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Forget 'manmade': Berkeley bans gender-specific words
Associated Press, Published on 19/07/2019
» BERKELEY, United States: There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into "maintenance holes'' instead.
Russian arrested smuggling drugged orangutan in Indonesia
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2019
» DENPASAR, Indonesia: Authorities say they have arrested a Russian tourist who was attempting to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses
Associated Press, Published on 25/12/2018
» BEIJING: Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump's criticism of the US central bank.
Philippine top judge, Duterte's critic, ousted by colleagues
Associated Press, Published on 11/05/2018
» MANILA: The Philippine Supreme Court ousted its chief justice, a critic of the country's authoritarian president, in an unprecedented vote Friday by fellow magistrates that she and hundreds of protesters called unconstitutional and a threat to democracy.
People in Asia and beyond welcome Lunar New Year
Associated Press, Published on 16/02/2018
» BEIJING: People in Asia and around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year on Friday with festivals, parades and temple visits to ask for blessings.
Lava spreads more than 3km from Philippine volcano
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2018
» LEGAZPI, Philippines: Lava flowing out a Philippine volcano has spread up to 3.6 kilometres since it began intense eruptions more than two weeks ago.
Impatient passenger walks out on wing
Associated Press, Published on 03/01/2018
» MADRID: A passenger on a delayed Ryanair flight from London who apparently got fed up waiting to get off a plane after it landed in the southern Spanish city of Malaga surprised fellow passengers by using the emergency exit to jump onto a wing.
2 protesters killed in Iran, social apps blocked
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday blocked access to Facebook's Instagram, and the popular messaging app Telegram used by activists to organise and publicise protests roiling the Islamic Republic cut off Iran from its network in response to a government request.
Tokyo's baby panda appears before selected guests, media
Associated Press, Published on 18/12/2017
» TOKYO: A baby panda made a special appearance Monday before Tokyo's governor, a group of local schoolchildren and the media one day ahead of its official public debut, and quickly captured their hearts.
Fierce winds as firefighters battle California wildfire
Associated Press, Published on 14/12/2017
» LOS ANGELES: California firefighting crews may face on Thursday another round of fierce gusts that have fed a volatile wildfire, one of the largest in the state's history, as they protect homes from flames and build control lines.