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Taiwan reunification with China 'inevitable': Xi
Agencies, Published on 02/01/2019
» BEIJING: Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitable", President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, warning against any efforts to promote the island's independence and saying China would not renounce the option of using military force to bring it into the fold.
At least 43 killed in Kabul govt compound attack
AFP, Published on 25/12/2018
» KABUL: An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year.
Tower of London Beefeaters switch tunics for yellow vests
AFP, Published on 22/12/2018
» LONDON - Beefeater guards at the Tower of London switched their traditional red uniforms for yellow vests on Friday as they went on strike with staff at other historic sites over pensions.
Early Christmas for France's 'yellow vests', but will they cheer?
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» PARIS: Emmanuel Macron's government mobilised Tuesday to sell the financial relief offered to quell the "yellow vest" movement, after many of its members assailed the measures as not enough to end protests which have spiralled into weekends of violence and vandalism in Paris and other cities.
Taiwan's progressive image takes hit after divisive polls
AFP, Published on 25/11/2018
» TAIPEI: LGBT activists in Taiwan fear their newly won right to marriage equality is under threat, while the president is battling for her political future after a wide-ranging vote that saw the island swing towards conservatism.
May bids to win over public in Brexit battle
The Associated Press, Published on 16/11/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to voters to back her Brexit plan on Friday as she waited to see whether rivals within her party have gained enough support to launch a leadership challenge.
'Angel', 80, drives to aid of poor St Petersburg pensioners
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Long retired from her job as a Saint Petersburg trolley driver, 80-year-old Galina Yakovleva still spends her days behind the wheel, but now in a mini-van distributing food to needy pensioners.
British PM battles for survival over Brexit deal
AFP, Published on 15/11/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May battled for her political survival on Thursday as ministers resigned and members of her own party plotted to oust her over a draft Brexit deal struck with Brussels this week.
Trillions in US net worth vulnerable to recession: IMF
AFP, Published on 10/10/2018
» WASHINGTON - A severe recession would slash US public wealth by about $5 trillion, causing vastly more damage to Washington's finances than just an increase in debt and deficits, the IMF warned Tuesday.
Kremlin loses regional votes amid anger over pension reform
AFP, Published on 24/09/2018
» MOSCOW - Russia's ruling party suffered two rare defeats in regional elections this weekend as its candidates lost to nationalists amid widespread discontent over a pension reform backed by President Vladimir Putin.