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'Listen to the party': Chinese cities deck out in slogans for anniversary
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» BEIJING - China is ramping up a propaganda blitz ahead of the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party, with banners and billboards around the country reminding citizens to live a "civilised" life and obey authorities.
Neymar inspires Brazil to cruise past Peru in perfect Copa start
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Hosts Brazil continued their perfect start to the Copa America as goals from Alex Sandro, Neymar, Everton Ribeiro and Richarlison gave them a 4-0 win over Peru in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
Hong Kong democracy paper runs defiant edition day after raid
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper hit the stands Friday a day after police raided its newsroom, with an extra-large print run and a characteristic message of defiance emblazoned on its front that read: "We must press on".
Thailand reopening 'premature'
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/06/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on Wednesday he would reopen Thailand's borders in 120 days, but some people think this is too soon.
22 Covid deaths, 3,058 new cases Friday
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/06/2021
» There were 22 more Covid-19 fatalities and 3,058 new cases in the country over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.
Spotlight on Thamanat at PPRP assembly
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/06/2021
» The spotlight is on Friday's Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) general assembly in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen, when controversial MP Thamanat Prompow is strongly tipped to become the ruling party's secretary-general.
Ultraconservative tipped to win as Iran elects president
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» TEHRAN - Iranian voters go to the polls Friday in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory over his vetted rivals.
Mother of invention: Study highlights gender gap in health innovations
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - Harvard business professor Rem Koning studies how bias hurts innovation. But three years ago, his research hit too close to home when his wife, suffering from a rare post childbirth condition, couldn't find treatments designed with new moms in mind.
Huge diamond unearthed in Botswana
Business, Reuters, Published on 18/06/2021
» GABORONE: 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American Plc's De Beers and the government.
The handshake after Covid -- good riddance, or welcome back?
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» NEW YORK - Banished at the start of the pandemic, the handshake is making something of a comeback, thanks to vaccinations and the lifting of social restrictions -- but "pressing the flesh" faces an uncertain future.