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Restrictions bite HK shark fin traders
AFP, Published on 17/03/2013
» HONG KONG - A conservation victory restricting global trade in more shark species will take a fresh bite at Hong Kong's market in fins, which has already been hit hard by persistent attacks from anti-fin campaigners.
New Zealand cat killing competition axed
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» WELLINGTON: A competition in New Zealand for children to hunt and kill feral cats has been scrapped following public outcry, with a major animal welfare group on Wednesday welcoming the decision.
Sunak appointed crisis-hit UK's first PM of colour
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain's third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to lead the former imperial power, vowing to mend the "mistakes" of Liz Truss's calamitous 49-day tenure.
Myanmar junta jails former British envoy for a year
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» Myanmar's junta jailed a former British ambassador to the country and her husband for a year on Friday for breaching immigration rules, a diplomatic source said.
Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity on confronting security threats in the Asia-Pacific Saturday, even as Washington was intensely occupied by the possibility of war in Eastern Europe.
Telenor to divest more Myanmar businesses
AFP, Published on 17/01/2022
» Norwegian cell phone operator Telenor said Monday it is also selling its stake in a digital payment service in Myanmar following the military coup in the Asian country.
Kanye West receives just 60,000 votes, hints at 2024 US presidential bid
Life, AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» The United States was on knife's edge on Wednesday waiting for electoral results, but the fate of one candidate was clear. Entertainer Kanye West will not win the 2020 presidential race -- but still has future aspirations.
Star Wars toys discovered in bin bags net B16m for UK couple
AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» LONDON: A British couple have thanked their lucky stars after a garage full of bin bags left to them by a neighbour yielded a trove of Star Wars toys worth £400,000 (16 million baht).
Musk hands over made-in-China Teslas to early buyers in Shanghai
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» SHANGHAI: Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on Tuesday in a milestone for the company's new Shanghai "giga-factory", but which comes as sales decelerate in the world's largest electric-vehicle market.
9 killed, 1 missing in Indonesia bridge collapse
AFP, Published on 20/01/2020
» Nine people drowned and another was missing after a bridge collapsed on Indonesia's Sumatra island, the disaster agency said Monday.