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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.
Lethal pager hack exposes dark side of Asian supply chains
Published on 21/09/2024
» The lethal hack of Hezbollah’s Asian-branded pagers and walkie-talkies has set off an intense search for the devices’ path, revealing a murky market for older technologies where buyers may have few assurances about what they are getting.
Hong Kong customs seizes B42.5m of smuggled platinum, its largest haul in 20 years
Published on 20/09/2024
» Hong Kong customs has claimed its biggest haul of smuggled platinum in two decades, seizing HK$10 million (42.5 million baht) worth of the metal hidden in a battery box at the bottom of a Shenzhen-bound truck.
Vietnam evacuates hundreds as new storm hits
Published on 19/09/2024
» Vietnam evacuated hundreds of people, shut schools and suspended flights on Thursday as a new tropical storm barreled into the country’s central region.
Hong Kong man jailed for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
Published on 19/09/2024
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the city’s first sedition cases under a new national security law — one for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan and another for writing similar messages on bus seats
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.
Vietnam tycoon faces second fraud trial after death sentence
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2024
» HANOI - The second trial of Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, already facing the death penalty for massive fraud, began Thursday morning, underscoring the new Communist Party chief's determination to press ahead with a crackdown on corruption.
New blasts hit handheld radios in Lebanon
Published on 18/09/2024
» BEIRUT - Hundreds more people were wounded on Wednesday in fresh blasts involving handheld radios used by Hezbollah, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions launched via the group’s pagers.
European cities brace for peak flooding
Published on 18/09/2024
» European cities from Budapest to Wroclaw in Poland are racing to build up their defences as floodwaters peak over the coming days.