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In India, rats have a $19,000 meal
Associated Press, Published on 22/06/2018
» GAUHATI, India: It was a cash machine heist with a difference: The attackers were hungry rodents.
With a roar, flash flood smashes into a Maryland community
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2018
» ELLICOTT CITY, Md: Roaring flash floods struck a Maryland city Sunday that had been wracked by similar devastation two years ago, its main street turned into a raging river that reached the first floor of some buildings and swept away parked cars, authorities and witnesses say.
New Zealand to kill 150,000 cows to end bacterial disease
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2018
» WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand plans to slaughter about 150,000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd.
Indonesia's Merapi volcano ejects ash
Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's Mount Merapi has shot a towering plume of ash about six kilometres high in an eruption authorities said lasted 2 minutes.
At least 25 killed, 20 hurt by erupting volcano in Guatemala
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2018
» GUATEMALA CITY: One of Central America's most active volcanos erupted in fiery explosions of ash and molten rock Sunday, killing at least 25 people and injuring 20 while a towering cloud of smoke blanketed nearby villages in heavy ash. An undetermined number were missing, and authorities feared the toll could rise.
At Trump-Kim summit, don't expect N.Korea to foot the bill
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2018
» TOKYO: When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump hold their summit at an exclusive venue in Singapore, one of the priciest destinations in Asia, they will no doubt run up quite a bill. And if past precedent is any indication, expect Pyongyang to pay as little of it as possible.
Australia PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims
Associated Press, Published on 13/06/2018
» SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims as part of the government's response to a long-running inquiry that heard allegations against government and private institutions and prominent individuals in five years of hearings.
Malaysia to go ahead with skyscraper despite stolen funds
Associated Press, Published on 21/06/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia says it will not cancel a skyscraper project billed as the tallest in the region even though 3 billion ringgit ($747 million) from the venture has been misappropriated by the 1MDB state fund linked to former premier Najib Razak.
Facebook: Censoring nudity, looking for hate speech
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Getting rid of racism, sexism and "hateful remarks" on Facebook is challenging for the company because computer programs have difficulties understanding the nuances of human language, the company said Tuesday.
Another former Korean leader charged with corruption
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2018
» SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors formally charged jailed ex-President Lee Myung-bak with a range of corruption charges on Monday, making him the country's fourth leader to face a criminal trial in about three decades.