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Irishman reported brutally murdered in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: An Irishman has been brutally murdered in Malaysia, with his body found tied up and covered with stab wounds in a high-end condominium, reports said on Wednesday.
Ailing Inuka, first polar bear born in tropics, put down
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» SINGAPORE: Inuka, the first polar bear born in the tropics, was put down Wednesday after a rapid decline in health, with Singapore Zoo mourning the loss of one of its best-loved animals.
Tech guru's space firm claims reusable rocket breakthrough
Business, AFP, Published on 26/11/2015
» Washington: The private space firm founded by internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos claimed a breakthrough for its space travel efforts on Tuesday with the launch of a reusable rocket.
Myanmar migrants haunted by memory of tsunami missing in Thailand
AFP, Published on 21/12/2014
» BAN NAM KHEM, PHANGNGA - A decade after towering waves wrenched her newborn baby from her arms, Mi Htay remains haunted by memories of the children she lost in the tsunami whose bodies, like hundreds of other Myanmar migrants in Thailand, were never identified.
Toyota still top dog in auto sales
AFP, Published on 23/01/2014
» TOKYO - Toyota sold a record 9.98 million vehicles last year, it said Thursday, outpacing rivals General Motors and Volkswagen to maintain its title of world's biggest automaker.
US vetoes UN ceasefire bid as Gaza bombings continue
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» GAZA CITY - Israel bombarded targets in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas that has triggered alerts of an "apocalyptic" humanitarian situation.
Wilders' win sets 'textbook' example for European populist right: analysts
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» PARIS - Anti-EU, anti-immigration firebrand Geert Wilders' surprise victory in the Dutch general election this week shows right-wing populism's success in gobbling up support from traditional conservative parties and taking its pet themes mainstream, experts said.
Nobel prize goes to mRNA Covid vaccine researchers
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines.
Greece votes with conservative premier favourite to win
AFP, Published on 25/06/2023
» ATHENS: Greek voters head to the polls again Sunday in an election where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term and an absolute parliamentary majority to form a "stable government".
Italy cuts anti-poverty subsidies as critics slam 'provocation'
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» ROME - Italy's right-wing government on Monday rolled back anti-poverty subsidies introduced four years ago that helped some four million people last year, as critics denounced a "provocation" on the international May Day labour holiday.