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NATO chief tells Turkey to help calm Karabakh conflict
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» ANKARA - The head of NATO said Monday he expected Turkey -- a key ally of Azerbaijan -- to use its "considerable" influence to calm the conflict in the Armenian separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Food, flags and prayers: Armenians show support for Karabakh
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» YEREVAN - On a street in Armenia's capital Yerevan, volunteers are carefully packaging food and blankets into boxes -- aid for refugees who fled Nagorno-Karabakh after clashes broke out just over a week ago.
Paris cafes to shut as Europe faces second wave
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» PARIS: Paris bars and cafes will shut for two weeks as the city and its region were placed on maximum alert Monday, with Europe facing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the hospitalisation of President Donald Trump throwing the US election campaign into a tailspin.
Indonesia passes law to simplify labour, investment rules
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has rushed the approval of a law aimed at creating jobs and attracting investments, a day before 2 million workers were set to stage a three-day strike to reject it.
Poll: Social media abuse drives girls away
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 05/10/2020
» LONDON: Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60% experiencing harassment, a global study showed on Sunday.
AirAsia ceases operations in Japan as Covid-19 wipes out travel
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/10/2020
» AirAsia Group Bhd will cease operations in Japan immediately as it tries to reduce cash burn amid the coronavirus outbreak that’s wiped out travel demand globally.
Global investors warn Indonesia that jobs bill puts forests at risk
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2020
» LONDON: Global investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets have warned Indonesia's government that a flagship job creation bill due to come before parliament on Monday could pose new risks to the country's tropical forests.
Defence forces chief denies possibility of coup
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/10/2020
» Newly appointed defence forces chief Gen Chalermpol Srisawasdi on Monday insisted that the military will not get involved in politics and a military coup is not on their mind.
Liverpool, Man Utd lick wounds after humbling Premier League defeats
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» LONDON - Liverpool became the first reigning English champions to concede seven goals in a league match since 1953 and Manchester United were thrashed 6-1 as inquests started after a humiliating day for England's two most successful clubs.
US-British trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery
AFP, Published on 05/10/2020
» STOCKHOLM: Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel jury said.