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Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to US border to slow migration
AFP, Published on 25/06/2019
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico has deployed nearly 15,000 soldiers and National Guardsmen to its border with the United States, the army chief said Monday -- admitting they are detaining migrants who try to cross, after the policy triggered backlash.
Japan passes bill requiring microchipping of pets
Published on 12/06/2019
» TOKYO: The Japanese parliament on Wednesday passed a bill requiring dog and cat breeders to microchip animals and owners to voluntarily do the same to their pets in a bid to reduce the number of strays.
Three dead as mercury rises across Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2019
» TOKYO: Three women died and around 10 students were taken to hospitals due to heatstroke symptoms as unseasonably hot weather continued in Japan on Monday, authorities said.
Over 2,000 march in HK commemorating Tiananmen massacre
Kyodo News, Published on 26/05/2019
» HONG KONG: Over 2,000 people in Hong Kong on Sunday took part in a rally to mark the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
DUP / DO NOT USE / MERGEd / Britain's May announces resignation in emotional end
AFP, Published on 24/05/2019
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation in an emotional address on Friday, ending a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit.
Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism: police
AFP, Published on 21/05/2019
» WELLINGTON - The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism for the first time on Tuesday, New Zealand police said.
Japan emperor performs last duty outside palace
Published on 26/04/2019
» TOKYO: Emperor Akihito joined an award ceremony in Tokyo on Friday, his last official duty outside of the Imperial Palace ahead of his scheduled abdication next week.
Tiananmen museum reopens in Hong Kong to mark anniversary
Published on 26/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A museum documenting the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre reopened in Hong Kong on Friday after a three-year hiatus, marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy protest.
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» NAYPYIDAW (MYANMAR) - Myanmar's Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal Tuesday by two Pulitzer-prize winning Reuters journalists who were jailed for seven years on charges linked to their reporting on the Rohingya crisis, as hopes now turn to a presidential pardon.
Gold tub in Japan recognised by Guinness as heaviest
Published on 22/04/2019
» SASEBO, Japan: An 18-carat gold bathtub weighing 154.2 kilogrammes at a hot spring resort in southwestern Japan was recognised by Guinness World Records as the heaviest in the world, the resort's operator said on Monday.