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Trump vows no end to shutdown until wall funded
AFP, Published on 25/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday he would not reopen the government until he gets $5 billion to fund his border wall, as the partial government shutdown dragged into a fourth day.
Sicilian airport reopens amid Mount Etna's latest eruption
Associated Press, Published on 25/12/2018
» ROME: Italy's Catania airport resumed full operations Tuesday, a day after an ash cloud from Mount Etna's latest eruption in eastern Sicily forced it to shut down.
Nissan executive linked to Ghosn case released on bail
AFP, Published on 25/12/2018
» TOKYO - Japanese authorities Tuesday released on bail a Nissan executive accused of a key role in the financial misconduct case involving auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who remains in detention.
Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses
Associated Press, Published on 25/12/2018
» BEIJING: Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump's criticism of the US central bank.
Cabinet endorses civil partnership bill
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/12/2018
» The cabinet has approved the civil partnership bill, paving the way for Thailand to become the first country in Asia to endorse same-sex marriage.
Missing boy found dead in sugarcane field
Online Reporters, Published on 25/12/2018
» SUPHAN BURI: A 2-year-old Myanmar boy missing for nine days was found dead in a sugarcane field in U Thong district on Tuesday. He was believed to have died from exhaustion.
Attackers hit Libya foreign ministry in Tripoli, one dead
AFP, Published on 25/12/2018
» TRIPOLI - Gunfire and explosions rocked Libya's foreign ministry on Tuesday as attackers stormed the building in the capital Tripoli, killing at least one person, witnesses and a security source said.
EEF begins paying subsidies to needy students nationwide
Online Reporters, Published on 25/12/2018
» The Equitable Education Fund will on Wednesday begin transferring state subsidies to the first batch of some 400,000 students from needy families across the country.
Free internet for low-income earners in remote areas
Online Reporters, Published on 25/12/2018
» Some 1.8 million registered low-income earners in remote areas will have home internet for free for three years under a National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission project.
Attackers hit Libya foreign ministry in Tripoli
AFP, Published on 25/12/2018
» TRIPOLI: Gunfire and at least one explosion rocked Libya's foreign ministry on Tuesday as attackers stormed the building in the capital Tripoli, witnesses and government media said.