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US parties close ranks ahead of Trump impeachment
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» WASHINGTON - Democrats and Republicans closed ranks Tuesday a day ahead of the expected impeachment of US President Donald Trump, underscoring the country's deep political divide over charges that the US leader abused his power.
UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seeking Tuesday to outlaw extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020, as he prepared to put the EU divorce deal before MPs.
US, UK approve Roche's $4.3 bn purchase of gene therapy group Spark
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» ZURICH - Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche said it had received the necessary approval from competition authorities to acquire US gene-therapy group Spark, after the two companies reached a multibillion-dollar deal earlier this year.
China 'objects' to Malaysia's UN submission on S.China Sea
Reuters, Published on 17/12/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: China has protested against Malaysia filing a submission with the United Nations last week seeking to establish the limits of Malaysia's continental shelf in the northern part of the disputed South China Sea, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
Hunted serial killer picked up latest victim on Facebook
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 17/12/2019
» KHON KAEN: A paroled serial killer dubbed "Thailand's Jack the Ripper" picked up his latest victim through Facebook and claimed to be a lawyer, according to police investigators.
The 2010s in entertainment: binge TV, Disney and music moguls
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» NEW YORK: Every year brings an avalanche of lists about pop culture -- best films, best books, best albums. Attempting to define a decade in the world of entertainment is, at best, daunting.
7 Hong Kong Airlines planes seized after missed payments
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: Embattled Hong Kong Airlines had seven of its planes seized by the city’s Airport Authority after it failed to make some payments, deepening concerns about a carrier whose financial difficulties nearly cost the carrier its flying licence recently.
I’m no orangutan killer, says CEO trying to fix palm oil
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: Carl Bek-Nielsen, who’s about to give a tour of the palm oil plantations he runs in Malaysia, is reflecting on a story by the New York Times earlier this year about an orangutan that was shot 74 times and found close to death on an oil palm estate in Indonesia.
Trump, Syria and Facebook: the volatile cocktail of the 2010s
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: The Arab Spring gave way to bloodletting in Syria, a refugee exodus and surging jihadist violence. Obama gave way to Trump. The United Kingdom chose to Brexit. And for many around the world, while the 2010s began with hope for a more equitable world, they end with a slide towards nationalistic populism.
Not enough tourists for Koh Samui hotels
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/12/2019
» Hoteliers in Koh Samui are suffering from lower numbers of tourists.