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France checks video claim for Paris knife attack
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» PARIS - French investigators were Sunday studying a video claiming responsibility for the meat cleaver attack in Paris that targeted satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo as the government condemned an act of "Islamist terrorism".
Swiss voters refuse to rein in immigration from EU
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» GENEVA: The Swiss have rejected a bid to dramatically reduce immigration from the EU, but have embraced offering paid paternity leave for the first time, projections from several votes in the country Sunday showed.
Coronavirus keeps Chinese visitors away from HK during Golden Week
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/09/2020
» The shine is gone from the annual Golden Week holiday that begins on Oct 1, and Hong Kong's hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and attractions can only look back wistfully at the better times of years gone by.
Belarus opposition holds 'people's inauguration' protest
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» MINSK: Belarus police on Sunday arrested several people before an opposition march in support of protest figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya days after the country's leader was secretly sworn in despite historic protests.
Virus curfew to be lifted in Australia as global deaths near 1m
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» An overnight curfew in Australia's second-largest city will be lifted this week, officials said Sunday, even as the global coronavirus toll inched towards one million dead.
Hong Kongers applied for British National Overseas passports in record numbers
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/09/2020
» Hong Kongers renewed their British National (Overseas) passports or applied for the travel document in record numbers in 2019 when the city was rocked by months of anti-government protests, marking an eightfold increase over all applications in 2018.
Roland Garros starts in shadow of coronavirus and 'ridiculous' cold
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» PARIS: Roland Garros got underway in the "ridiculous" cold of Paris on Sunday still in the grip of the coronavirus which organisers had hoped they would escape by unilaterally pushing back the clay court Grand Slam event by four months.
Robber makes off with gold ornaments worth B5.6m
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/09/2020
» A man robbed a gold shop inside the Wang Hin branch of Tesco-Lotus in Lat Phrao district of Bangkok on Sunday and escaped with gold ornaments worth an estimated 5.6 million baht.
Child, woman among casualties in Nagorny Karabakh heavy fighting
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» YEREVAN: An Armenian woman and child were killed Sunday when heavy fighting erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists, with the two foes accusing each other of starting fighting that led to casualties on both sides.
China's coal addiction erodes climate goals
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» BEIJING: China's surprise pledge to slash its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with cautious applause, but fresh spending on coal to rev up a virus-hit economy threatens to nullify its audacious bid to lead the world into a low carbon future.