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Topless protest in Sydney in support of Saudi runaway
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2019
» SYDNEY: Four women held a topless protest in Sydney on Thursday to support runaway Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, as Australia began considering her bid for resettlement as a refugee.
Germans puzzled and angry after massive hack
The Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2019
» BERLIN: Germany’s IT security agency is coming under fire for its response to a massive online leak of private information of hundreds of politicians and celebrities.
Trump willing to let shutdown last 'months or years'
The Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: Negotiations are continuing over the US government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he could keep it going for “months or even years” until he gets his way.
Tuna fetches record $3m at Tokyo auction
The Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2019
» TOKYO: A 278-kilogramme bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen (US$3 million) in the first auction of 2019 on Saturday, after Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji market was moved to a new site on the city’s waterfront.
US hiring rises dramatically
The Associated Press, Published on 04/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: US employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government.
Egypt kills 40 'terrorists' after fatal tour bus blast
The Associated Press, Published on 29/12/2018
» CAIRO: Egyptian police killed 40 “terrorists” in separate raids early Saturday, a day after a roadside bomb near the Giza pyramids killed three Vietnamese tourists and their guide, the interior ministry said.
US government shutdown begins
The Associated Press, Published on 22/12/2018
» WASHINGTON: A partial shutdown of the US government took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall.
Cambodia seizes 3 tonnes of ivory
The Associated Press, Published on 15/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian authorities have seized more than three tonnes of rare African ivory hidden inside an abandoned shipping container, the country’s largest haul of elephant tusks in the last four years.
107 arrested in Paris protests
The Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2018
» PARIS: Protesters angry about rising taxes and fuel costs clashed with French police for a third straight weekend and more than 100 were arrested on Saturday.
Trade the main course on Trump-Xi menu
The Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2018
» BUENOS AIRES: When President Donald Trump sits down for dinner on Saturday evening (Sunday morning Thailand time) with Chinese President Xi Jinping, their table talk will undoubtedly have a global impact.