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Spain socialists, far-left in last-ditch government talks
AFP, Published on 24/07/2019
» MADRID - Spain's socialists and far-left Podemos party were locked in last-ditch negotiations Wednesday to agree on a coalition government before parliament votes on whether Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez remains in power.
New UK PM Johnson says Brexit on October 31 'no ifs or buts'
AFP, Published on 24/07/2019
» LONDON - Newly-installed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday promised to deliver Brexit on October 31, "no ifs or buts", and prove wrong "the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters".
Theresa May: a legacy sunk by Brexit
AFP, Published on 24/07/2019
» LONDON - Theresa May had a mission to fight Britain's "burning injustices" through strong and stable leadership -- yet her legacy as prime minister will be anything but.
EU plans to impose import duties on Indonesia biodiesel
Published on 24/07/2019
» BRUSSELS/PARIS: The European Commission has proposed duties ranging between 8% and 18% on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia to counter what it says are unfair subsidies, the latest twist in a case that has lasted seven years.
US slaps $5bn fine, curbs on Facebook in privacy probe
AFP, Published on 24/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: US regulators on Wednesday slapped a record $5 billion fine on Facebook for privacy violations in a settlement requiring the world's biggest social network to "submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure."
Mother in Myanmar girl rape case says wrong man charged
Associated Press, Published on 24/07/2019
» NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: The mother of a toddler raped at her nursery school in Myanmar told a court Wednesday that she believes the man charged with the crime is not the perpetrator.
Low rainfall to hit rice exports
Published on 24/07/2019
» Low rainfall, if it extends until August, will possibly lower rice exports to 8.5 million tonnes this year, the lowest volume in seven years, according to shippers.
Right-wing Polish magazine issues anti-LGBT stickers
AFP, Published on 24/07/2019
» WARSAW - A news magazine close to Poland's right-wing government distributed anti-LGBT stickers with its latest issue on Wednesday, sparking condemnation from the opposition, gay rights activists and even the US ambassador.
Fake police chief arrested with B8.8m cash, drugs
Published on 24/07/2019
» A man claiming to be the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) chief has been arrested by real CSD police -- who were stunned by what they found in his luxury car.
Aswin appoints 2 new deputies
Published on 24/07/2019
» Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang has appointed two new deputies after their predecessors — Jakkapan Phiewngam and Thaweesak Lertprapan — resigned from City Hall earlier this week after the city’s two controversial incinerator projects were revealed.