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Japan school girls least happy with their bodies
Published on 04/04/2018
» TOKYO: Japanese high school girls are the least satisfied with their body shape compared with those in China, South Korea and the United States, with over half believing they are fat, according to a recent survey by a Japanese government-affiliated body.
Cambodia's missing railway link to Thailand rebuilt after 45 years
Kyodo News, Published on 04/04/2018
» A missing 48-kilometre stretch of railway that connects the capital Phnom Penh to the Thai border has been rebuilt, 45 years after it was destroyed in the 1970s during the Cambodian civil war.
Malaysia to expand halal exports to Japan
Published on 04/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking to expand halal product exports to Japan ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, encouraging local businesses to capture growing demand for food and daily necessities permissible under Islamic law in line with the rising number of Muslim tourists to the country.
Dutch lawyer is first person sentenced in Trump-Russia probe
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - A Dutch lawyer with direct knowledge of contacts between Russian intelligence and a top official in Donald Trump's campaign became the first person sentenced in special prosecutor Robert Mueller's sprawling investigation Tuesday.
UK lab 'cannot prove' nerve agent is Russian-made
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» LONDON: The British military facility analysing the nerve agent used to poison a Russian spy said on Tuesday it could not prove the substance was made in Russia, as the world's chemical weapons watchdog prepared to hold a meeting at Moscow's request.
One peacekeeper, 22 fighters killed in C. Africa: UN
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - A peacekeeper was killed and 11 others wounded when a UN base came under heavy attack on Tuesday in the Central African Republic in fighting that also left 22 rebels dead, the UN said.
Trump claims 'nobody's been tougher' on Russia than him
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump defended his embrace of Vladimir Putin Tuesday, saying good relations were important but claiming no one had been tougher on Russia.
Trump intensifies assault on the press
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the press Tuesday, with individual journalists and media owners entering the firing line.
Football: Buriram stay alive in AFC Champions League
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» SEOUL: Big-spending Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua were eliminated from the 2018 AFC Champions League with a game to spare on Tuesday after drawing 2-2 with Kashima Antlers of Japan at home.
US military to meet 'migrant caravan' at Mexico border
Associated Press, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the US-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.