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Ebola death toll in DRC passes 750: WHO
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» GENEVA - The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 750 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday, ahead of a key review on the severity of the epidemic.
Trump's controversial transgender troop ban takes effect
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military came into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle that went all the way to the nation's top court.
Dutch doctor 'fathered 49 children' in IVF scandal
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» THE HAGUE - A deceased Dutch doctor mired in a fertility scandal fathered at least 49 children, an organisation representing parents and children born through IVF at his now-closed clinic said Friday.
US oil giant Chevron says will acquire Anadarko for $33 billion
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» NEW YORK - US oil giant Chevron announced Friday it had agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Anadarko in a stock and cash transaction valued at $33 billion, or $65 per share.
Kratom overdose deaths rising in US
The Associated Press and USA Today, Published on 12/04/2019
» NEW YORK: Overdose deaths in the United States involving herbal supplements made with kratom, a mild narcotic popular in Thailand, are more common than previously reported, health officials say.
Assange in London jail ahead of long legal fight
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange woke up in a British jail on Friday at the start of a likely lengthy extradition battle after a dramatic end to his seven-year stay in Ecuador's London embassy.
Indonesia probes election fraud in Malaysia
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/04/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia’s election commission ordered an investigation into reports that thousands of ballots have been cast by the diaspora in Malaysia days before overseas polling opened, prompting opposition calls for heightened vigilance in next week’s vote.
Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» YEHUD, Israel: An Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon on Thursday just moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar landing.
'Mikhail Gorbachev' running for office in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» JAKARTA: Mikhail Gorbachev is running for office in Indonesian elections next week, but it's not the octogenarian ex-Soviet leader who helped bring an end to the Cold War.
Malaysia revives China-backed rail link after cost cut
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government said Friday it has decided to resume a China-backed rail link project, after the Chinese contractor agreed to cut the construction cost by one-third.