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Biden goes on offensive against 'reckless' Republicans
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden went on the offensive Monday with a speech attacking Republicans over a looming threat of US debt default, while pressuring his Democratic Party to enact his stalled multi-trillion-dollar domestic spending agenda.
Philippines to investigate 154 police over deadly drugs war
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2021
» MANILA: An initial investigation by the Philippine government has found 154 police officers could be criminally liable over their conduct in President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, in a rare admission by the state that abuses may have taken place.
Pair win Nobel for unlocking mystery of sensing temperature, touch
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM - US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch.
US to have 'frank conversations' with China on trade
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States will in the coming days have "frank conversations" with China on trade as the Biden administration believes the Asian giant has not honoured its commitments under an agreement signed in January 2020.
Philippine groups demand Duterte allies comply with 'plundemic' probe
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2021
» MANILA: A group of 13 high-profile organisations has urged government cooperation in a probe into alleged misuse of pandemic funds, in a challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte's order for ministers not to answer summons for a Senate investigation.
World leaders scramble to limit 'Pandora Papers' damage
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» NEW YORK: Governments moved Monday to limit the fallout from a release of millions of documents detailing how leaders have used offshore tax havens to stash assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Prayut denies rumours of imminent reshuffle
Online Reporters, Published on 04/10/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday poured cold water on speculation that a cabinet reshuffle involving key ministerial posts may be imminent.
Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2021
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter has no intention of joining her father's party or being its flag-bearer, her spokesperson said on Monday, adding to the twists surrounding next year's presidential election.
Endangered turtles found slaughtered in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» Eleven endangered turtles have been found slaughtered off the Malaysian part of Borneo island, with members of an indigenous, sea-dwelling community suspected of targeting them for food, officials said Monday.
Asean 'disappointed' with Myanmar junta's peace commitment
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2021
» JAKARTA: Myanmar's ruling military has made no significant progress in implementing a Southeast Asian peace roadmap or given any feedback on the work of a regional envoy in the country, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Monday.