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Albino orangutan to get special reserve in Borneo
Associated Press, Published on 20/09/2017
» JAKARTA: A conservation group in Indonesia says it wants to create a 5-hectare “forest island” for the world's only known albino orangutan after rescuing it from villagers earlier this year.
Black smoke, flames shoot up from Texas chemical plant
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2017
» HOUSTON: Thick black smoke and towering orange flames shot up Friday after two trailers of highly unstable compounds blew up at a flooded Houston-area chemical plant, the second fire there in two days.
Child deaths at Indian hospital reach 60
Associated Press, Published on 12/08/2017
» MUMBAI: Sixty children have died at a hospital in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh this week, with some reports blaming many of the deaths on a lack of oxygen supplies arsing from a dispute over payments to the supplier.
Widening egg scandal hits 16 European countries, Hong Kong
Associated Press, Published on 12/08/2017
» BRUSSELS - The European Union said Friday that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as it revealed that products contaminated with an insecticide have now spread to 17 countries.
Coach crash in China kills at least 36, hurts 13
Associated Press, Published on 11/08/2017
» BEIJING -- A passenger coach crashed into the wall of an expressway tunnel in China's northwest, killing at least 36 people and injuring 13 others, official media reported Friday. The injured were sent to the hospital and rescue efforts were ongoing.
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.
US bans travel for Americans to N.Korea
Associated Press, Published on 22/07/2017
» WASHINGTON - American citizens will be barred by the US from travelling to North Korea beginning next month following a prohibition on using US passports to enter the country, the State Department said.
Sleep gadgets adjust if you're restless -- or snoring
Business, Associated Press, Published on 12/07/2017
» NEW YORK - Pillows that track your snoozing patterns? A bed that adjusts based on how much you twist and turn? Companies are adding more technology into their products, hoping to lure customers craving a better night's sleep.
Cambodian court upholds prison term for senator
Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- A Cambodian appeals court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence given to an opposition senator for comments on his Facebook page criticizing a 1979 border agreement with neighbouring Vietnam.
Hundreds evacuated as UK steps up fire-safety checks
Associated Press, Published on 24/06/2017
» LONDON: The scope of Britain's fire-safety crisis broadened on Saturday, as London officials scrambled to evacuate four public housing towers due to concerns about fire doors and insulation around gas pipes, leaving residents angry and confused.