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$165m fine in Mexican oil firm graft probe
AFP, Published on 05/10/2019
» MEXICO CITY: A former Pemex executive was slapped with a $165 million fine under a graft probe into the Mexican state oil giant's purchase of a defunct fertilizer company, the government said Friday.
Vatican supports Amazon indigenous communities
AFP, Published on 05/10/2019
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will gather Catholic bishops at the Vatican Sunday to champion the isolated and poverty-struck indigenous communities of the Amazon, whose way of life is under threat.
Trump to block immigrants unable to pay for healthcare
AFP, Published on 05/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - The US will block the entry of immigrants without health insurance or the ability to pay for medical bills, President Donald Trump revealed Friday.
US and North Korea resume nuclear talks
Published on 05/10/2019
» STOCKHOLM: The United States and North Korea resumed negotiations Saturday on ending Pyongyang’s nuclear programme after months of stalemate following their leaders’ failed summit in February.
Courts: Judges are independent
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2019
» The Court of Justice has insisted there are mechanisms to ensure the independence of a ruling judge after one of them shot himself in the courtroom on Friday afternoon after reading a ruling.
Six elephants die at Khao Yai waterfall
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2019
» Six wild elephants died after falling into Haew Narok waterfall in Khao Yai National Park on Saturday morning.
HK shuts all rail service as tensions persist
Published on 05/10/2019
» HONG KONG: All subway and train services were suspended, lines formed at the ATMs of shuttered banks, and shops were closed as Hong Kong dusted itself off and then started marching again on Saturday after another night of rampaging violence decried as “a very dark day” by the territory’s embattled leader.
Prince Harry sues papers over hacking
Published on 05/10/2019
» LONDON: Prince Harry has started legal proceedings against the owners of two British tabloid newspapers over accusations that they hacked his phones, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, opening a new front in a remarkable crusade against the British press.
Baghdad curfew lifted but Iraq on alert for new protests
AFP, Published on 05/10/2019
» BAGHDAD - A curfew was lifted in Baghdad on Saturday following days of protests which have left nearly 100 dead, but tensions remained after firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr demanded the government quit.
Finnish man falls to death at Suvarnabhumi
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 05/10/2019
» A Finnish man died after he fell from the sixth floor of the passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport on Friday night.