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Israeli strike on Beirut kills 37
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2024
» BEIRUT - At least 37 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday, including three children and seven women along with 16 Hezbollah fighters, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday.
Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.
US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» MANILA - The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Taiwan security bodies 'paying great attention' to Hezbollah beeper explosions
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's national security team is "paying great attention" to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the island's defence minister said, after a Taiwanese firm was linked to the pagers' production.
Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in Lebanon blasts
Reuters, Published on 18/09/2024
» NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Gold Apollo said on Wednesday the pagers that were used in the detonations in Lebanon on Tuesday were not made by it but by a company called BAC which has a licence to use its brand.
Frenchman in mass rape trial says he's a rapist
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» PARIS - Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces in a closely watched trial, French media reported.
Malaysia reports new mpox case
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's health ministry reported on Tuesday one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, a less severe variant of the disease, and said the patient had been isolated and was in a stable condition.
Full list of winners at the 76th Emmy Awards
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2024
» LOS ANGELES - The Emmy awards, the highest honours in television, were handed out at a live ceremony in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. The following is a list of winners in each category.
Myanmar's flooding death toll jumps to 74, state media reports
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2024
» Myanmar's flooding death toll rose to 74 as of Friday evening, according to a state media report on Sunday, after heavy rains triggered widespread floods across the war-torn country.
Vietnam's Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250, scores still missing
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2024
» HANOI - The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 254 on Friday, authorities said, as flood waters receded, and search efforts pressed on.