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6 men first to cross Drake Passage unassisted
Associated Press, Published on 29/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world, six men fought for 13 days to make history, becoming the first people to traverse the infamous Drake Passage with nothing other than sheer manpower.
Reporter gets jail in libel case filed by poultry farm
Associated Press, Published on 24/12/2019
» A court on Tuesday sentenced a reporter to two years in prison for criminal libel for a comment she tweeted about a labour abuse grievance at a poultry farm.
Orangutans returned to Indonesian homeland
Associated Press, Published on 20/12/2019
» Wildlife authorities sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Friday as part of a collaborative effort to combat the illicit wildlife trade.
Ex-Swedish envoy indicted in HK bookseller case
Associated Press, Published on 09/12/2019
» STOCKHOLM: Prosecutors in Sweden said Monday the country's former ambassador to China has been indicted for unauthorised contacts with a foreign power for organising a meeting in Stockholm between the daughter of a Swedish publisher detained in China, China's ambassador and two businessmen about the possible release of her father.
Norwegian ends long-haul flights to Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 27/11/2019
» COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle says it is ending long-haul routes to Thailand and the United States from two Scandinavian capitals, citing technical issues with the Rolls Royce engines on Boeing 787s and low demand.
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.
Anti-doping lab in Thailand shut down
Associated Press, Published on 21/11/2019
» MONTREAL: The only authorised anti-doping laboratory in Southeast Asia has been forced to suspend operations, leaving a gap in coverage for much of the region.
Pope Francis calls for action to safeguard women, children
Associated Press, Published on 21/11/2019
» Pope Francis called for migrants to be made welcome and women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of activities in Thailand on Thursday.
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.
3rd deadly quake this month hits southern Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2019
» DAVAO, Philippines: The third strong earthquake this month killed one person and injured several others on Thursday, and destroyed buildings that were already damaged by the earlier shakes in the southern Philippine region.