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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.
Sleepy pupils in the picture at high-tech school
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2018
» BEIJING: High school students in one Chinese school may want to think twice before dozing off in class. Artificially intelligent cameras with facial recognition tools will be watching.
Cambodia launches campaign to promote election
Reuters, Published on 04/05/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's election panel on Friday began a campaign to get voters to turn out for a July 29 general election, despite the concerns of some Western nations and the United Nations that the vote might not be free or fair after a key opposition party ban.
Against stereotype, many US teens embrace gun culture
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2018
» SUNRISE, Florida: Reanna Frauens, a lifelong gun enthusiast and a proud member of the Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays Club, is about the same age as many of the 17 victims killed by a shooter with an assault rifle at a Florida high school about a dozen miles away.
Singapore school test papers stolen in transit to UK
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: More than 200 students in Singapore had part of their British-administered school leaving exam paper stolen when they were sent to be marked in Britain, the Singapore exam board said on Friday.
Cryptocurrency may be 'channelled to N.Korea'
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» SEOUL: A cybersecurity company said it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrency and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that North Korea may be searching for new ways to infuse its economy with cash.
Elite Iran Guards claim defeat of 'foreign enemies' protests
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» DUBAI: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday the country's "people and security forces" had put an end to unrest fomented by foreign enemies.