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Australia's Vow and Declare wins Melbourne Cup thriller
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» MELBOURNE: Australian gelding Vow and Declare won the coveted A$8.0 million (US$5.5 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday as revelations about the grim fate of retired racehorses were put to one side as punters streamed through the turnstiles.
Turkey says it captured sister of dead IS leader
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» ISTANBUL: Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group who was killed in a US raid, a senior Turkish official said Tuesday.
India's top court orders halt to stubble burning as Delhi chokes
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» NEW DELHI: India's top court has ordered a complete halt to stubble burning around Delhi, a major contributor to lethal smog that on Tuesday kept the metropolis of 20 million people choking in air rated "very poor".
Pattaya Court escapees' truck found, switched vehicles
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 05/11/2019
» CHON BURI: The pickup truck used by three drug defendants who attacked police and escaped from Pattaya Court was found in Si Racha district on Tuesday afternoon, as police arrested two people suspected of helping them.
Malaysia central bank leaves key rate on hold
Reuters, Published on 05/11/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank kept its key policy rate steady at 3.00% on Tuesday, saying it expects private sector spending to remain resilient, offsetting pressure from weaker exports.
BGRIM, Petrovietnam to jointly develop LNG project and 3,000 MW power plant in Vietnam
Published on 05/11/2019
» Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, H.E. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul
Shorter hours boost sales in overworked Japan: Microsoft
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» TOKYO - In a country notorious for overwork, Microsoft Japan trialled a radical idea: working less. And it found that four-day weeks and other reforms both boosted sales and cut costs.
Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» SHANGHAI - President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must "knock down walls" as he opened an annual trade fair against the backdrop of the US tariffs war.
At least 9 American Mormon community members killed in Mexico
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» MEXICO CITY: At least three women and six children from an American Mormon community based in northern Mexico have been killed in an ambush, a relative of the victims said on Monday.
US tells UN it is pulling out of Paris climate deal
Associated Press, Published on 05/11/2019
» WASHINGTON: The United States has begun the process of pulling out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement.