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Britain's Princess Eugenie gets engaged
AFP, Published on 23/01/2018
» LONDON: Britain's Princess Eugenie of York has got engaged, Buckingham Palace announced Monday, lining up a second royal wedding this year at the church where Prince Harry will tie the knot.
1 dead, 11 hurt as volcano erupts near resort in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» MAEBASHI, Japan: A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member died and 11 other people were injured as a volcano erupted Tuesday morning near a ski resort in eastern Japan, spewing cinders and possibly causing an avalanche, the government and local authorities said.
Nikkei closes at 26-year high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» TOKYO: The Nikkei stock index ended above the 24,000 line Tuesday for the first time in more than 26 years as investors were relieved by the end of the US government shutdown and the Bank of Japan's decision to continue aggressive monetary easing.
Train long suffering
Published on 23/01/2018
» The restoration of the train track from Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo province to the Cambodian border is now completed. However, the planned reopening of the rail link between Thailand and Cambodia will not happen for some time yet.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off Indonesia
Published on 23/01/2018
» JAKARTA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
Philippine economic growth fuels talk of rate hikes
Published on 23/01/2018
» The Philippines retained its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies with growth of more than 6% for a sixth consecutive year, fuelling calls for the central bank to start raising interest rates to keep inflation under control.
Seoul to start real-name cryptocurrency trading
Associated Press, Published on 23/01/2018
» SEOUL: South Korea plans to require local banks to launch a real-name system for cryptocurrency trading that will make the up-to-now anonymous transactions be traceable as the country seeks to curb speculation and criminal activities.
Peace rally at bombed Yala marketplace
Online Reporters, Published on 23/01/2018
» YALA: About 500 people on Tuesday gathered in a peace rally at a major market in Muang district where a motorcycle bomb exploded on Monday with deadly effect.
Family of dead cadet walk out of meeting with military
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 23/01/2018
» The family of armed forces cadet Pakapong "Moei" Tanyakan walked out of a meeting with the military panel investigating his death after the chairman refused to allow two relatives to hear the findings on Tuesdsay.
1,450 evacuated after London gas leak
Reuters, Published on 23/01/2018
» LONDON: The Charing Cross station was closed early on Tuesday morning due to a "large" gas leak in a nearby area, rail operators and the fire brigade said, prompting the police to evacuate hundreds of people from a hotel and a nightclub.