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UN sounds new global warming alarm
Published on 24/10/2024
» TORONTO - Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday — more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decade ago.
Pope decries ‘mad pursuit’ of money
Published on 24/10/2024
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has urged the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics to abandon the “mad pursuit” of money and instead devote themselves to their faith in a new encyclical letter, the highest form of papal teaching, released on Thursday.
Indonesia repels Chinese vessel again
Published on 24/10/2024
» JAKARTA - A Chinese coast guard vessel was driven out of Indonesian waters for a second time this week after it initially disrupted a survey by the state energy firm Pertamina in the South China Sea, Indonesia’s maritime security agency said on Thursday.
Jailed Cambodian journalist freed on bail
Published on 24/10/2024
» An award-winning Cambodian journalist who was arrested on charges of inciting social unrest was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after the government released a video of the investigative reporter apologising.
Israel launches strikes on Damascus, Syrian state media says
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2024
» Israel launched strikes on Syrian capital Damascus early on Thursday, the Syrian state media said, the latest such attack amid the war in Gaza.
US expresses concern to Israel about strikes against Lebanese army
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2024
» WASHINGTON: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart on Wednesday that Washington had concerns about strikes against the Lebanese armed forces while urging Israel to take steps to ensure the safety of the Lebanese army and the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, the Pentagon said.
UNHCR calls for Indonesia to let in Rohingya stranded at sea off Aceh
Published on 23/10/2024
» JAKARTA - The United Nations' refugee agency called on Indonesia to let in about 150 Rohingya refugees stranded off Aceh province for almost a week, as local media reported police had arrested three people on charges of human trafficking.
Armed group says it takes control of Myanmar rare earth mining hub
Published on 23/10/2024
» An armed group fighting Myanmar's ruling military said it has taken control of a mining hub that is a major supplier of rare earth oxides to China, likely disrupting shipments of elements used in clean energy and other technologies.
VW manager deported from China after alleged drug use in Thailand
Published on 23/10/2024
» A senior Volkswagen AG executive in China was deported to Germany after being held over alleged drug use, according to local police and media reports, as trade tensions escalate between Brussels and Beijing.
Malaysia charges 22 linked to Islamic firm GISB with organised crime
Published on 23/10/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia charged 22 people linked to an Islamic conglomerate, including its chief executive, on Wednesday for organised crime, according to court documents and the company's lawyer.