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Powerful typhoon pounds western Japan, leaving 1 dead
Published on 15/08/2019
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon made landfall in western Japan on Thursday, leaving one man dead and at least 40 people injured, while greatly disrupting summer holiday traffic.
Six EU countries ready to take in migrants stranded off Italy
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» ROME - Six EU countries have agreed to take in some of the 147 migrants stranded on a rescue ship near the Italian island of Lampedusa, Rome announced Thursday, amid a war of words between Italy's interior minister and the premier over immigration policy.
Trump urges Chinese leader Xi to meet Hong Kong protesters
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists could lead to a "happy" ending to months of protests.
US asks Gibraltar to hold Iranian tanker in detention: govt lawyer
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» GIBRALTAR - The United States requested Thursday that Gibraltar hold in detention an Iranian supertanker at the centre of a stand-off between Tehran and London that sparked tensions in the oil-rich Gulf.
Russian pilot hailed as 'hero' after Airbus crashes safely into cornfield
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/08/2019
» MOSCOW: A Russian airline pilot averted disaster on Thursday, safely landing an Airbus A321 jet with over 230 passengers and crew on board in a cornfield near Moscow after it struck a flock of seagulls and lost power in both engines.
Myanmar insurgents attack army college, police post
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2019
» YANGON: Ethnic insurgents launched fresh attacks across northern Myanmar on Thursday, burning a police post and killing at least one civilian staff member at an elite military college, an army spokesman said.
India's Modi warns of 'unchecked population explosion'
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Thursday of the risks of an "unchecked population explosion" in the nation of 1.3 billion people, the first time he has raised the issue, and called for family planning measures.
Starvation likely killed Franco-Irish teen in Malaysia, no sign foul play
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» SEREMBAN (MALAYSIA) - A vulnerable Franco-Irish teen who disappeared from a Malaysian rainforest resort likely starved and died of internal bleeding, with no immediate sign of foul play, police said Thursday.
'No suspicion of foul play' in Franco-Irish teen's death: Malaysian police
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» SEREMBAN (MALAYSIA) - A vulnerable Franco-Irish teen who disappeared from a Malaysian rainforest resort died from internal bleeding due to starvation and stress, and there is no suspicion of foul play, police said Thursday.
Japan's new emperor speaks of 'deep remorse' in 1st speech marking WWII
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» TOKYO: Japan's new emperor spoke Thursday of "deep remorse" over the country's wartime past, in his first speech to commemorate the end of World War II since his enthronement in May.