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US Senate leader hails Kavanaugh vote as 'proudest moment'
AFP, Published on 07/10/2018
» WASHINGTON - US Senate leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday hailed the confirmation of divisive judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as his "proudest moment" in the upper house as the warring Republicans and Democrats turned their focus to the crucial midterm elections.
Kim, Pompeo agree to US-North Korea Summit II
AFP, Published on 07/10/2018
» SEOUL: Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
Wife says Interpol chief sent knife image as danger signal
Associated Press, Published on 07/10/2018
» LYON, France: The wife of the missing president of Interpol says her husband sent her an image of a knife before he disappeared during a trip to their native China.
Nigeria's Buhari to face political heavyweight in re-election bid
AFP, Published on 07/10/2018
» PORT HARCOURT (NIGERIA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will run for re-election in February 2019 against former vice president Atiku Abubakar, a Muslim from the country's north who was nominated on Sunday as the main opposition party's poll contender.
Party-pooper Medvedev stuns Nishikori to win Japan Open
AFP, Published on 07/10/2018
» TOKYO - Kei Nishikori's hopes of a third Japan Open crown were dashed Sunday by Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev, who crushed the local hero 6-2, 6-4 to play party-pooper.
Indian actress Dutta takes #MeToo claims to police
AFP, Published on 07/10/2018
» MUMBAI - The Indian actress whose public allegations of sexual harassment by a Bollywood star is sparking a string of similar #MeToo claims has filed a formal complaint, police told AFP Sunday.
Haulage vehicles move to new Tokyo fish market
Kyodo News, Published on 07/10/2018
» TOKYO: A number of haulage vehicles and forklifts travelled in a convoy on a road in central Tokyo on early Sunday morning to move from the closed Tsukiji fish market to a new site at a nearby waterfront area in the capital.
PM happy with Thailand's removal from ivory trade blacklist
Online Reporters, Published on 07/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is gratified by a recent decision by a standing committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to remove Thailand from the blacklist of countries involved in the illegal ivory trade, government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Sunday.
5,000 missing as aid pours into Indonesian city hit by quake-tsunami
Agencies, Published on 07/10/2018
» PALU, Indonesia: Five thousand people are now thought missing as aid poured into disaster-ravaged Palu on Sunday after days of delays as efforts ramped up to reach 200,000 people in desperate need following a deadly quake-tsunami in the Indonesian city.
Bus plunges into ravine in Phetchabun, 48 hurt
Online Reporters, Published on 07/10/2018
» A bus hit a pickup truck and plunged into a ravine in Phetchabun on Sunday, injuring 48 people.