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Almost 50 killed in Sudan Darfur tribal clashes: officials
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» KHARTOUM - Close to 50 people have been killed in the latest outbreak of tribal violence in Sudan's Darfur region, a government official and medics said on Monday.
With Hamilton and Verstappen neck and neck, F1 holds its breath
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» PARIS: Formula One's annus mirabilis has the ending it deserves with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen on exactly the same number of points ahead of the weekend's winner-takes-all showdown in Abu Dhabi.
Sudan police fire tear gas as thousands protest in capital
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» KHARTOUM - Sudanese police fired tear gas Monday as thousands of protesters rallied against the military-dominated government near the presidential palace in Khartoum, witnesses told AFP.
'Living with Covid-19' not an option for China, government adviser says
Published on 06/12/2021
» HONG KONG: China cannot "live with Covid-19", because it would cause large numbers of severe illnesses and deaths as well as a major "political problem", according to a senior adviser to the government.
UN slams 'politically-motivated' Suu Kyi conviction in Myanmar
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» The UN rights chief on Monday slammed the Myanmar junta over the conviction and sentencing of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, demanding her release.
Myanmar job seekers arrested after accident
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 06/12/2021
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: About 10 Myanmar nationals were caught after a van they were travelling in hit a power post in Thung Song district on Monday afternoon.
Reactions to 4-year jail term for Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2021
» Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced on Monday to four years in prison on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions in a case her supporters called politically motivated.
International university students wait as China remains closed to them
Published on 06/12/2021
» HONG KONG: Faisal Hisyam Muhammad had nothing but superlatives for China. He liked the culture. He always wanted to learn Mandarin. He loved how Shanghai developed into the megalopolis it is today.
Blinken to visit Indonesia and Malaysia next week
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2021
» JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to visit Indonesia and Malaysia next week as the Biden administration ramps up engagement in Southeast Asia, a bloc it sees as central to its efforts to counter China's growing influence.
Pick-up hit by bomb, forest ranger injured
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/12/2021
» NARATHIWAT: A forest ranger was slightly injured when a pick-up was hit by bomb on a road in Rangae district on Monday, according to a police report.