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Massive data leak targets German officials including Merkel
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» BERLIN - Private data stolen from hundreds of German politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel have been published online, the government said Friday, in a stunning breach of cybersecurity.
Trump to meet emboldened Democrats in bid to end government shutdown
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump invited Democratic and Republican leaders at the White House on Friday in a new bid to end the two-week government shutdown over his demand for funding for a border wall with Mexico.
US job creation vaults higher in December
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - US job creation rocketed higher last month, a jolt of unexpected good news for President Donald Trump as his economic agenda comes under increasing strain.
US hiring rises dramatically
Published on 04/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: US employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial shutdown of the federal government.
Rakhine rebels attack police posts
Published on 04/01/2019
» YANGON: Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on four police stations near the Bangladesh border on Friday, claiming to have killed seven and taken 14 “prisoners of war” as conflict with the Myanmar army intensified.
Portuguese trial highlights EU 'golden' visas
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» LISBON: A court in Portugal is to deliver verdicts Friday in a corruption trial linked to so-called "golden" visas granted to wealthy foreign investors, a scandal that has thrown a spotlight on a controversial but widespread practice in Europe.
EC refuses to set date unless government moves first
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/01/2019
» The Election Commission has thrown the ball back into government’s court, saying it will set the election date only after the government formally issues the royal decree on elections.
Phuket prepares for Pabuk
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/01/2019
» PHUKET: Shelters were designated and stranded tourists evacuated from several islands on Friday as Phuket prepared for the arrival of tropical storm Pabuk.
Third woman enters flashpoint Indian temple
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (INDIA) - Police in southern India said Friday that a third woman has entered a flashpoint temple, stoking tensions after two days of clashes involving Hindu hardliners and police.
Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» TOKYO - Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a Japanese court next Tuesday to hear the reasons for his detention, after his lawyers deployed a little-used article of the Constitution.