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US THAAD missile hits test target; bombers fly over Korea
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» WASHINGTON/SEOUL - The United States said it shot down a medium-range target ballistic missile in its latest test of the country's THAAD missile defence program, which is designed to protect the country against potential threats from countries such as North Korea and Iran.
President vows 'era of combat' as Venezuela votes violently
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» CARACAS - Protestors blocked roads and clashed with security forces on Sunday as Venezuelans trickled to the polls to elect a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a "new era of combat" in the crisis-stricken nation.
Iran's Ahmadinejad to be sentenced for corruption
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» BEIRUT - Iran's colourful former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faces sentences on seven verdicts of misusing billions of dollars in government funds while in office, the public prosecutor at Iran's Supreme Audit Court said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Chinese shipbuilders tap rising cruise demand
Business, Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» European shipbuilders' dominance in the US$117-billion passenger ship industry may come under threat as Chinese rivals move into the sector to tap booming local demand for cruise holidays.
June factory output dips 0.16% y-o-y, worse than forecast
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» Thailand's industrial output unexpectedly dropped in June, after a rise in the previous month, due to lower production of air conditioners and steel, suggesting economic recovery remains fragile.
Myanmar H1N1 swine flu death toll rises to 10
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» YANGON -- Four more people have died in an outbreak of H1N1 influenza in Myanmar, a health official said on Monday, taking the death toll in the latest outbreak to 10 as the government stepped up public awareness campaigns about the swine flu virus.
BoT: Consumption up, investment down in June
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» Private consumption rose slightly in June but private investment contracted from the previous month, central bank indexes showed on Monday, suggesting economic recovery remains patchy.
Myanmar journalist detained, bailed
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» YANGON - One of Myanmar's best-known journalists was released on bail on Monday, his lawyer said, but is set to stand trial for allegedly defaming firebrand Buddhist monk Wirathu on social media.
Indonesia detains 153 over $450m Chinese scam
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police on Monday said they had detained more than 150 Chinese nationals accused of carrying out a sophisticated scam that netted around $450 million by tricking their compatriots into paying to make legal cases go away.