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Roof collapse in Dominican Republic kills at least 67
New York Times, Published on 09/04/2025
» SANTO DOMINGO — Using heavy machinery, drones, dogs and dozens of rescuers, officials worked frantically Tuesday to find survivors of a deadly roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where authorities said at least 67 people died.
Bangladesh army to form interim govt after PM Hasina quits
Bloomberg, Published on 05/08/2024
» Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday after weeks of deadly protests, while the nation’s army chief announced he would help form an interim government.
Petrol bomb attacks on Malaysian mart raise heat on Anwar
Published on 05/04/2024
» Attacks on a Malaysian convenience store chain over an insult to Islam have the potential to rock Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s fragile coalition in the Muslim-majority nation.
Malaysian store attacked after ‘Allah socks’ outcry
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR — A Molotov cocktail was thrown into a Malaysian convenience store on Saturday, police said, after the chain’s top executives were charged with hurting religious feelings for selling socks with the word “Allah” printed on them.
New Zealand store pulls kiwi chew toys after backlash
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WELLINGTON - A New Zealand chain store has pulled festive kiwi-shaped canine chew toys from sale, after backlash from conservationists trying to save the endangered bird.
Wellington welcomes first wild-born kiwi chicks in a century
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» WELLINGTON - Conservationists in New Zealand celebrated on Tuesday after discovering that kiwi chicks had been born in the wilds around Wellington for the first time in more than a century.
Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as a "huge win for the tobacco industry".
New Zealand fights to save its flightless national bird
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to eliminate invasive predators from the capital's surrounds.
Kiwi cops blast use of Barry Manilow songs to clear protesters
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» WELLINGTON: Efforts to clear New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters by blasting Barry Manilow songs on a loop have drawn criticism from police officers caught in the crossfire.
Hong Kong retailers forge new path without mainland Chinese tourists
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» HONG KONG - Three years of democracy protests followed by a pandemic have devastated Hong Kong retailers who had grown used to relying on cash from mainland Chinese tourists.