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Brutal cold tests New York's New Year's Eve party
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers. Those are some of the tips offered for the huge crowd of revellers expected in Times Square for what could be one of the coldest New Year's Eve ball drops on record.
Arsenal denied a win on Wenger's big night
Published on 01/01/2018
» LONDON: Arsenal were denied victory on their manager Arsene Wenger's big day as West Bromwich Albion snatched a dramatic late point in a 1-1 Premier League draw on Sunday.
2 protesters killed in Iran, social apps blocked
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday blocked access to Facebook's Instagram, and the popular messaging app Telegram used by activists to organise and publicise protests roiling the Islamic Republic cut off Iran from its network in response to a government request.
Climate change ripples in 2018
News, Published on 01/01/2018
» A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the world's biggest oil and energy companies.
Holiday spending on the up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2018
» Thais are expected to spend 57 billion baht to further bolster the rebounding economy during this New Year holiday, the government says.
Glittering crystal ball drops in frigid New York City
Published on 01/01/2018
» NEW YORK: With a burst of confetti and fireworks, throngs of revellers ushered in 2018 in a frigid Times Square as the glittering crystal ball dropped.
Five cops shot in western US, 1 fatally
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» DENVER: A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff's deputies in Colorado early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.
Parking garage fire destroys hundreds of cars in Liverpool
Published on 01/01/2018
» LONDON: Hundreds of cars have been destroyed in a fire that raged through a multi-story parking garage in the northern English city of Liverpool.
Pope on 2018: forget life's useless baggage, work for peace
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday recommended jettisoning life's “useless baggage” in 2018, including what he called “empty chatter” and banal consumerism, and focusing instead on building a peaceful and welcoming world, particularly for refugees and migrants.
10 Americans dead in Costa Rica air crash
Published on 02/01/2018
» SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Ten Americans on vacation and two crew members died Sunday when their small charter plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off, officials said.