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Seriously injured Froome out of Tour de France -- team chief
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» ROANNE (FRANCE) - Chris Froome will miss the Tour de France after hitting a wall and suffering severe injuries in a training accident at the Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday, Team Ineos leader Dave Brailsford has confirmed.
Boy dies of Ebola in Uganda as virus spreads from DRCongo
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» KAMPALA - A five-year-old boy in Uganda has has died of Ebola, the health minister told AFP Wednesday, as his grandmother and younger brother also tested positive for the virus after joining the child on a visit to neighbouring DR Congo.
China extradition clashes plunge Hong Kong into historic violence
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong was rocked Wednesday by the worst political unrest since its handover to China as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who tried to storm parliament and blocked roads in the financial hub.
More than 200 arrested at Moscow police abuse march
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» MOSCOW: More than 200 people including opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday as police sought to break up a peaceful Moscow rally against the alleged impunity of law enforcement agencies.
China's cheap rice threatens Thai exports
Published on 12/06/2019
» Thai rice exporters are fretting over their prospects this year as China looks set to ramp up its rice shipments, notably to Africa.
Chinese companies to build 400 MW power plants in Cambodia
Published on 12/06/2019
» Cambodia's state-run electricity supplier Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) has signed an agreement with two Chinese firms to build a power facility fueled by heavy fuel oil and liquefied natural gas that will be able to generate 400 megawatts.
Shops reopen as Sudan generals, protesters agree to talk
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» KHARTOUM - Shops began to reopen in Sudan's capital on Wednesday after demonstrators called off a nationwide civil disobedience campaign and agreed to new talks, though many residents remained indoors following last week's deadly crackdown.
Chuan sends media shares petition to court
Published on 12/06/2019
» House speaker Chuan Leekpai on Wednesday forwarded to the Constitutional Court for a ruling one of two petitions against dozens of MPs accused of breaching media shareholding rules.
Navalny among dozens detained during Moscow march
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» MOSCOW: More than 50 people including opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday as police sought to break up a peaceful Moscow rally against the alleged impunity of law enforcement agencies.
Thousands rally in Hong Kong over China extradition bill
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» HONG KONG: Thousands of protesters rallied in central Hong Kong, seizing two main highways on Wednesday, in a defiant show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.