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Indonesia's child bride problem
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 02/11/2020
» With proper sex education almost nonexistent, Indonesia's battle to reduce its high number of underage marriages resulting from unwanted teen pregnancies could be in vain, jeopardising a chance to seize the potential of its demographic dividend.
More arrests as French Catholics pray in shadow of attack in Nice
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» NICE, France: French Catholics on Sunday celebrated the All Saints religious festival under heavy security, as police made two new arrests over an attack on a church in the southern city of Nice blamed on an Islamist knifeman.
Canada sword attacker kills two in Halloween rampage
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» QUEBEC CITY - The sword-wielding attacker dressed in medieval costume who killed two people and injured five others in a Halloween rampage in Quebec City was "not associated with a terrorist group," Canadian police said Sunday.
Bad Romance: Lady Gaga in Twitter feud with Trump campaign
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - Music superstar Lady Gaga got into an unlikely Twitter feud Sunday with President Donald Trump's reelection campaign after they accused her of being anti-fracking.
Biden condemns Trump fans allegedly harassing campaign bus
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday denounced the alleged harassment of one of his campaign buses by Donald Trump supporters on a Texas highway, in an incident the FBI confirmed it is investigating.
WHO chief in quarantine after contact tests positive for Covid-19
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed he had no symptoms.
World’s strongest storm kills 16 in Philippines
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/11/2020
» The world’s strongest storm this year killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, with search and rescue underway a day after Typhoon Goni slammed the Southeast Asian nation Sunday.
Russia takes four-year doping ban battle to court
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» LAUSANNE - Russia will attempt to overturn its four-year ban from international sport this week in the latest chapter of a long-running and controversial saga over state-sanctioned doping.
Saving Angkor Wat: Cambodia's ninja gardeners tame jungle
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» SIEM REAP, Cambodia: Stacking a ladder against the towering spires of Cambodia's archaeological marvel Angkor Wat, Chhoeurm Try gingerly scales the temple's exterior to hack away foliage before it damages the ancient facade.
Europe imposes new virus curbs as exasperation, anger grows
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» BERLIN: Germany on Monday led a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in Europe that have triggered anger and frustration across the continent, while the Covid-19 crisis in the United States deepened.