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Seoul sends bitcoin on rollercoaster ride
AFP, Published on 11/01/2018
» Bitcoin and other virtual currencies were sent on rollercoaster rides in South Korea Thursday as the government said it was planning to ban cryptocurrency exchanges, before later backtracking.
Facebook updates News Feed to make friends a priority
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user's news feed -- and likely result in people spending less time on the leading social network.
Deneuve feminist row sparks soul-searching in France
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» PARIS: Catherine Deneuve's bashing of the "Me Too" movement rippled around the world and has unleashed soul-searching at home over a culture that has long accepted flirting, welcome or not, with a Gallic shrug.
China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries.
Marvel creates Chinese superheroes to draw Asia fans
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» MANILA: Chinese superheroes will soon be joining the pantheon of larger-than-life Marvel universe mainstays Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men, a company official said as the comic book giant makes a major thrust into Asia.
Duterte defiant, moves to close Rappler news website
AFP, Published on 17/01/2018
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he "did not give a shit" as his government moved to shut down a news website that has been critical in its reporting on his deadly drug war, with media watchdogs raising fears over eroding freedoms.
Trump unveils 'Fake News Awards'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump unveiled the winners of his much-touted "Fake News Awards" late Wednesday, hours after a maverick senator from the president's own Republican party accused him of employing Stalinist language to "slur" and undermine the free press.
Philippine congressman hurt, two police dead in grenade attack
AFP, Published on 25/01/2018
» A Philippine congressman and ally of President Rodrigo Duterte was slightly wounded early Thursday in a grenade attack that killed two police officers, police said.
At least 41 dead in Korea hospital blaze
AFP, Published on 26/01/2018
» SEOUL: A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital on Friday killing at least 37 people, the government said, in the country's worst blaze for a decade.
Cambodia arrests foreigners for 'pornographic dancing'
AFP, Published on 28/01/2018
» Cambodia has arrested 10 foreigners for "singing and dancing pornographically", police said Sunday, as the kingdom cracks down on racy behaviour at popular tourist sites.