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G7 ministers meet against backdrop of Russia stand-off
AFP, Published on 22/04/2018
» TORONTO: - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations were gathered in Toronto on Sunday seeking a common front against what they see as provocation from Vladimir Putin's Russia.
G7 ministers meet against backdrop of Russia stand-off
AFP, Published on 22/04/2018
» TORONTO (CANADA) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations met in Toronto on Sunday seeking a common front against what they see as aggression from Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Jumbos surviving by the skin of their teeth
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/04/2018
» Higher demand for elephant skin -- popular among traditional medicine practitioners in China -- stands as the latest threat to endangered Asian elephants, especially those living in the forests of Myanmar, according to a report by Elephant Family, a conservation charity based in the UK.
Defrocking bad monks just part of reform
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 27/04/2018
» When a group of senior monks in Thailand's highest governing body of clerics faced corruption scrutiny earlier this month, there was no public shock, only a stamp of approval. That says volumes about public discontent with the clergy.
Asia markets rise as Seoul, won extend gains after Moon-Kim talks
AFP, Published on 30/04/2018
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong led a rally across most Asian markets on Monday as traders brushed off a slowdown in the US economy, while the boost from last week's historic North-South Korea summit continue to support Seoul and the won.
Roaming Mantis on the loose in Asia
Business, Published on 02/05/2018
» More than 150 Asian attacks by Roaming Mantis, a new Android malware that steals user information, have been detected.
US Fed decision awaited for clues on interest rate path
AFP, Published on 02/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve is not expected to change interest rates on Wednesday, but the policy statement will be searched for any hints of how aggressively it plans to address incipient inflation.
NASA's newest Mars lander to study quakes on Red Planet
AFP, Published on 04/05/2018
» TAMPA - NASA is poised to launch its first lander to Mars since 2012, an unmanned spacecraft called InSight that aims to listen for quakes and unravel the mystery of how rocky planets like Earth form.
Graftbusters take aim at charter 'faults'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/05/2018
» Doubts have been raised over the 2017 charter's "weapons" to combat corruption as politicians and experts demand more effective measures and clearer roles of the public.
Texas school shooting kills 10, deadliest since Parkland
Associated Press, Published on 19/05/2018
» SANTA FE, Texas: A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation's deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control.