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Spanish man dies during customs raid off Gibraltar
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» MADRID: A Spanish man suspected of smuggling tobacco died when his boat collided with a Gibraltarian coastguard vessel, sparking tensions in a nearby Spanish town, British and Spanish officials said Tuesday.
Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in impeachment probe
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Democrats of intimidation in their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and refused to let State Department employees comply with orders to appear in coming days.
French ex-president Sarkozy to face campaign finance trial
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» PARIS - A French court on Tuesday ordered Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial for illicit campaign financing, adding to the ex-president's legal woes as he also prepares to answer charges of exerting pressure on a judge.
Former French president Sarkozy to stand trial for illegal campaign financing
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy lost a final court appeal Tuesday against an order that he stand trial on charges of illegal financing for his 2012 election campaign.
One dead, 10 injured in attack at Finnish vocational college
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» HELSINKI: A man armed with a bladed weapon attacked students at a vocational college in eastern Finland on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring nine more, police said.
Police shoot protester with live round
Associated Press, Published on 01/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Police shot a teenage protester at close range in the chest Tuesday, leaving him bleeding and howling on the ground, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Tens of thousands marched in a day of rage as Communist leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 years in power.
Hopes fade for six feared trapped after Taiwan bridge collapse
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» NANFANGAO (TAIWAN) - Hopes were fading late Tuesday for six missing people believed to be trapped when a bridge in Taiwan collapsed onto a group of fishing boats moored underneath.
Permits revoked for big coal ships
Post Reporters, Published on 01/10/2019
» AYUTTHAYA: The Central Administrative Court has revoked permits for ships carrying cargo exceeding 500 gross tonnage from unloading their freight at piers along the Pasak River in Nakhon Luang district.
UK says to table Brexit plan 'shortly'
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» MANCHESTER: Britain will give the EU new proposals for a Brexit deal "shortly", Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday, but rejected reports it would see customs posts along the Irish border.
Shippers expect gloom with 2019 forecast slash
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/10/2019
» Shippers have again trimmed their annual export growth forecast to -1.5% from -1% in July, mainly due to the ongoing Sino-US trade row and weak global demand.