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Terror checks intensified as London attack enters election fray
AFP, Published on 01/12/2019
» LONDON - Britain's Boris Johnson said Sunday the security services were stepping up monitoring of convicted terrorists released early from prison, as the London Bridge attack became embroiled in the election campaign.
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
AFP, Published on 01/12/2019
» BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament approved the resignation of the embattled cabinet on Sunday, after two months of violent unrest that have left more than 420 people dead and thousands mourning them in nationwide marches.
Rocky road ahead for Merkel after ally loses shock vote
AFP, Published on 01/12/2019
» BERLIN: Angela Merkel faces a rocky political road ahead as she battles to hang on until 2021 as German chancellor, after her junior coalition partner SPD elected a left-leaning leadership duo.
Hong Kong guest houses transform into love hotels to survive protest slump
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/12/2019
» Kenneth Lee Wai-Lin has been putting a smile on the faces of Hong Kong's guest house owners who have been reeling from losses since mainland Chinese tourists stopped visiting the city earlier this year because of strong anti-China sentiment and the increasingly violent anti-government protests.
British PM vows tougher prison sentences after London attack
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2019
» LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would strengthen prison sentences, vowing to boost security after an attack in the British capital by a man convicted of terrorism who was released early from prison.
Ride shut after passengers flung out of seats
Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2019
» An amusement ride in Lop Buri has been shut down by the police after four fair-goers were flung out of the ride on Saturday because the ride's operator forgot to secure one of the lap bars which secures the ride's passengers in place.
As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians shield homes
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2019
» TAMBAKLOROK, Indonesia: Indonesian fisherman Miskan says the once-abundant catches he used to enjoy have been dwindling in recent years on this stretch of the Java Sea.
19 dead in Siberian bus plunge
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2019
» MOSCOW: Russian emergency officials say 19 people were killed when their bus plunged off a bridge onto a frozen river in eastern Siberia.
Cambodia creates tourism development committee
Khmer Times, Published on 01/12/2019
» The National Tourism Development Committee has been created to boost the development of one of Cambodia’s most important economic drivers.
Departing passengers bemoan long queue at Suvarnabhumi airport
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/12/2019
» Immigration police are working with Airports of Thailand Plc to end a long queue of outbound passengers waiting for security clearance at Suvarnabhumi airport.