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Nadal wins in first match since January
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» VALENCIA, Spain: Rafael Nadal on Friday won his first match since limping out of the Australian Open in January when he beat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets in the Davis Cup quarter-finals.
First strikes on Syria's Ghouta in days as talks sputter
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» BEIRUT - Deadly air strikes slammed into the last opposition-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Friday for the first time in over a week, after talks sputtered over a rebel withdrawal.
US-China trade war fears escalate as threats ramp up
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: The escalating trade confrontation between Washington and Beijing threatened to boil over Friday after President Donald Trump lashed out again and China called on the European Union to join the battle, sending global stocks into the red.
US imposes sanctions on Putin's oligarch allies
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - The United States struck at the heart of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle Friday, imposing sanctions on seven of Russia's most influential oligarchs and stoking a diplomatic crisis that some have dubbed a new Cold War.
Trump to again snub White House correspondents' dinner
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump will again snub the annual White House correspondents' dinner, organizers said Friday, amid an escalation of attacks by the president on the US media.
US imposes sanctions on Putin's oligarch allies
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs accused of supporting and profiting from President Vladimir Putin's efforts to undermine western democracies.
Facebook data 'scraping' almost universal
The Associated Press, Published on 06/04/2018
» NEW YORK: Facebook's acknowledgement that most of its 2.2 billion members have probably had their personal data scraped by "malicious actors" is the latest example of the social network's failure to protect its users' data.
Up to 2.7 million Europeans affected by Facebook data scandal: EU
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» BRUSSELS - Facebook has admitted it may have "improperly shared" the personal data of up to 2.7 million people in the European Union, the bloc announced Friday, saying it would demand further answers from the social media giant.
Migrant workers flock home ahead of Songkran
Assawin Pinitwong and Online Reporters, Published on 06/04/2018
» Migrant workers from Myanmar and Laos are flocking back to their home countries as they prepare to celebrate the Songkran festival.
Stranded Rohingya rescued by Indonesian fishermen
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» BANDA ACEH: Five Rohingya stranded at sea for almost three weeks have been rescued by Indonesian fishermen but several others died during the harrowing ordeal, officials said Friday, with the UN refugee agency saying it was "alarmed" at the deaths.