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3 astronauts blast off to International Space Station
Associated Press, Published on 03/12/2018
» BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: Three astronauts successfully blasted off Monday to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan, a perfect launch that follows October's aborted mission.
China defers lifting ban on trading tiger parts, rhino horn
Associated Press, Published on 13/11/2018
» BEIJING: China is postponing its decision to allow trading in tiger and rhinoceros parts a bare two weeks after the easing of the ban had raised fears the country was giving legal cover to poaching and smuggling of endangered wildlife.
Grenade-shaped belt buckle halts Spanish trains
Associated Press, Published on 07/11/2018
» MADRID: A hand grenade-shaped belt buckle in the suitcase of a train passenger triggered major disruptions Wednesday on rail services in Spain's two main cities, prompting station evacuations before police declared the incident a false alarm.
US election: Trump's incendiary politics vs Democrat 'resistance'
Associated Press, Published on 07/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: A turbulent election season that tested President Donald Trump's slash-and-burn political style against the strength of the Democratic resistance comes to a close as Americans cast ballots in the first national election of the Trump era.
Muslim concern about vaccine fuels measles outbreak
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2018
» Health authorities are racing to contain a measles outbreak in the country's southern provinces, where 14 deaths and more than 1,500 cases have been reported since September.
Thai Red Cross wants bloody-minded donors for Halloween
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2018
» Thailand's Red Cross Society may not measure its blood supplies by the bucket, but it knows how to throw a Halloween party.
Data recorder recovered from Vichai's crashed helicopter
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2018
» LEICESTER, England: The flight data recorder from the helicopter that crashed, killing the Leicester soccer team's owner, is being examined by investigators, authorities said, as his family and players paid tribute Monday at a makeshift shrine.
King Power’s Vichai struck gold in business and football
Associated Press, Published on 29/10/2018
» Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed in a car park next to the soccer club's stadium, was known to fans as a smiling, benevolent man who gave away free beers and hot dogs on his birthday and brought his Leicester City Football Club its fairytale English Premier League title in 2016. He was 60.
Wild Boars get a Man United treat
Associated Press, Published on 29/10/2018
» MANCHESTER: The 12 Wild Boar team members trapped with their coach in the Chiang Rai cave were guests at Old Trafford for Manchester United's home match against Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.
Philippine island once called 'cesspool' reopens
Associated Press, Published on 26/10/2018
» BORACAY, Philippines: Boatloads of tourists sailed Friday to the Philippines' Boracay island, which officials reopened to visitors after a six-month closure to clean waters the president had called a "cesspool" due to years of overcrowding, partying and neglect.