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14 killed in Mozambique dump collapse
AFP, Published on 19/02/2018
» MAPUTO, Mozambique: At least 14 people were killed when a rubbish mound collapsed in a poor district of Mozambique's capital Maputo, crushing several nearby homes, emergency services said.
Indonesia raises aviation warnings
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday raised flight warnings around the Mount Sinabung volcano on Sumatra island to their highest level after it sent a towering plume of ash more than 7km into the air, its biggest eruption this year.
UK academic who blackmailed victims jailed for 32 years
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» LONDON: A British academic who blackmailed victims into sending him increasingly depraved images which he shared on dark web forums was jailed for 32 years on Monday after admitting 137 offences which included encouraging the rape of a four-year-old boy.
Merkel brings possible successor to Berlin
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed Monday that the governor of Germany's tiny western state of Saarland run her party's day-to-day operations -- putting her in prime position eventually to succeed Mrs Merkel as leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union.
Iranian rescuers find wreckage from plane crash
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» TEHRAN: Iranian search and rescue teams on Monday reached the site of a plane crash that authorities say killed all 65 people on board, Iran's Press TV reported.
5% cap proposed in windfall tax bill
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/02/2018
» The new windfall tax will likely be capped at 5% of the increases in land valuations before and after a state project is built in an area, according to a tax official.
Excise chief soothes fear over tax on duty-free spirits
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/02/2018
» Director-general of the Excise Department Kritsada Jinavijarana has come out to ease the concern among drinkers that they could later be taxed for duty-free spirits.
Wreckage of an Iranian plane said found in central Iran
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» LONDON: Wreckage of an Iranian plane that crashed with 65 people on board on Sunday was found in central Iran, state media reported.
Theft by officials in aid for poor scheme widespread
Published on 19/02/2018
» More embezzlement of financial aid intended for the destitute has been uncovered as graft busters expand their investigation in rural provinces, and the corruption appears to be well organised.
Thaksin calls for party unity ahead of promised election
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met lawmakers from the Pheu Thai Party in Hong Kong where he called for party unity ahead of an approaching general election, party members said on Monday.