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Spain to host COP25 climate summit in December
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» MADRID - Spain will host the COP25 climate summit in December, the UN said on Friday, after Chile abandoned plans to hold it due to deadly anti-government protests.
Apple TV+ seeks stardom on streaming service stage
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple moved into new territory Friday with a streaming television service that features a budding library of original shows starring big-name celebrities, aimed at winning over its gadget lovers at home and on the go.
Eurosceptic Farage urges British PM to listen to Trump
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» LONDON - Anti-European populist Nigel Farage urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday to follow Donald Trump's advice and form a "non-aggression" pact with his Brexit Party in Britain's pre-Christmas general election.
Google to buy wearables maker Fitbit for $2.1 bln
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» WASHINGTON - Google has agreed to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant an entry into the wearable technology space, the two companies announced Friday.
Vietnam arrests linked to UK truck deaths
Published on 01/11/2019
» Police in Vietnam arrested two people and summoned others for questioning on Friday on suspicion of involvement in the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in the back of a truck in Britain last week, authorities said.
Outrage in Spain over gang sex attack ruling
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» MADRID: Women's groups and legal experts on Friday demanded that Spain's laws be changed after five men accused of gang-raping an unconscious 14-year-old girl were convicted on a lesser charge of sexual abuse.
US adds 128,000 jobs in October despite GM strike
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» WASHINGTON: The US labour market took a punch in October from an extended strike at General Motors but the economy continued to add jobs at a solid pace, according to official data released on Friday.
Chumphon police shifted after Halloween pub raids
Amnart Thongdee, Published on 01/11/2019
» CHUMPHON: Four senior police officers, including a station chief, have been transferred for 90 days after a raid on two pubs on Halloween night found more than 250 underaged partygoers.
Backpacker's drowning death confirmed
Published on 01/11/2019
» PHNOM PENH: An autopsy has determined that a British backpacker whose body was found at sea a week after she disappeared had died from drowning, the governor of Preah Sihanouk province said on Friday.
Turkey and Russia begin joint patrols in northern Syria
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» KIZILTEPE, Turkey: Turkey started joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria Friday to verify whether Kurdish forces have withdrawn from a key border zone in compliance with a deal reached between the two governments.