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French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS: French state railway operator SNCF warned Sunday of major disruption caused by strikes this week that analysts say will be a major test of how much weight the country's once fearsome trade unions still carry.
Two degrees no longer seen as global warming guardrail
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS - Limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius will not prevent destructive and deadly climate impacts, as once hoped, dozens of experts concluded in a score of scientific studies released Monday.
Nepali Sherpa aims for record 22nd Everest summit
AFP, Published on 01/04/2018
» KATHMANDU - A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each year sees hundreds of climbers reach the top of the world.
Former Vietnam Politburo member jailed for another 18 years
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2018
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court jailed on Thursday a former Politburo member for 18 years after he was convicted of financial irregularities at a state-owned enterprise, adding to a 13-year sentence handed down separately in January, state media reported.
Astronomers find the 'impossible': a galaxy without dark matter
AFP, Published on 29/03/2018
» PARIS - Stupefied astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the first and only known galaxy without dark matter, the invisible and poorly-understood substance thought to make up a quarter of the Universe.
Subregion summit kicks off in Hanoi
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 29/03/2018
» A railway improvement project connecting Denchai, Chiang Rai and Chiang Khong worth more than 30 billion baht will be among 226 projects to be endorsed at the 6th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit being held today until Saturday in Hanoi, Vietnam, assistant government spokesperson Col Atisith Chainuvati said on Wednesday.
Russian mall fire: Calls for sackings over safety violations
AFP, Published on 28/03/2018
» KEMEROVO, Russia: Russia holds a day of national mourning Wednesday for the dozens of victims of a Siberia shopping centre fire, as calls multiply for the sacking of negligent officials and a thorough probe into blatant safety violations.
Stanley Kubrick auction in Italy fetches 90,000 euros
AFP, Published on 28/03/2018
» TURIN (ITALY) - Symbols of the life and work of Stanley Kubrick went up for auction in Italy on Tuesday, with bidders splashing tens of thousands of euros for memorabilia from one of the 20th century's leading filmmakers.
Myanmar army chief tells rebels to stop demanding 'impossible'
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2018
» NAYPYITAW: Myanmar's powerful army chief is urging the country's ethnic rebel groups to agree to a comprehensive cease-fire agreement now and stop wasting time on demands he describes as impossible.
Japan's Abe 'not involved' in doctoring documents: key official
AFP, Published on 27/03/2018
» TOKYO - A Japanese official at the heart of a cronyism and cover-up scandal that has dented Shinzo Abe's popularity said Tuesday the prime minister's office was not involved in falsifying documents.