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Australia cancelling NY fireworks as bushfires worsen
Associated Press, Published on 30/12/2019
» PERTH, Australia: New Year's Eve fireworks in Australia's capital city have been cancelled as the bushfire danger worsens in oppressive summer heat, and Sydney's iconic celebrations may also be called off.
Missile attack kills 9 at military parade in Yemen's south
Associated Press, Published on 29/12/2019
» SANAA, Yemen: A ballistic missile attack ripped through a military parade for a Yemeni southern separatist group that's backed by the United Arab Emirates, killing at least six troops and three children, a spokesman said Sunday.
Papers reveal brainwashing, not job training, at China camps
Associated Press, Published on 25/11/2019
» A classified blueprint shows that the detention camps that hold more than a million ethnic minorities in China's far west are really ideological and behavioural re-education centres to rewire their language and thinking.
Indonesia's popular president to be sworn in for final term
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's popular president who rose from poverty and pledged to champion democracy, fight entrenched corruption and modernize the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation was to be sworn in for his final five-year term with a pledge to take bolder actions.
Afghanistan mosque blast kills 62
Associated Press, Published on 19/10/2019
» KABUL, Afghanistan: An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The attack underscored the record-high number of civilians dying in the country's 18-year war.
Indonesia province shuts schools as haze from fires returns
Associated Press, Published on 14/10/2019
» PALEMBANG, Indonesia: Thick, noxious haze from new deliberately set fires blanketed parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday after days of improving air quality, causing school closings and flight delays.
Tokyo braces for torrential rain as major typhoon moves in
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring about 60 centimetres of rain and destructive winds to the Tokyo area this weekend, with the government warning people to stockpile supplies or evacuate before it gets too dangerous.
Thomas Cook in race to avoid collapse
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2019
» LONDON: Thomas Cook, one of the world's oldest and largest travel companies, is facing a race against time to stay afloat and ensure that around 150,000 British holidaymakers travelling abroad can get home.
US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
Capital controls sends Argentina assets tumbling
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2019
» LONDON/BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's international dollar and euro-denominated bonds fell to record lows on Monday while its financial stocks tumbled and risk premiums shot up after President Mauricio Macri reimposed capital controls on Sunday as the country's debt crisis spirals.