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Trump names ex-Bush official William Barr as new attorney general
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday tapped William Barr, a conservative lawyer who was attorney general in the administration of the late George H.W. Bush, to lead the US Department of Justice.
Rap star Kendrick Lamar, women nominees lead Grammy race
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» NEW YORK: The soundtrack of Marvel's "Black Panther" propelled rap superstar Kendrick Lamar to the front of this year's Grammy pack with eight nominations, closely followed by fellow rapper Drake who scored seven, organisers said Friday.
Lessons learned: Paris changes tack in 'yellow vest' riot control
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» PARIS - A stone's throw from the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Friday, cyclists were being put on notice by municipal workers.
US scraps UN meeting on North Korea human rights
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The United States has dropped a bid to hold a UN Security Council meeting on North Korea's human rights record after failing to garner enough support for the talks, diplomats said Friday.
Trump attacks Russia probe ahead of new Mueller reports
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump unleashed a series of attacks Friday on US Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, with the prosecutor expected to release documents that could shed new light in the Russia probe.
Brazil doctors poised for more uterus transplants
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» SAO PAULO - Doctors in Brazil who brought about the first-ever birth with a uterus transplant from a dead donor say they have two more women waiting to undergo the same procedure.
UNAIDS plagued by 'failed' leadership
AFP, Published on 07/12/2018
» GENEVA: UNAIDS, under fire over a mishandled sexual assault investigation, suffers from "a broken organisational culture," where leaders fail "to accept responsibility" and fear among staff is rampant, an expert report said Friday.
Political activity ban to end Tuesday
Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2018
» After repeated delays, the regime has announced it will lift the ban on political activities on Tuesday when the Act on the election of MPs takes effect. Parties may then resume the work necessary to prepare for the general election as the Feb 24 poll date has been officially confirmed.
Laos to supply electricity to Cambodia in energy deal
Khmer Times, Published on 07/12/2018
» Cambodia will increase energy imports from neighbouring Laos following the signing of a deal between the countries.
Cambodian activist faces deportation from Thailand
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian labour activist faces deportation from Thailand over his role in making a sex-trafficking documentary that angered the Phnom Penh government, which dismissed it as fake, his wife said on Friday.