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Europe under pressure as Iran 'nears nuclear red line'
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» PARIS: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Iran on Wednesday that its plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity took it close to a "red line", as Europe sought to protect its companies from a nuclear standoff between the US and Tehran.
Microsoft sinks data centre off Scottish archipelago
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» LONDON - US tech giant Microsoft has submerged a data centre off the Orkney archipelago in northern Scotland in a project to save on the energy used to cool the servers on land, the firm said Wednesday.
Iran steps up pressure on uranium enrichment after US pullout
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» TEHRAN - Iran said Tuesday it has launched a plan to boost uranium enrichment capacity with new centrifuges, raising the pressure on European diplomats scrambling to rescue the crumbling nuclear deal after Washington pulled out.
King warns Jordan 'at crossroads' over economic protests
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» AMMAN - Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned that the country is "at a crossroads", as protesters angered by anti-austerity measures took to the streets again overnight despite the prime minister's resignation.
Iran tells UN it will hike uranium enrichment capacity
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» TEHRAN: Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has launched a plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity, nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday.
King warns Jordan 'at crossroads' over economic protests
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned that the country is "at a crossroads", after a week of anti-austerity protests that continued overnight despite the prime minister's resignation.
Plastic wasteland: Asia's ocean pollution crisis
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» THANH HOA, Vietnam: A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian "paradise" islands -- grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped Asia.
Jordan PM resigns after anti-austerity protests
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» AMMAN - Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned on Monday after days of anti-austerity protests by citizens suffering from high unemployment and repeated prices hikes.
At Trump-Kim summit, don't expect N.Korea to foot the bill
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2018
» TOKYO: When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump hold their summit at an exclusive venue in Singapore, one of the priciest destinations in Asia, they will no doubt run up quite a bill. And if past precedent is any indication, expect Pyongyang to pay as little of it as possible.
Jordan PM resigns after anti-austerity protests
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» AMMAN - Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned on Monday after he was summoned by King Abdullah II over growing protests against his government's austerity measures, a government source said.