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WWII Pacific battlegrounds now site of US-China tug of war
AFP, Published on 12/08/2019
» MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Pacific islands that were key World War II battlegrounds but largely neglected for the past 30 years are now back in the spotlight as China challenges traditional US supremacy in the region.
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.
Transfer window quietly closes with Almiron biggest deadline deal
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» PARIS - The January transfer window shut in Europe's leading leagues at 2300 GMT on Thursday, with Newcastle United's signing of Miguel Almiron the biggest deal to go through on a deadline day almost devoid of activity at the Premier League's biggest clubs.
Spice Girls probe charity T-shirts over 'abuse' in Bangladesh
Life, Published on 23/01/2019
» British pop band The Spice Girls said they will fund an investigation into a Bangladesh factory over its treatment of women who make T-shirts for a charity campaign backing equality.
Climate, development tipped for Nobel economics prize
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» STOCKHOLM - The 2018 Nobel season, marked by the lack of a literature award for the first time in 70 years, winds up Monday with the economics prize which experts say could go to research on the climate or development.
Global leaders, or grassroots campaigners? Nobel Peace Prize wide open
AFP, Published on 05/10/2018
» OSLO - The bookies' odds point towards the Koreans, or Donald Trump. The experts are betting on the fight against sexual violence or defenders of the press. But all speculation ends Friday when the Nobel Peace Prize is unveiled in Oslo.
Japan picks up pieces after earthquake shakes Osaka
Published on 18/06/2018
» TOKYO: At least three people were killed, including a nine-year-old girl, and more than 200 injured when a strong quake rocked Japan's second city of Osaka during Monday's morning rush hour.
Catalans challenge new Spanish PM
Published on 02/06/2018
» MADRID: Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as prime minister of Spain on Saturday after ousting veteran conservative Mariano Rajoy, as Catalonia's separatist president promptly called for talks over the region's independence drive.
Sanchez to be sworn in as new Spanish PM
AFP, Published on 02/06/2018
» MADRID - Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez will be sworn in as prime minister on Saturday, a day after ousting Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote in parliament sparked by fury over his party's corruption woes.
Hawaii volcano destroys 31 homes, spews lava 60m into air
Associated Press, Published on 07/05/2018
» PAHOA, Hawaii: The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano jumped to 31 on Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 60 metres into the air.