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Europe sizzles in heatwave as wildfire hits Portugal
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» MADRID - Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave on Sunday, with soaring temperatures contributing to forest fires, nuclear plants closing and even threatening the Netherlands' supply of fries, although some countries experienced a slight respite.
WWII vintage plane crashes into Swiss mountainside, 20 dead
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» FLIMS (SWITZERLAND) - Twenty people died after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside at the weekend, police said Sunday.
Quake hits Indonesia's Lombok island, tsunami possible
Published on 05/08/2018
» JAKARTA: A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's popular tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, triggering a tsunami warning, one week after another quake in the same area killed more than a dozen people.
Author Murakami talks music, running, novels on radio show
Published on 05/08/2018
» TOKYO: Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show featuring some of his favourite songs he runs to, says writing novels is about rhythm, as in music and running.
Afghan suicide blast kills three Czech soldiers, Taliban claim responsibility
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» KABUL - A suicide bombing claimed by the Taliban killed three Czech soldiers on patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the deadliest assault on NATO troops for many months.
Suicide attack kills three NATO soldiers in Afghanistan: official
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» KABUL: A suicide bomber killed three foreign soldiers in an attack on a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, NATO's mission in the country said.
Stellar EU banks' performance won't last: analysts
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» PARIS - European banks may have managed to generate surprisingly solid earnings in the second quarter, but low interest rates, Brexit fears and trade war woes make a repeat performance unlikely, analysts say.
Student loan guarantors responsible for defaults: Poll
Online Reporters, Published on 05/08/2018
» A majority of people said guarantors of loans issued from the student loan fund (SLF) that borrowers failed to pay back should be held responsible according to the law, according to an opinion survey conducted by the National Institute for Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
Trade war worries may lead to baht instability
Published on 05/08/2018
» The baht could go up or down this week as the world economic outlook remains clouded by uncertainty over a US-China trade spat.
Grenades, a raid and now a drone: incidents targeting Venezuela's Maduro
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» CARACAS - A grenade attack, a rebel raid and now an alleged drone bombing: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his government have been targeted several times since he entered office in 2013.