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Myanmar's flooding death toll jumps to 74, state media reports
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2024
» Myanmar's flooding death toll rose to 74 as of Friday evening, according to a state media report on Sunday, after heavy rains triggered widespread floods across the war-torn country.
French women rally to support mass-rape victim
Published on 14/09/2024
» PARIS - Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation.
Brazil ridding rainforest of illegal gold mines
Published on 14/09/2024
» SURUCUCU, Brazil - Brazilian authorities say they have almost squashed the illegal gold rush that drew thousands of wildcat miners to Yanomami indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest and caused a humanitarian crisis of disease and malnutrition.
German ships in Taiwan Strait anger China
Published on 14/09/2024
» BEIJING - China’s military on Saturday condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the Taiwan Strait saying it increased security risks and sent the “wrong” signal, adding that Chinese forces monitored and warned the vessels.
Malaysian CEO admits to some abuses at ‘horror’ houses
Published on 14/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running homes where hundreds of children and youths were allegedly sexually abused said there were “one or two” cases of sodomy at the shelters but he denied other allegations of misconduct.
Cambodia decries US sanctions against tycoon
Published on 14/09/2024
» The Cambodian government has expressed “deep regret” over a US decision to sanction a local tycoon and senator over alleged trafficking of people forced to work in scam centres, calling it politically motivated.
Vietnam's Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250, scores still missing
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2024
» HANOI - The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 254 on Friday, authorities said, as flood waters receded, and search efforts pressed on.
Sweden will offer migrants $34,000 to go home
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2024
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden, a nation long known for its open-arms policy toward migrants, plans to drastically increase its cash offer — by 35 times, to more than US$34,000 — to those who agree to go home.
Italy tests AI-assisted teaching in schools
Published on 13/09/2024
» ROME - Italy is introducing artificial intelligence in its schools as the government explores new ways to close the country’s digital skills gap with other European Union members.
North Korean leader tours uranium enrichment site
Published on 13/09/2024
» North Korean state media on Friday published images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a “uranium enrichment base”, reporting his call for more centrifuges to “exponentially increase” the country’s ability to produce weapons-grade nuclear materials.