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Arab leaders voice alarm at UN over Iran tensions
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Arab leaders voiced fears Wednesday before the United Nations of new conflict in the region as tensions soar between Iran and the United States.
Mourners pay homage as Ginsburg lies in repose at US Supreme Court
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Mourners flocked Wednesday to pay respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death opened a crucial US Supreme Court seat that Donald Trump has vowed to fill before the election, as she lay in repose at the top court.
Europe surges over 5m cases as Paris, Madrid clamp down
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» PARIS: Europe surged past five million cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday as France and Spain prepared tighter restrictions in an attempt to curb rising levels of infections in their capital cities.
Indonesia developing food-bank estates '10 times size of Singapore'
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» Indonesia is developing vast farm estates across the archipelago -- an area 10 times the size of neighbouring Singapore -- to counter the nation's reliance on imported food, President Joko Widodo said Wednesday.
Embattled Belarusian leader holds secret inauguration
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko took the oath of office at a secret ceremony on Wednesday in a move his opponents attributed to his desire to avoid crowds of demonstrators who have held historic protests against his disputed re-election.
'Nothing to hide' - Tour de France team leader Quintana denies doping
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» MARSEILLE - The lead rider of a Tour de France team caught up in a doping investigation said he had "nothing to hide" after two unnamed members of the French outfit were briefly detained before being released.
Govt camp calls for Senate support to amend charter
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/09/2020
» The coalition government on Wednesday called for support from senators for their proposed charter amendments, to defuse potential political conflict.
Singapore to trial business traveller pass as virus curbs ease
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will pilot a new travel pass for senior executives in the city-state who need to travel regularly for business, authorities said Wednesday, as they further eased some coronavirus-related restrictions.
Duterte gets tough on China, leaning back to old ally US
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/09/2020
» After years of shifting the Philippines closer to China, President Rodrigo Duterte appears to be leaning back toward the US.
Wild elephant electrocuted at caravan park
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A wild bull elephant was found dead, believed electrocuted by substandard electrical wiring, at a caravan park near Khao Yai National Park on Wednesday morning.