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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage in New York state
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» NEW YORK - British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats that forced him into hiding, was attacked on stage Friday in western New York state.
Drought declared in several parts of England
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» LONDON - The UK government on Friday officially declared a drought across swathes of England, following months of record low rainfall and unprecedented high temperatures in recent weeks.
Indian man wins 22-year court fight for 20 rupees
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» A lawyer who won a 22-year court battle for compensation from Indian Railways after being overcharged 20 rupees (9 baht) said on Friday that his quest for justice was worth the effort.
Sealed Trump search warrant poised for release
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» WASHINGTON: US justice officials were poised Friday to make public a sealed warrant explaining the unprecedented raid on Donald Trump's Florida estate that triggered accusations of political persecution by the former president and his supporters.
Global LGBT event scrapped over Taiwan name flap
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» TAIPEI: An international LGBT gathering in Taiwan has been cancelled after its global organisers demanded the removal of the self-ruled island’s name from the 2025 event — a move denounced by the government.
Surprise date change mars World Cup countdown
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» DOHA: Fifa and Qatar organisers on Friday counted the cost of bringing forward the start of the World Cup by a day as they launched the 100-day countdown to the event.
Five Chinese firms to exit US stock market
AFP and Reuters, Published on 12/08/2022
» SHANGHAI: Five major Chinese companies including two of the country’s largest oil producers will delist from the New York Stock Exchange, the firms said in filings on Friday.
J&J to end all sales of talc-based baby powder
Published on 12/08/2022
» Johnson & Johnson says it will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that has drawn thousands of consumer safety lawsuits.
Australian pleads not guilty at Myanmar junta trial
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» An Australian economist detained by Myanmar's junta has pleaded not guilty to breaching the colonial-era official secrets act, a source close to the case said on Friday.
Qatar command centre on alert for World Cup disasters
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» DOHA: Facing a bank of screens that look like NASA mission command, technicians counting down to the World Cup in Qatar control the temperature, gates, 15,000 cameras and much more in eight stadiums.