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Rainfall, strong winds continue after typhoon sweeps Japan
Published on 16/08/2019
» Heavy rainfall and strong winds continued to hit Japan on Friday as a powerful typhoon stayed over the Sea of Japan after ripping through the western part of the country the previous day, with warnings issued for landslides and floods.
Greenland cold-shoulders Trump's reported buyer's wish
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» STOCKHOLM: Greenland is not for sale, the mineral-rich island said Friday, after a newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump was asking advisers whether it's possible for the United States to buy the Arctic island.
Sam Rainsy plans return to Cambodia
Published on 16/08/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s most prominent opposition politician, Sam Rainsy, says he plans to return home on Nov 9 from self-imposed exile, along with other leaders of his party, according to a statement released Friday.
US lawmaker rejects conditions for West Bank visit
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» WASHINGTON: Palestinian-American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected Israel's offer to allow her to visit her grandmother in the West Bank, blasting the "oppressive conditions" set for the visit as humiliating.
Denmark to Trump: Greenland not for sale
Published on 16/08/2019
» US President Donald Trump reportedly wants to buy Greenland, the world’s biggest island. Denmark, unsure whether the former real estate developer is joking, isn’t selling.
Macron presses Putin on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday for a rare visit, with Paris hoping to nudge Moscow towards steps to help end the conflict in the east of Ukraine.
10 Italian tourists hurt after bus skids off road
Published on 16/08/2019
» LAMPANG: Ten Italian tourists were injured, one of them seriously, after their bus skidded off a road and turned over on its side in Mae Tha district on Friday.
Consumer body raps restaurant for never-ending promotion
Published on 16/08/2019
» A Thai restaurant in Singapore has been rapped for a misleading 'limited period' promotion that lasted two years.
Turkish army pension fund to buy British Steel
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» ANKARA - The Turkish military pension fund OYAK said Friday it had signed a provisional deal to buy British Steel after the UK steelmaker was forced into liquidation in May.
Thai Life makes acquisition in Myanmar
Published on 16/08/2019
» Thai Life Insurance has struck a deal to take a 35% stake in Citizen Business Insurance (CB Insurance), becoming the first Asean insurer to enter Myanmar's insurance field.