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UN health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwide
Associated Press, Published on 14/05/2018
» NEW YORK: The World Health Organization has released a plan to help countries wipe out trans fats from the global food supply in the next five years.
Summit mania on eve of meeting
Associated Press, Published on 11/06/2018
» Summit mania on eve of meeting SINGAPORE: As the hours count down to the Tuesday morning meeting, here's a look at what happened in Singapore and the Koreas on Monday.
US military to meet 'migrant caravan' at Mexico border
Associated Press, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the US-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
Dissent erupts in Communist Party after Obama visit
News, Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2016
» Days after US President Barack Obama's historic visit, the leaders of Cuba's Communist Party are under highly unusual criticism from their own ranks for imposing new levels of secrecy on the future of social and economic reforms.
Philippine president bruised, scratched from motorcycle fall
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2019
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte fell off his parked motorcycle on the palace grounds, suffering bruises and scratches, but the minor injuries won't affect his schedule, his spokesman said Thursday.
Afghanistan mosque blast kills 62
Associated Press, Published on 19/10/2019
» KABUL, Afghanistan: An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The attack underscored the record-high number of civilians dying in the country's 18-year war.
Dubai eases liquor laws
Associated Press, Published on 24/10/2019
» DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled stores previously only accessible to licence-holding residents, as the United Arab Emirates saw the first drop in alcohol sales by volume in a decade.
Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» LONDON: British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the US charged the WikiLeaks founder with conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to get their hands on government secrets.
Quarantines at 2 LA universities amid measles outbreak
Associated Press, Published on 26/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES: More than 200 students and staff at two Los Angeles universities have been placed under quarantine because they may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune, officials said Thursday.
Korean court orders easing of abortion ban
Associated Press, Published on 11/04/2019
» SEOUL: In a major reversal, South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the easing of the country's decades-long ban on abortions, one of the strictest in the developed world.