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MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» MOSCOW - Sofia Rusova was a young political journalist in a provincial Russian city when a lawmaker pursued her with sexual text messages, staked her out and even assaulted her near her apartment.
German far-right 'terror' group faces verdicts for attacks
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» DRESDEN (GERMANY) - Eight members of a German far-right group face verdicts Wednesday after a year-long terrorism trial over a series of explosives attacks targeting refugees and anti-fascist activists.
EU's Tusk to lay down Brexit trade red lines
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» BRUSSELS: European Union President Donald Tusk will on Wednesday unveil draft guidelines for future ties with Britain, which are expected to warn London it cannot have completely free trade after Brexit.
N. Korean athletes arrive in the South for Paralympics
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» SEOUL - North Korean athletes and delegates arrived in the South Wednesday to take part in the Winter Paralympics, as part of an Olympics-driven detente between the two neighbours.
Ivorian migrant mourns 'four lost years' on road to Europe
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» BRIANçON (FRANCE) - For many migrants arriving in Europe, it's difficult to talk about the toll taken by the journey. But Ibrahim Soumahoro is unusually frank: the four years spent getting to France have been "lost years".
Fukushima fish cause a big stink
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/03/2018
» Consumer advocacy groups have called on the authorities to give the names of 12 Japanese restaurants that serve fish imported from Fukushima in Japan for the sake of public safety.
Black leopard soup confirmed in poaching case
Online Reporters, Published on 07/03/2018
» Expert analysis has confirmed that meat and bones from a black leopard were found in a pot of soup at the illegal campsite of Premchai Karnasuta and his companions in a wildlife sanctuary in Kanchanaburi.
China 'unhappy' but calm over US carrier visit to Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2018
» BEIJING: Beijing is unhappy with the first visit by a US aircraft carrier to a Vietnamese port since the Vietnam War and is monitoring developments, a Communist Party newspaper said Wednesday.
Amazon CEO's wealth soars to new heights while Trump's sinks
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become the first US$100 billion mogul to top Forbes' annual rankings of the world's richest people. But President Donald Trump's fortune sank during his first year in office despite a surging stock market.
Mango seller brandishes sword, defies arrest in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 07/03/2018
» CHON BURI: A mango seller brandished a "samurai" sword when a city official tried to arrest him for vending without a licence in Pattaya resort city on Tuesday.