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North Korean leader Kim on visit to China: Xinhua, KCNA
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» BEIJING - Kim Jong Un is on a four-day visit to China to meet President Xi Jinping, Chinese and North Korean state media said Tuesday, after a special train was reported to have been seen crossing the border.
Iguanas reintroduced to Santiago Island in Galapagos
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» QUITO: A group of more than 1,400 iguanas have been reintroduced to an Ecuadoran island in the Galapagos archipelago around two centuries after they disappeared from there, authorities said on Monday.
Drink drivers face hospital rehab stay
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2019
» An increase in the number of driving offences during the New Year holiday period has prompted officials to keep violators under hospital care and/or surveillance to bring drink-driving under control.
King gives funds for Pabuk damage
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2019
» Revenue from the royally initiated winter fair "Un Ai Rak Khlai Khwam Nao" will be allocated to support efforts to restore the damage dealt by Tropical Storm Pabuk in southern Thailand from Friday to Sunday.
Trump ramps up Mexico wall row with speech, border visit
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pushed Monday for a climax in his fight over a controversial US-Mexico border wall, announcing a primetime speech and a visit to the frontier.
Fossil of prehistoric deer found in Argentina
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» BUENOS AIRES - The well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric deer has been discovered just to the north of Buenos Aires, the La Matanza University revealed on Monday.
France to crack down on unauthorised 'yellow vest' protests: PM
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» PARIS - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Monday announced plans to ban participation in unauthorised demonstrations as the government scrambles to try to end weeks of violent "yellow vest" protests.
Amazon becomes most valuable publicly-traded company
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» NEW YORK - Amazon for the first time closed out Monday's trading session as the world's biggest publicly-traded company, overtaking Microsoft and other fellow tech behemoths.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his current term was due to expire.
Samsung Electronics flags near-30% slump in Q4 operating profit
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» SEOUL - Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged its first quarterly profit drop in two years, painting a grim outlook amid mounting competition from Chinese smartphone makers and declining chip prices.