targeting large US technology firms. In a post on social media, Trump criticised what he described as the "imminent" move by European countries to introduce taxes on American companies. He said Washington would respond immediately with sweeping tariffs on goods imported from countries that proceed with such measures. Trump…

Manila: An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Friday struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 29 km (18.02 miles), GFZ said. The United States Geological Survey said that the quake struck at 7:42 pm (1142 GMT) at a depth of 65.7 kilometres (41 miles) about 21 kilometres southwest of Mindanao island's Sarangani town. No immediate tsunami warnings issued  The development comes in less than three weeks after a major tremor in the same area left more than 80 people dead. There were no immediate tsunami warnings.The…

Dubai: Residents across Dubai were briefly alarmed on Friday after authorities in the United Arab Emirates issued an incoming missile alert on mobile phones. However, within minutes, officials withdrew the warning and instructed the public to ignore the earlier notification, suggesting that the alert had likely been issued in error. The emergency message, sent by the UAE's Interior Ministry, was the first such public alert since the recent ceasefire in the Iran conflict. It triggered panic among many residents as mobile phones simultaneously displayed the warning shortly after 5:15 pm local time. Soon after, authorities sent a second message asking people…