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Australian, NZ students kick off global climate change strike
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2019
» WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: Thousands of school students walked out of class across Australia and New Zealand on Friday as part of a global student strike against government inaction on climate change.
World leaders gather in Paris to centenary of WW1 Armistice
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2018
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed world leaders to the Elysee Palace on Sunday ahead of a commemoration at the Arc de Triomphe to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that brought World War One to an end.
Hun Sen defends promotion of his sons
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen defended on Thursday the promotion of his three sons to senior positions in government and the military, citing their education and qualifications.
Cambodia's Hun Sen defiant despite EU trade threat
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has taken a defiant stance following a European Union announcement last week that it would ramp up trade pressure on Cambodia over human rights concerns.
Indonesia mourns as tsunami death toll climbs
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2018
» PALU, Indonesia: The toll from an earthquake and tsunami soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help.
Saudis reject mediation in Canada row
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2018
» RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday there is no room for mediation in the kingdom's rapidly deepening diplomatic dispute with Canada, and that Ottawa knew what it needed to do to "fix its big mistake".
Bangladesh weighs capital punishment for driving deaths
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2018
» DHAKA: Bangladesh's cabinet on Monday will consider capital punishment for traffic accident deaths, a law ministry official said, as thousands of students held protests for a ninth day over the deaths of two teenagers by a speeding bus in Dhaka.
At least 11 drown as 'duck boat' capsizes in Missouri
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2018
» At least 11 people including children drowned when an amphibious "duck boat" carrying 31 people capsized and sank in stormy weather on a lake in Missouri on Thursday.