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Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities, killing at least four officers

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, RIYADH -- Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.The explosions targeting US diplomats, Shi'ite worshippers and a security headquarters at a mosque in the holy...

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Saudi Arabia to invest in Vietnam's power plant

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- A consortium of Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and South Korea's Taekwang Power Holdings has signed a $2.2 billion thermal power plant investment agreement with Vietnam.The pact comes as Vietnam faces a shortage in power supply amid the developing country's ever-increasing demand for electricity to fuel economic expansion, which hit a five-year high of 6.7 percent in...