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Britain says hopes US will honour G7 commitments on trade
AFP, Published on 11/06/2018
» LONDON - Britain on Monday urged the United States to honour free-trade commitments made at the G7 summit even after US President Donald Trump rejected a joint communique in a bitter spat over tariffs.
Kim's wingman: Air China flight shows Beijing's influence
AFP, Published on 11/06/2018
» BEIJING: When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hitched a ride on an Air China plane to his summit with Donald Trump in Singapore, the signal was clear: Beijing remains Pyongyang's diplomatic wingman.
SE Asia stocks tepid ahead of US-North Korea summit
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 11/06/2018
» South East Asian shares were mostly lacklustre on Monday with the Philippines and Singapore indexes posting moderate gains, ahead of a US-North Korea summit thatcould pave the way for easing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The World Cup Season Approaches: testing times for work/life balance
Christopher Bruton, Published on 11/06/2018
» Between 14 June and 15 July, the 2018 World Cup Season will take place at 12 stadium locations in Russia, with a total of 64 matches between 32 national teams. The series of matches will be watched by between 50,000 and 80,000 stadium attendees per match, depending on location capacity. But judging by past experience, total world-wide viewing could exceed 3 billion people, with over one billion viewers for the World Cup final match on 15 July in Moscow.
Trump's G7 bust-up shows risks for North Korea summit
AFP, Published on 11/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: Donald Trump's spectacular bust-up with America's closest allies at the G7 raises the already high political stakes for Tuesday's summit with Kim Jong Un, and highlights the dangers of the US leader's self-serving diplomacy.
Singapore spin cycle: Trump, Kim prepare for nuclear summit
Published on 11/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: Two days after arguing with western allies at the G-7 summit over trade, President Trump is prepared to declare victory in talks with nuclear-armed North Korea - regardless of what happens.
Egyptian band in Israel musical wins big on Broadway
AFP, Published on 11/06/2018
» NEW YORK - A heart-warming musical about an Egyptian band visiting an Israeli desert town triumphed on New York's Broadway late Sunday, sweeping the board with 10 Tony Awards, the highest honors in American theatre.
Malaysia PM urges TPP 'renegotiation'
AFP, Published on 11/06/2018
» TOKYO: Malaysia's newly-elected prime minister called Monday for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be "renegotiated," and urged protection for small countries in international trade.
Robert De Niro uses F-bomb against Trump on live TV
Reuters, Published on 11/06/2018
» NEW YORK: Oscar-winning actor Robert de Niro issued an expletive-laden denunciation of US President Donald Trump during the live television broadcast of the Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday.
Loss of innocence: Teens lure teens into sex work
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» The recent arrest of a 17-year-old girl who procured an underage girl for an Indian tourist in Pattaya highlighted the recent crackdown on prostitution and human trafficking rings whose perpetrators and victims are getting younger, according to police.