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Fighting on the beaches: Mauritius rallies after oil spill
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» MAHéBOURG (MAURITIUS) - The stench of oil from the grounded ship was overwhelming and Vikash Tatayah's eyes stung as he mopped up the sludge lapping the unspoiled Mauritian shoreline that he has spent his life protecting.
After soap opera career, media mogul Sumner Redstone dead at 97
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - Sumner Redstone, who rose from modest beginnings to lead one of the most powerful Hollywood and television empires and became enmeshed in battles worthy of a TV soap opera, has died at age 97 after years of declining health.
Beirut buries more of its dead as world mobilises
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» BEIRUT - Lebanon buried more of its dead Wednesday from the huge explosion at Beirut port that disfigured the city, toppled the government and deepened a painful economic crisis.
Media mogul Sumner Redstone dead at 97
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» NEW YORK - Sumner Redstone, who built a media empire that includes ViacomCBS with a string of high-profile takeovers, has died at the age of 97, his companies said Wednesday.
Hundreds detained, firearms used in third night of Belarus unrest
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» MINSK - Police in Belarus said Wednesday they had detained hundreds more people and used firearms against protesters in a third night of violence over a disputed presidential election.
Virus pushes Britain into record recession, NZ mulls election delay
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» LONDON: The global coronavirus pandemic pushed Britain into its deepest-ever recession, data showed Wednesday, as New Zealand warned the re-emergence of Covid-19 could delay its coming election.
Free People group stresses three demands, unveils dream
Post Reporters, Published on 12/08/2020
» An anti-government group came out on Wednesday to clarify its demands, to be repeated at a rally on Sunday, after the topic of the royal institution was infused into a recent political gathering.
UK in record recession after economy shrinks by fifth
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» LONDON - Britain's economy shrank by a fifth in the second quarter, higher than any European neighbour, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed businesses and plunged the country into a record recession.
Man arrested for jealous-frenzy murder
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 12/08/2020
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A man has been arrested and charged with pulling his girlfriend out of a car and stabbing her to death in a fit of jealous frenzy.
New ministers take oath of office
Post Reporters, Published on 12/08/2020
» New cabinet ministers took the oath of office before His Majesty the King on Wednesday, completing the process of their appointment.