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Drone intrusion brings London Gatwick Airport to standstill
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» GATWICK AIRPORT (UNITED KINGDOM) - British police were on Thursday frantically hunting for the operators of drones flown over London's Gatwick airport, which forced the suspension of all flights, causing misery for tens of thousands of passengers just days before Christmas.
US planned withdrawal from Syria worries Western allies
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» PARIS - Britain, Germany and France, three of the United States' main allies in the war against the Islamic State group, reacted with alarm Thursday to President Donald Trump's decision to pull US troops out of Syria -- a move hailed by Russia.
Airbus shares plunge on reported US corruption probe
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» PARIS: Shares in European aircraft maker Airbus tumbled nearly 9% Thursday after French daily Le Monde reported that it could face fines of several billion dollars under a US corruption inquiry.
Sweden raises interest rates for first time in 7 years
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden's central bank hiked Thursday interest rates for the first time in seven years, raising the main repo rate by a quarter of a point to -0.25 percent.
Morocco eyes 'terror' link as it makes new arrests in hikers murder
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» RABAT - Moroccan investigators said Thursday they have arrested three fugitive suspects in the grisly murder of two Scandinavian hikers as they follow a link to Islamic extremism.
Cambodian leader's eldest son advances in succession stakes
Associated Press, Published on 20/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: The eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has joined the inner circle of his father's ruling Cambodian People's Party, bolstering speculation he is being groomed to succeed to the premiership.
Captain Boonchu expects his side to have the edge over Japan
Online Reporters, Published on 20/12/2018
» CHON BURI: Thai men’s captain Boonchu Ruangkit shows concerns over the fitness of his key players Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn but still believes his side will dominate Japan in the Amata Friendship Cup, which gets underway on Friday at the Amata Spring Country Club.
'Uneasy calm' in Yemen's Hodeida as combatants await UN truce team
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» HODEIDA (YEMEN) - An uneasy calm returned to the battleground Yemeni city of Hodeida on Thursday after further overnight skirmishes as the warring parties await the promised deployment of UN staff to oversee a hard-won but fragile truce.
'Coal, beer, football': German clubs honour last mine
AFP, Published on 20/12/2018
» DORTMUND (GERMANY) - When Germany's last black coal mine shutters Friday, it is not just miners who may shed a tear -- football fans too will mourn the end of a pillar of the nation's industrial wealth.
Southeast Asia stocks slip tracking broader Asia
Published on 20/12/2018
» Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on Thursday with energy stocks put pressure on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and Indonesia falling the most.