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N. Korean trash balloons target Seoul presidential complex
Published on 24/07/2024
» SEOUL - North Korean balloons carrying trash have landed near the South Korean presidential office, the Presidential Security Service said on Wednesday.
Vietnam's most powerful leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/07/2024
» HANOI - Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's Communist Party chief and the country’s most powerful official, has died, according to a government statement.
Bangladesh protest death toll reaches 32
Published on 18/07/2024
» DHAKA - Thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday as Bangladesh authorities cut some mobile internet services to quell anti-job quota protests that have killed at least 32 people this week.
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after tax protests
Published on 11/07/2024
» NAIROBI - Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from nationwide protests that have created the biggest crisis of his two-year presidency.
Reformist candidate wins Iran’s presidential election
New York Times, Published on 06/07/2024
» TEHRAN - In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday morning.
Japan's new banknotes debut in 1st design change in 20 years
Kyodo News, Published on 03/07/2024
» KYODO - New 10,000-yen (US$62), ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 banknotes featuring cutting-edge anti-counterfeit technology went into circulation in Japan on Wednesday, in the first design change in two decades just as the cash-loving nation slowly goes cashless.
Myanmar central bank denies Thai banks helped junta buy weapons
Published on 30/06/2024
» Myanmar's central bank denied a UN report that the country's military government has used Thai banks, among others, to access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces , saying financial institutions under the bank's supervision followed prescribed procedures.
French far-right extends poll lead
Published on 29/06/2024
» PARIS - France’s far-right National Rally (RN) extended its lead in an opinion poll published on the last day of campaigning before Sunday’s first round of parliamentary elections, with another survey showing it in sight of a slim majority.
Iran presidential election will go to run-off
Published on 29/06/2024
» Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 as no candidate secured the required 50% of votes on Friday, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Singapore seized $4.4bn in dirty money
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/06/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore has seized S$6 billion (US$4.4 billion) linked to criminal and money laundering activities over the past five years, of which about half of these illicit assets were from last year’s record scandal.