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Curfew declared in Nigeria's Lagos over 'monster' protests
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» LAGOS - Authorities declared a 24-hour curfew in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos on Tuesday as violence flared in widespread protests that have rocked cities across the country.
US slaps Google with antitrust suit, eyes possible breakup
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US government sued Google Tuesday, accusing the Silicon Valley titan of maintaining an "illegal monopoly" in online search and advertising, in the country's biggest antitrust case in decades, opening up the door to a potential breakup of the company.
Trump calls for investigation of Biden, heads to key battleground
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called Tuesday on the US attorney general to investigate his "criminal" Democratic opponent Joe Biden, as he headed to a rally in the key state of Pennsylvania two weeks before election day.
France clamps down, closes mosque after teacher's beheading
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» PARIS - French authorities said Tuesday they would close a Paris mosque in a clampdown on radical Islam that has yielded over a dozen arrests following the beheading of a teacher who had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Danish sub killer arrested after failed prison escape
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» COPENHAGEN: The Danish man sentenced to life in jail for the murder of journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine was arrested on Tuesday after a failed prison escape bid led to a standoff with police.
US set to file antitrust suit Tuesday against Google
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US government was preparing to sue Google Tuesday in what would be the biggest antitrust case in decades, a judicial source familiar with the matter told AFP.
Danish sub killer arrested after failed prison escape
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» COPENHAGEN - The Danish man sentenced to life in jail for the murder of journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine was arrested on Tuesday after a failed prison escape bid led to a standoff with police.
Full dams add to flood woes
Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2020
» Low-lying areas near three major dams in Nakhon Ratchasima were hit by flash floods on Tuesday after water levels in the reservoirs exceeded maximum capacity.
MRTA told to stick with old Orange Line bid criteria
Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2020
» The Central Administrative Court on Tuesday ruled that the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) must stick with the old bidding criteria for its Orange Line project.
India considers Taiwan trade talks as both spar with China
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/10/2020
» Support is growing within India’s government to formally start talks on a trade deal with Taiwan as both democracies see relations with China deteriorate.