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Saudi scraps death sentences over Khashoggi murder, jails 8
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» RIYADH - A Saudi court on Monday overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that jailed eight defendants to between seven and 20 years, state media reported.
UK warned over Brexit deal commitments
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» LONDON - Britain on Monday faced warnings it risked its international reputation if it reneged on its agreement to leave the European Union, as Brexit trade talks reached a crucial final stage.
Labour strikes against the algorithm
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/09/2020
» Not long ago the streets of Bangkok were near empty -- save for a bustling network of green-, pink- or yellow-vested delivery drivers shepherding food across a shuttered city to the millions trapped indoors fearing an accelerating viral outbreak.
Tokyo Olympics will go ahead 'with or without Covid' - IOC's Coates
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» SYDNEY: Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice-president John Coates told AFP Monday, vowing they will be the "Games that conquered Covid".
UK PM gives October 15 deadline for Brexit deal
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given an October 15 deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union, brushing off fears about "no-deal" chaos if talks fail.
Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's plan to test every resident for the coronavirus is being hobbled by limited take-up as a wary public steer clear of the China-backed health scheme.
Almost 300 Rohingyas arrive in Aceh
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2020
» LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia/BANGKOK: Almost 300 Rohingya refugees believed to have been at sea for six months landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province early on Monday, Indonesian authorities said.
Shinzo Abe will be missed
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/09/2020
» Last Wednesday, India banned 118 Chinese mobile applications from its huge domestic market, including the popular video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which has over 50 million players in India. Others, including Baidu, Alipay and some versions of the messaging app WeChat, are operated by Chinese internet giants like Tencent and Ant Financial.
Indigenous voices raised
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 07/09/2020
» Minorities and indigenous people are often among the most marginalised communities in many societies. Systemically excluded from participation in the socio‐economic life of many countries, they lack access to political power and encounter obstacles to asserting their identity.
Typhoon hits South Korea after sparking landslides in Japan
AFP, Published on 07/09/2020
» SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) - A powerful typhoon lashed South Korea on Monday after smashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left four people missing in a landslide.