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Trump ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort jailed for 43 more months
AFP, Published on 13/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort, already facing 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud, was sentenced to an additional 43 months in prison Wednesday on conspiracy charges.
China offers to help Venezuela restore power after vast blackout
AFP, Published on 13/03/2019
» CARACAS - China on Wednesday offered to help Venezuela bring its collapsing power grid back online as President Nicolas Maduro sought to stave off rising public anger that is bolstering his US-backed rival Juan Guaido.
School children trapped as building collapses in Lagos
AFP, Published on 13/03/2019
» LAGOS - At least 10 children were among scores of people missing Wednesday after a four-storey building collapsed in Lagos, with rescuers trying to reach them through the roof of the damaged structure.
EU needs to hear UK plan before deciding Brexit delay: Barnier
AFP, Published on 13/03/2019
» STRASBOURG: The European Union must hear from Britain how it plans to proceed with Brexit before deciding whether to delay the divorce, negotiator Michel Barnier said Wednesday.
Turkey's Erdogan blasts 'tyrant' Netanyahu as leaders trade insults
AFP, Published on 13/03/2019
» ANKARA - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blasted Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu as a "tyrant" who "massacred" Palestinian children as the two leaders exchanged insults in their latest spat.
Court gives Similan Islands green light to limit visitors
Online Reporters, Published on 13/03/2019
» The Similan Islands can limit the number of visitors to prevent environmental damage, the Supreme Administrative Court has said.
Hanoi seeks Vietnamese suspect’s release in Kim killing
Associated Press, Published on 13/03/2019
» HANOI: Just four days ago, the future for Indonesia's Siti Aisyah looked bleak -- she was two years into her detention in Malaysia and faced a possible death sentence if convicted of killing the half brother of North Korea's leader.
Eco-damage behind 1 in 4 premature deaths, disease: UN
AFP, Published on 13/03/2019
» NAIROBI: A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations said Wednesday in a landmark report on the planet's parlous state.
Former yakuza gangster arrested in golf-clubs drug case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/03/2019
» A former member of a Japanese yakuza has been arrested for allegedly trying to fool a compatriot into smuggling crystal methamphetamine into Japan, hidden in the headcovers of a set of golf clubs.
Philippines cuts 2019 GDP growth target, cites budget squabble
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2019
» MANILA: The Philippines on Wednesday cut its 2019 GDP growth target to 6-7%, from 7-8%, citing a delay in final legislative approval of the budget, and the economic planning chief said growth might fall to below 5%.