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Harris accepts nomination and lays out the case against Trump
New York Times, Published on 23/08/2024
» CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris ceremonially accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president Thursday night in a speech that alternated between calls for unity and stinging rebukes of former President Donald Trump as an "unserious man" whose return to the White House could have devastating consequences for the United States.
Ukraine denies link to Nord Stream blasts
Published on 15/08/2024
» KYIV - An adviser to Ukraine’s president has denied fresh allegations of his country’s involvement in explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and instead pointed the finger at Russia.
Russia hits back at Ukraine incursion, missile kills 2 near Kyiv
Published on 11/08/2024
» President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory as a missile attack killed two near Kyiv and his troops continue to hold ground gained in a surprise cross-border incursion last week.
Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2024
» CAIRO - Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region.
Bangladesh awaits interim government after PM’s ouster
Published on 06/08/2024
» DHAKA - The president of Bangladesh dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of an interim government, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.
Myanmar junta says senior officers held as rebels take over major base
Published on 05/08/2024
» Myanmar's junta has lost communications with senior officers at a major military base near the Chinese border, in a rare admission of battlefield failure after rebels announced they had taken control of the key regional army headquarters.
Taiwan monitors Chinese military surge
Published on 11/07/2024
» Taiwan said on Thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region, after dozens of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with the Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Myanmar shop owners jailed for raising wages
Published on 02/07/2024
» With Myanmar’s currency plunging and inflation soaring, the owner of three mobile phone shops in Mandalay announced he was giving his employees a raise. Word of his generosity quickly spread on Facebook, and his workers cheered the news.
China starts smartphone inspections to boost anti-espionage efforts
Published on 02/07/2024
» BEIJING: China implemented new regulations on Monday under its toughened counterespionage law, which enables authorities to inspect smartphones, personal computers and other electronic devices, raising fears among expatriates and foreign businesspeople about possible arbitrary enforcement.
Years later, Philippines reckons with Duterte’s brutal drug war
Published on 30/06/2024
» MANILA, Philippines — When Rodrigo Duterte was running for president eight years ago, he vowed to order the police and the military to find drug users and traffickers to kill them, promising immunity for such killings. In the months after, police officers and vigilantes mercilessly gunned down tens of thousands of people in summary executions.