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RMS Queen Mary in dire need of repairs
Business, Associated Press, Published on 16/03/2017
» LONG BEACH, California - The Queen Mary is so corroded that it's at urgent risk of flooding or collapse, and the price tag for fixing up the 1930s ocean liner could be near $300 million, according to a survey done by experts.
At least 2 dead after strong quake in eastern Indonesia
Associated Press, Published on 15/07/2019
» JAKARTA: A strong, shallow earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Sunday, damaging homes and killing at least two people, officials said.
Amazon CEO's wealth soars to new heights while Trump's sinks
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become the first US$100 billion mogul to top Forbes' annual rankings of the world's richest people. But President Donald Trump's fortune sank during his first year in office despite a surging stock market.
Scandals finally topple South Africa's Zuma
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: As scandal after scandal unfolded, South African President Jacob Zuma maintained an affable demeanour in public, rallying his support base, dispatching lawyers to fend off court challenges and, it is alleged, enabling his corrupt associates.
Somalia bombing death toll 'uncountable'
Associated Press, Published on 16/10/2017
» MOGADISHU: - The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital killed at least 231 people with more than 275 injured, a senator said Sunday.
Taylor Swift wants case to serve as example to other victims
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» DENVER -- Taylor Swift's attorneys told jurors they aren't trying to bankrupt a former Colorado DJ accused of groping the pop superstar before a concert, but they do want others to know “that you can always say no.”
Winter in ‘Game of Thrones’, springtime for spinoffs
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2017
» New York -- Last night (Monday morning in Thailand), the first-to-last season of “Game of Thrones” premiered on HBO as devoted fans gleefully embraced the return of favourite characters, gruesome violence, and the series signature spider web of political intrigue. The houses of Westeros are still going at it -- at least for now, anyway.
Millions vote in Myanmar polls
Associated Press, Published on 08/11/2015
» With tremendous excitement and hope, millions of citizens voted Sunday in Myanmar's historic general election that will test whether the military's long-standing grip on power can be loosened, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party expected to secure an easy victory.
Myanmar Catholics welcome cardinal
Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2015
» YANGON — Church colleagues on Monday welcomed home Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, a day after his appointment by Pope Francis as Myanmar's first Roman Catholic cardinal.
China jails researchers who gene-edited babies
Associated Press, Published on 30/12/2019
» BEIJING: Three researchers involved in the births of genetically edited babies have been sentenced for practicing medicine illegally, Chinese state media reported on Monday.