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WHO reports surge in attacks on Syrian medical targets
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» GENEVA - The frequency of attacks on medical facilities in Syria spiked through the first two months of the year, far outpacing last year's rate, the World Health Organization said Friday.
American Mikaela Shiffrin retains overall Alpine World Cup title
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» OFTERSCHWANG (GERMANY) - American ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her second successive overall women's World Cup title after finishing third in the giant slalom in Ofterschwang on Friday.
Italians queue for free cash promised by Five Star
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» ROME - Dozens of Italians have been queueing at tax offices to claim money promised by the anti-establishment Five Star Movement in the weekend election -- even though the party is not yet in power.
N. Korea in focus as biggest Paralympics opens
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» PYEONGCHANG (SOUTH KOREA) - North Korea's athletes took centre stage as the biggest Winter Paralympics in history opened in South Korea on Friday with a glittering ceremony after a rapid round of diplomacy hit dizzying heights.
US job market roars ahead
The Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: US employers went on a hiring binge in February, adding 313,000 jobs, the most in any month since July 2016, and drawing hundreds of thousands of people into the job market.
Korean actor named in sex case found dead
AP and AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» SEOUL: A veteran South Korean actor who was under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of his students has been found dead, an apparent suicide.
Neymar 'wants to return to Barcelona'
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» MADRID: Neymar, the world's most expensive footballer, already regrets moving to Paris Saint-Germain and is seeking a return to Barcelona, according to Spanish media reports on Friday.
Shelling puts aid delivery in Syria's Ghouta at risk
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - Fresh shelling of Eastern Ghouta endangered a vital aid delivery on Friday, nearly three weeks into a blistering Syrian regime offensive that has seized more than half of the rebel enclave.
Catering staff held for duty-free thefts on planes
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 09/03/2018
» Eight employees of a food catering firm have been arrested on suspicion of stealing more than 180 duty-free items from perfume to watches from British Airways aircraft at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Soldiers guard mosques in tense Sri Lanka
Published on 09/03/2018
» COLOMBO: Soldiers and police guarded mosques across Sri Lanka during Friday prayers amid fears of new anti-Muslim attacks after four days of riots that have left at least three dead.