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Dubai eases liquor laws
Associated Press, Published on 24/10/2019
» DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled stores previously only accessible to licence-holding residents, as the United Arab Emirates saw the first drop in alcohol sales by volume in a decade.
Voting closing in race to become UK's new PM
Associated Press, Published on 22/07/2019
» LONDON: Voting was closing Monday in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, as critics of likely winner Boris Johnson condemned his vow to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a divorce deal.
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prison
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2019
» NEW YORK: The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced Wednesday to life behind bars in a US prison, a humbling end for a drug lord notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or tunnel his way out of trouble.
May Day marchers across Asia demand better working conditions
Associated Press, Published on 01/05/2019
» SEOUL, South Korea: Thousands of trade union members and activists were marking May Day on Wednesday by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanded labour rights.
Indonesia's first subway opens in its gridlocked capital
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's long-awaited first subway opened Sunday in the country's capital with the aim of relieving crippling traffic gridlock in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Subway first step in easing Jakarta's carmageddon
Associated Press, Published on 18/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Commuting in Indonesia's gridlocked capital will for some involve less frustration, sweat and fumes when its first subway line opens later this month.
Five foreigners arrested in Bali
Associated Press, Published on 13/12/2018
» DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesian police said some of the five foreigners who have been arrested for alleged drug smuggling on the tourist island of Bali since the end of November face the death penalty if convicted.
How to check what hackers accessed in your Facebook
Associated Press, Published on 13/10/2018
» NEW YORK: Could hackers have been able to see the last person you cyberstalked, or that party photo you were tagged in? According to Facebook, the unfortunate answer is "yes".
West accuses Russia of global cyber-plots
Associated Press, Published on 05/10/2018
» BRUSSELS: The United States and other Western nations levelled a torrent of new allegations against Moscow's secretive GRU military spy agency on Thursday, accusing its agents of hacking anti-doping agencies, plane crash investigations and a chemical weapons probe as well as launching cyberattacks that rocked America's 2016 election and crippled Ukraine in 2017.
S.Korean ex-leader sentenced to 8 more years in prison
Associated Press, Published on 20/07/2018
» SEOUL: A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former South Korean President Park Geun-hye to an additional eight years for abusing state funds and violating election laws.