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Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to US border to slow migration
AFP, Published on 25/06/2019
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico has deployed nearly 15,000 soldiers and National Guardsmen to its border with the United States, the army chief said Monday -- admitting they are detaining migrants who try to cross, after the policy triggered backlash.
China suspends gene editing research after uproar
Published on 30/11/2018
» BEIJING/HONG KONG: Chinese authorities has ordered the suspension of research activities of people involved in the controversial editing of human genes, calling such research illegal and unethical, official media reported on Thursday.
Meth trade forges unlikely link between Rohingya and Myanmar soldiers
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» TEKNAF (BANGLADESH) - Huge quantities of meth are seeding unrest inside Bangladesh's refugee camps, as jobless Rohingya turn drug runners for a criminal chain that stretches back to Myanmar -- and the soldiers who drove them out.
Marvel creates Chinese superheroes to draw Asia fans
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» MANILA: Chinese superheroes will soon be joining the pantheon of larger-than-life Marvel universe mainstays Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men, a company official said as the comic book giant makes a major thrust into Asia.
Deneuve feminist row sparks soul-searching in France
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» PARIS: Catherine Deneuve's bashing of the "Me Too" movement rippled around the world and has unleashed soul-searching at home over a culture that has long accepted flirting, welcome or not, with a Gallic shrug.
70s Boombox makes comeback in Japan
Published on 24/09/2017
» TOKYO: Along with vinyl's recent resurgence, another throwback from the 1970s gaining in popularity in the digital age is the boombox portable music player.