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Japan tackles clean-up as rains toll nears 200
AFP, Published on 12/07/2018
» TOKYO: Japanese rescue workers searched the ruins of homes Thursday looking for dozens of people still missing after deadly rains that killed nearly 200 people.
Business booming for plastic giants as change beckons
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» PARIS - It's the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers.
Top parties seek to protect monopoly as Lebanon votes
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» BEIRUT: Lebanese voters went to the polls to elect their parliament for the first time in nine years Sunday, with ruling parties expected to preserve a fragile power-sharing arrangement despite regional tensions.
Philippines police hold riot drills as Boracay closure challenged
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» BORACAY: Philippine police preparing to shut down the Boracay resort island staged drills in riot gear on Wednesday, startling the laid-back beach community as workers mounted a last-ditch effort to halt the six-month closure.
International donors to plough billions into Lebanon
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» PARIS - International donors are set to pledge billions of dollars in aid and development loans for Lebanon at a conference in Paris on Friday, hoping to stave off an economic and humanitarian crisis.
Indonesia toxic river should be drinkable 'in 7 years'
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's president on Thursday said water from the Citarum River should be made drinkable within seven years under a new cleanup project for the Java island river often ranked among the world's most polluted.
Singapore ‘smart’ waste bins alert cleaners when full
Published on 12/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: After a successful pilot for solar-panelled “smart” trash bins, industrial property developer JTC has put up more than 40 of these bins around the island.
Vietnam doctor jailed for 'anti-state' posts
AFP, Published on 02/02/2018
» HANOI: A doctor in Vietnam has been sentenced to four years in jail for "anti-state propaganda", state media reported, as part of a fresh wave of convictions in the one-party state accused of waging a crackdown on critics.
From traffic jams to floods, can Indonesia's 'Big Durian' be fixed?
News, Published on 25/11/2017
» Aida Widyawati boards a commuter train each day to travel from her home in South Tangerang, west of Jakarta, to her job as an office manager in the centre of Indonesia's capital. The 120-km round trip takes three and a half hours on a good day.
Irma weakens after pummelling Miami
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/09/2017
» MIAMI -- Hurricane Irma converted streets into rivers, hammered Caribbean islands and the Florida Keys with deadly fury, and left about 3 million people without power and millions temporarily displaced.