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Beijing kicks off 1,000-day countdown to 2022 Winter Olympics
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» BEIJING - China on Friday launched its 1,000-day countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympics with a lavish song-and-dance celebration, as Beijing prepares to become the only city in the world to have hosted both a Summer and Winter Games.
Last dance for Aids charity Life Ball in Vienna
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» VIENNA: One of the world's biggest Aids charity events, Vienna's Life Ball, will be held for the last time in June, the organiser said Friday.
Private hospitals ordered to display medicine prices
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/05/2019
» Starting next week, private hospitals must display the prices of medicines so that consumers can make better-informed decisions prior to purchase, the government said on Friday.
Yemen war: breaking point in EU arms sales to Gulf?
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» PARIS - The Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen may have increased public pressure on EU governments to freeze arms sales to the kingdom but for now, it seems unlikely to spawn radical new policy changes.
Thailand urged to boost cybersecurity
Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/05/2019
» A local cybersecurity expert has urged Thailand to ramp up its data-protection efforts due to the growing risk of theft as hackers become more sophisticated.
Chinese team to begin study on Cambodia rail revamp
Khmer Times, Published on 10/05/2019
» A team from China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) is in Cambodia and will soon begin a feasibility study on improving the Kingdom’s railways.
Third MP alliance emerges as wildcard
Online Reporters, Published on 10/05/2019
» A third coalition has reportedly emerged as the wildcard in the formation of a new government as mid-sized parties remain tight-lipped about which side they are on.
Seven struggling digital channels going off the air
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/05/2019
» The operators of seven struggling digital TV channels have confirmed plans to return their licences and exit the business as widely expected, leaving only 15 channels on air, down from 22.
Holocaust survivor pities anti-Semites who 'waste life' hating
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - Facing a world where anti-Semitism is resurgent again, Holocaust survivor Edith Eger, who watched her mother marched to the gas chamber, said she pities those who "waste" their life hating.
First monkeypox case detected in Singapore
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» SINGAPORE: The city-state has reported its first-ever case of monkeypox, brought in by a Nigerian man thought to have contracted the rare virus by eating bushmeat at a wedding.