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US voters targeted by Chinese influence online, researchers say
Published on 03/09/2024
» A Chinese social media influence operation is impersonating US voters, denigrating US politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the Nov 5 presidential election in the United States, new research by intelligence company Graphika showed.
Vaccines in development hit 70, deaths top 114,000: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/04/2020
» Seventy coronavirus vaccines are in development globally, with three already being tested in human trials, the World Health Organization said. The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin tightened rules to curb the spread of the virus.
UK says three Iranian boats tried to block tanker in Gulf
Reuters, Published on 11/07/2019
» LONDON: Three Iranian vessels attempted to block the passage of an oil tanker, the British Heritage, through the Strait of Hormuz, but withdrew after warnings from a Royal Navy warship, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
US high school shooting - '17 dead'
Published on 15/02/2018
» PARKLAND, Florida: A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing "numerous" people, sending students running out into the streets and SWAT team members swarming in before authorities took him into custody.
John Mahoney, who played cranky dad on 'Frasier,' dies at 77
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2018
» LOS ANGELES: John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in "Frasier" played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, has died. Mahoney was 77.
Trump calls for worldwide action against N.Korea threat
Published on 07/11/2017
» SEOUL: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States is prepared to use the full range of military force to stop a North Korean attack, but said he was focused on using "all available tools short of military action" to prevent conflict.
Mexicans dig through collapsed buildings as quake kills 248
Associated Press, Published on 20/09/2017
» MEXICO CITY: Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities climbed to 248.
Philippines: 3 Marawi siege leaders dead, 2 still fighting
Associated Press, Published on 18/09/2017
» MANILA: The Philippine military chief says three leaders of the Islamic State-linked militants who attacked a southern city have been killed in more than three months of fighting but two others, including a top Asian terror suspect, are still alive and leading the fighting.
Myanmar security forces 'setting northern Rakhine ablaze'
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2017
» YANGON: The rights group Amnesty International said evidence pointing to a "mass-scale scorched-earth campaign" across the north of Rakhine state was unmistakably ethnic cleansing, while Myanmar insisted on Friday it was not barring aid workers from Rakhine State, where a counter-insurgency campaign has sparked an exodus of Muslim Rohingya refugees -- although authorities on the ground might restrict access 'for security reasons'.
Paris mastermind confirmed dead (Latest)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/11/2015
» The body of the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, has been identified among those killed in a police raid, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.