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Polish PM nixes trip to Israel after Netanyahu Holocaust 'comment': govt
AFP, Published on 17/02/2019
» WARSAW - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has cancelled a visit to Israel for a high-level summit, a government spokesperson told AFP on Sunday, after uproar in Poland over reported comments by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu about the Poles and the Holocaust.
Take back jihadists, Trump tells Europe
AFP, Published on 17/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - European nations must take back hundreds of Islamic State group fighters captured in Syria, President Donald Trump said late Saturday, after a delay in announcing what he said would be the end of the "caliphate."
Saudi crown prince seeks contracts and allies on Asia tour
AFP, Published on 17/02/2019
» ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince arrives in Pakistan on Sunday, the start of an Asian tour during which he will seek lucrative contracts and demonstrate he still has allies five months after the Khashoggi affair.
NY museum says ancient coffin was looted, will go back to Egypt
AFP, Published on 17/02/2019
» NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Museum of Art will return an ancient gilded coffin to Egypt after New York prosecutors determined that it had been looted from that country, the museum said.
Trump briefed in Florida on 'productive' China trade talks
AFP, Published on 17/02/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was briefed at his Florida resort by negotiators working to reach a trade deal with Beijing after their return from "very productive" meetings with Chinese officials.
200,000 protest in Barcelona against Catalan separatists' trial
AFP, Published on 17/02/2019
» BARCELONA - Around 200,000 people marched through Barcelona on Saturday against the high-profile trial of Catalan separatist leaders that started this week, which they dismiss as a farce.
Rice bill not in farmers' interests
News, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2019
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) made the right decision in backing down on the Rice Bill fight, removing controversial content which drew hefty criticism. It agreed to take out a contentious section that prohibits the trade of rice seeds which are not approved under requirements set by the bill. This positive response is good but is not enough.
Refugees, not 'escapees'
News, Postbag, Published on 17/02/2019
» Re: "Cops recapture 2 Uighur escapees", (BP, Feb 15).
UN calls for economic help for Laos
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/02/2019
» As a transit country, Thailand should play a significant role in helping the neighbouring landlocked country of Laos improve their economic growth to achieve the goals of the 10-year-Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024, according to the programme's chief.
Language of love
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 17/02/2019
» How was your Valentine's Day? Mine was really, really special.