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Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2019
» Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, part of a mission to boost the morale of those countries' tiny minority Catholic communities and speak about issues of concern including human trafficking and peacemaking.
Singapore minister: Major cyberattack may be state-linked
Associated Press, Published on 06/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: A cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records in Singapore has been attributed to sophisticated attackers who may be state-linked, a Cabinet minister said Monday.
ILO finds progress in fixing Thai fishing industry abuses
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2018
» A survey of working conditions in Thailand's fishing and seafood industry conducted by the UN's International Labour Organisation has found that new regulations resulted in progress in some areas, including less physical violence, but problems such as unfair pay and deception in contracting persist.
Kim’s sister begins unprecedented South visit
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: In a stunning turn of events, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister arrived in South Korea on Friday to be her brother’s special envoy to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
US senator resigns over sex-abuse allegations
Associated Press, Published on 08/12/2017
» WASHINGTON: Minnesota Senator Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and the collapse of support from his Democratic Party colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star.
‘House of Cards' will not be renewed amid Spacey fallout
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2017
» NEW YORK: The fallout facing Kevin Spacey widened Monday following an accusation that he allegedly made sexual advances on a teen boy, with Netflix confirming it will pull the plug on his hit show “House of Cards” and “deeply troubled” producers of the political thriller arriving on set to comfort cast mates.
Surge of parasitic sea lice disrupting salmon farms
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2017
» ST ANDREWS, New Brunswick: Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe.
IS dream turns to nightmare for Indonesian family
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» AIN ISSA, Syria -- The 17-year old Indonesian girl made a persuasive case to her family: lured by what she had read online, she told her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins they should all move to Syria to join the Islamic State group.
Sam Rainsy can return - and risk prison
Associated Press, Published on 14/06/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's prime minister has lifted a ban on the return to the country of his main rival, daring him to risk imprisonment under an outstanding criminal conviction.
Obama bids farewell in nostalgic last speech
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2017
» CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama bid farewell to the nation on Tuesday in an emotional speech that sought to comfort a country where many are on edge over rapid economic changes, persistent security threats and the election of Donald Trump.