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US slammed for leaving UN's Human Rights Council
Associated Press, Published on 20/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States is leaving the United Nations' Human Rights Council, which Ambassador Nikki Haley called “an organisation that is not worthy of its name.” It's the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution.
Melania Trump dons 'I really don't care, do u?' jacket
Associated Press, Published on 22/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: Melania Trump went to Texas to show she cared about migrant children. Her fashion choice carried a baffling counter-message.
Tesco, Carrefour form strategic alliance
Associated Press, Published on 02/07/2018
» LONDON: Tesco and Carrefour, two of Europe's biggest supermarket chains, are teaming up to wring better deals out of suppliers as traditional retailers battle increased competition from internet traders.
Trump-Putin summit opens without election talk
Associated Press, Published on 16/07/2018
» HELSINKI: President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had a "good start" to their high-stakes summit in Finland.
Cricket star Imran Khan wins in Pakistan
Associated Press, Published on 27/07/2018
» ISLAMABAD: It's official. Pakistan's Election Commission on Friday declared former cricket star Imran Khan's party the winner of Pakistan's historic third consecutive election of a civilian government, but he didn't win an outright majority and must form a coalition.
Opposition silenced, Cambodia's Hun Sen coasts to election win
Associated Press, Published on 30/07/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's ruling party has won Sunday's general election, the chief government spokesman said, a widely expected outcome in an election slammed by rights groups as illegitimate, and which ensures that long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen will serve another five year-term.
Singapore minister: Major cyberattack may be state-linked
Associated Press, Published on 06/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: A cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records in Singapore has been attributed to sophisticated attackers who may be state-linked, a Cabinet minister said Monday.
New US sanctions on Russia over UK poisonings
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: New sanctions against Russia will be imposed later this month for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempted assassination of a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year, the United States said.
US court orders ban of chlorpyrifos pesticide
Associated Press, Published on 10/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies' brains.
US students turn grief into tech startup after France attack
Associated Press, Published on 12/08/2018
» BERKELEY, Calif: California college student Anjali Banerjee was watching fireworks during a 2016 celebration on a seafront promenade in the French city of Nice when a man plowed a huge truck through the crowd, killing 86 people and wounding 200.