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Ramaphosa sworn-in as president of South Africa vowing 'new era'
AFP, Published on 25/05/2019
» PRETORIA - Cyril Ramaphosa vowed a "new era" Saturday after he was sworn in as president of South Africa at a colourful ceremony in the capital, as he looks to revitalise his push revive the economy and fight corruption.
US hiker found after two weeks lost in Hawaii forest
AFP, Published on 25/05/2019
» LOS ANGELES - An American yoga instructor who spent two weeks lost in the wilds of Hawaii and survived on plants and water has been found alive.
China condemns Germany for sheltering HK activists
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2019
» BEIJING: China has demanded that Germany correct its “mistakes” after it granted refugee status to two Hong Kong pro-independence activists facing rioting charges in the Chinese-ruled city, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.
UK Tory hopefuls vow to succeed where May failed
AFP, Published on 25/05/2019
» LONDON: The race to become Britain's next premier opened Saturday with an array of hopefuls promising to succeed where Theresa May failed and finally pull the divided country out of the EU.
Democrat veteran Chuan named House speaker
Online Reporters, Published on 25/05/2019
» Chuan Leekpai of the Democrat Party has been chosen as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, beating Sompong Amornvivat of Pheu Thai in a 258-235 vote, with one abstention.
Man charged with strangling neighbour, burning body
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 25/05/2019
» SURAT THANI: A man has been arrested on charges of strangling an 18-year-old neigbhour to death and later setting fire to her body and her motorcycle in Kanchanadit district.
Trump woos Japanese investors
News Agencies, Published on 25/05/2019
» TOKYO: US President Donald Trump urged Japanese business leaders on Saturday to increase their investment in the United States, while saying that Japan had a substantial edge on trade that negotiators were trying to even out.
US orders new troops to Mideast to counter Iran 'threat'
AFP, Published on 25/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: The United States said it was deploying 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East to counter "credible threats" from Iran in a move denounced by Teheran on Saturday as "a threat to international peace".
US military to analyse 350bn social media posts
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/05/2019
» The US military is preparing to analyse 350 billion social-media posts from around the world to help it track how popular movements evolve.
Bali volcano disrupts flights
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2019
» JAKARTA: A volcano erupted on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, causing some overnight flight cancellations to and from Australia as an ash cloud rose into the sky, officials said on Saturday.