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Congo Ebola outbreak could become epidemic'': WHO
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» GENEVA: A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a clear "potential to expand", the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, saying it aimed to vaccinate 10,000 people within a month.
Italy's PM candidate arrives for talks with president
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» ROME - Italy's would-be prime minister Giuseppe Conte headed into talks Wednesday with the country's president who must decide whether to approve his nomination to lead a government formed by far-right and anti-establishment parties.
Comcast challenges Disney for control of 21st Century Fox assets
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» NEW YORK - A full-fledged bidding war for key assets of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox erupted Wednesday as media and cable giant Comcast announced it plans an all-cash bid that would top an offer already on the table from Walt Disney Co.
Philippines orders Australian nun to leave, rejects appeal
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2018
» MANILA: The Philippine immigration bureau has turned down an Australian nun's appeal for the reversal of an order revoking her missionary visa after the president complained about her joining opposition rallies and ordered her to leave the country.
Two Thai suspects arrested for kidnapping Chinese tourist
Sutthiwit Chaiyutvorakan, Published on 23/05/2018
» Two Thai citizens have been apprehended in connection with the kidnapping of a Chinese woman for ransom, while four more accomplices were being sought under arrest warrants.
UN panel rejects plea by Brazil's Lula over imprisonment
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» GENEVA - The United Nations Human Rights Committee has denied a request by Brazil's ex-president Lula da Silva seeking emergency action against his imprisonment, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Year after siege, Philippine city bears physical, emotional scars
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2018
» MARAWI, Philippines: Thousands of displaced remain in emergency shelters and the threat of Islamic extremists and unexploded bombs lingers in the rubble of a southern Philippine city, where survivors on Wednesday remembered a disastrous five-month siege by Islamic State group-aligned fighters that began a year ago.
US staffer suffers brain injury after 'sound' incident in China
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» BEIJING: The US embassy in China issued a health alert Wednesday after a US government employee experienced an "abnormal" sound and suffered a mild brain injury -- in an incident reminiscent of a mysterious illness that hit diplomats in Cuba.
Malaysia stocks slump over 2%, SET drops again
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 23/05/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Wednesday, with Malaysia declining the most since January 2016 and the Stock Exchange of Thailand dropping.
MH370 search to end next week: Malaysian minister
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - The search for flight MH370 will end next week, Malaysia's transport minister said Wednesday, more than four years after the plane disappeared and triggered one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.