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Debate throws Democratic White House race open, Trump gloats
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - The battle for the Democratic White House nomination was thrown wide open Friday after a star debate performance by former prosecutor Kamala Harris, while President Donald Trump licked his chops over the opposition party's sharp leftward turn.
Top French court says life support can be ended in landmark right-to-die case
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» PARIS - France's highest appeals court said Friday that the life support mechanisms keeping a severely brain-damaged man alive can be turned off "from now", a lawyer for his wife said, in the latest legal twist in a landmark right-to-die case.
Heat tops 45C in France as deadly heatwave roasts Europe
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» CARPENTRAS (FRANCE) - The temperature in France surpassed 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on record on Friday as Europe sweltered in an early summer heatwave that has caused several deaths.
Singapore to offer up to 5 digital bank licences
Published on 28/06/2019
» SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank said on Friday it would offer up to five digital bank licences to suitable applicants, in a move that could deliver the biggest shake-up in two decades in a market dominated by local banks.
France sets all-time high at 44.3C
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» PARIS: France recorded its all-time hottest temperature of 44.3 degrees Celsius on Friday as the country and much of Europe basked in an early summer heatwave, the state weather forecaster Meteo-France said.
AC Milan banned from Europe for financial violations
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» LAUSANNE: AC Milan were banned from European football for next season on Friday over breaches of financial fair play rules, CAS, the top court for sport, announced.
Hong Kong air pollution at 7-year high
Published on 28/06/2019
» The concentration of harmful ozone gas in the Pearl River Delta region is at a seven-year high, raising questions over the validity of a Hong Kong government report that suggested there was a general decline in pollution in the city.
Suvarnabhumi tightens security after K-pop chaos
Published on 28/06/2019
» Chaos at Suvarnabhumi caused by fans of a K-pop boy band last Sunday was the last straw for airport authorities, who vow that stricter measures will ensure such scenes are not repeated.
FWD closing in on deal for SCB Life
Published on 28/06/2019
» HONG KONG: FWD Group, an insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is nearing a deal to acquire the life insurance operations of Siam Commercial Bank in Thailand, according to people familiar with the matter.
AC Milan banned from Europe for financial violations
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» LAUSANNE: AC Milan were banned from European football for next season on Friday over breaches of financial fair play rules, CAS, the top court for sport, announced.