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England give Burns chance to fill Cook's shoes in Sri Lanka
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» NOTTINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Uncapped Surrey batsman Rory Burns is set to replace Alastair Cook at the top of England's order after being named in a 16-man squad on Friday for the upcoming three-Test tour of Sri Lanka.
Israel says retains Syria freedom of action despite downed Russia plane
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» JERUSALEM - Israel's coordination with Russia on its attacks in Syria remains unchanged despite the deadly downing of a Russian plane and the Jewish state retains its right to decide on military actions, an Israeli official said Friday.
Pound sinks as May sticks to Brexit guns
Published on 21/09/2018
» LONDON: The pound dropped the most since November after British Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Friday that Brexit negotiations were at an impasse.
Three babies slashed at 'illegal' New York childcare center
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» WASHINGTON - Three babies and two adults were slashed during an early-morning assault at a suspected illegal childcare center in New York City on Friday, police said.
Toll jumps to 29 in central Philippine landslide
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» MANILA - The death toll from a landslide in the central Philippines has risen to 29, police said Friday, as rescuers frantically dug for survivors of the latest tragedy in the storm-hit nation.
Apple fans in Singapore get hands on new iPhones
Published on 21/09/2018
» SINGAPORE: Among the hundreds of Apple fans who turned up at the Orchard Road store early Friday morning was 29-year-old Jonathan Lim who bought eight iPhones on behalf of family and friends. The haul cost about S$10,000 (238,000 baht) in total.
May has just weeks to find Brexit deal after EU 'humiliation'
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faced headlines Friday detailing her "humiliation" at an EU summit in Salzburg, where she was given just weeks to strike a Brexit deal acceptable to the bloc and hardliners at home.
Last trishaw driver still rolling at 76
Published on 21/09/2018
» SUKHOTHAI: Thong Mektanee began driving a trishaw in Sawankhalok municipality when he was 26 years old and shows no signs of slowing down 50 years later. He’s the last of his kind.
Cambodia pardons Aussie filmmaker
Published on 21/09/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has granted a royal pardon to Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, jailed in August for six years after being found guilty of espionage for flying a drone over an opposition party rally, a court in Phnom Penh said on Friday.
SIA stops carrying lion bones
Published on 21/09/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has stopped accepting lion bones for cargo after the carrier was singled out in a report for transporting the animal parts from South Africa.