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4 US college instructors stabbed in China
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/06/2024
» JILIN - The United States State Department is monitoring the situation, after four instructors from an Iowa college were attacked in a park in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin on Monday.
Jailed activist weakened by hunger strike dies
Published on 15/05/2024
» Jailed activist Netiporn “Boong” Sanesangkhom, 28, was pronounced dead at Thammasat University Hospital late Tuesday morning, over three months after she had started a dry hunger strike.
Jailed activist weakened by hunger strike dies
Online Reporters, Published on 14/05/2024
» Jailed activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, was pronounced dead at Thammasat University Hospital late Tuesday morning, over three months after she had started a dry hunger strike.
Asian shares powered by tech rally, yen revives
Business, Published on 04/05/2024
» RECAP: Hong Kong led gains across most Asian and European markets on Friday thanks to a surge in tech giants, while the yen extended gains against the dollar on revived hopes for US interest rate cuts.
UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by Gaza mass grave reports
Published on 23/04/2024
» GENEVA - The United Nations’ human rights chief said on Tuesday that he was “horrified” by reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies in the ruins of two hospitals in Gaza, according to a spokesperson.
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursday, declaring the highest alert on the situation.
Israel pledges independent probe of Gaza NGO deaths
Published on 02/04/2024
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says an “independent, professional expert body” will investigate the deaths of seven people working for the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza, which the NGO said was the result of an Israeli air strike.
Malaysian graft probe targets Mahathir, say sons
Published on 26/03/2024
» The two eldest sons of Mahathir Mohamad say Malaysian anti-graft investigators have ordered them to assist with an investigation into their father, revealing for the first time that a months-long probe is targeting the 98-year-old former prime minister.
Princess of Wales reveals cancer diagnosis
Published on 23/03/2024
» LONDON - Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Friday she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy after tests taken after she had major abdominal surgery in January revealed that cancer had been present.
Israeli forces kill 50 gunmen in raid on hospital
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - Israeli forces have killed more than 50 Palestinian gunmen and detained 180 suspected militants in a raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the army said on Tuesday.