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China's youth embrace street dance amid hip-hop crackdown
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» BEIJING: In China, where children are often saddled with a packed schedule of extracurricular activities before they even enter grade school, some parents are making room for a surprising pursuit: hip-hop dance classes.
N. Korea defector soldier is general's son: report
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» TOKYO - The North Korean soldier who defected to the South in a hail of bullets last year is a general's son but says most Northerners of his age have no loyalty to Kim Jong Un, according to a Japanese newspaper.
Hong Kong 'Umbrella' democracy leaders plead not guilty
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» HONG KONG: Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners pleaded not guilty on Monday to public nuisance charges over their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semi-autonomous city shrinks under an assertive China.
US Army unfurls barbed fencing along border with Mexico
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» LAREDO, Texas, US: They started work in the cool of the morning and moved quickly, uncoiling reel after reel of vicious-looking fencing and tying it with barbed wire to green poles hammered into the ground.
Intense week of talks ahead of Brexit showdown summit
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» BRUSSELS: European governments get their own say on Brexit this week as they debate future ties with London in the run-up to Sunday's summit to sign Britain's divorce papers.
New tech regulation 'inevitable,' Apple CEO says
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are "inevitable."
IOC warns Taiwan against name-change that would rile Beijing
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» TAIPEI: The International Olympic Committee has warned Taiwan that it could lose its right to compete if it tries to change its name for the 2020 Games in Tokyo, ahead of a referendum that will incense Beijing.
Hun Sen: No China naval base in Gulf of Thailand
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about a possible Chinese naval site in the Gulf of Thailand near hotly contested seas.
Victims mourned as toll hits 77 in California wildfire
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» PARADISE (UNITED STATES) - The toll from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history rose further on Sunday to 77, the sheriff's office said, after a vigil to honor the victims.
Top Yemen rebel calls for halt to military operations
AFP, Published on 19/11/2018
» SANAA - A high-ranking Yemeni rebel official urged his leadership Monday to freeze military operations and stop firing missiles into Saudi Arabia as the UN prepares for peace talks.