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Mahathir prepares to host his second APEC summit

Mahathir prepares to host his second APEC summit

-- 2019-12-04 12:51:56

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad formally launched on Wednesday preparations to host next year’s APEC summit, recalling with pride how his country hosted the event more than 20 years ag...

Ceramics factory fire in Sudan kills 23

Ceramics factory fire in Sudan kills 23

-- 2019-12-04 12:20:22

Twenty-three people were killed and more than 130 injured when a fire broke out after a gas tanker exploded while unloading at a ceramics factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday, the gover...

Climate change: Floods predicted to displace 50m people a year

Climate change: Floods predicted to displace 50m people a year

Thomson Reuters Foundation 2019-12-04 11:54:06

The number of people at risk of being forced from their homes by river flooding could surge to as many as 50 million a year by the end of the century if governments do not step up action to tackle cli...

US House passes Uighur bill seeking sanctions on Chinese officials

US House passes Uighur bill seeking sanctions on Chinese officials

-- 2019-12-04 11:03:56

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to counter what it calls the "arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment" of Uighur Muslims in China. The bill calls for "targeted sanctions" ...

China to improve service, support system for military retirees

China to improve service, support system for military retirees

Xinhua 2019-12-03 20:29:07

The Central Military Commission has issued an official document calling for greater efforts to ensure that China's military retirees are well taken of. Titled "Guideline on Strengthening Work on Mili...

Two soldiers injured in grenade explosion in Indonesian capital

Two soldiers injured in grenade explosion in Indonesian capital

Xinhua 2019-12-03 18:57:07

An explosion resulted from a smoke grenade took place in Indonesia's National Monument Park (Monas) near the presidential palace in central Jakarta on Tuesday, injuring two soldiers, Jakarta Police Ch...

One killed as typhoon 'Kammuri' hits Philippines

One killed as typhoon 'Kammuri' hits Philippines

Reuters 2019-12-03 12:55:27

A typhoon struck the Philippines on Tuesday, killing one man and bringing heavy rains that prompted suspension of air travel and government offices in the capital, and warnings of floods, storm surges...

Ex-Malaysian PM Najib takes stand in 1MDB scandal-linked trial

Ex-Malaysian PM Najib takes stand in 1MDB scandal-linked trial

-- 2019-12-03 11:06:00

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak took to the witness box for the first time on Tuesday to defend himself on criminal charges linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia...

Suu Kyi’s supporters hold rally as genocide trial set to begin

Suu Kyi’s supporters hold rally as genocide trial set to begin

Reuters 2019-12-02 19:54:11

As Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi prepares to travel to the Netherlands to fight charges of genocide against her country at the International Court of Justice, her supporters have held a public rally...

China makes headway in vocational education

China makes headway in vocational education

Xinhua 2019-12-02 19:19:23

China has made remarkable progress in advanced vocational education, according to an evaluation report published on the Ministry of Education's website. Advanced vocational schools nationwide have se...

HK police to recruit 1,815 officers to deal with unrest

HK police to recruit 1,815 officers to deal with unrest

Global Times 2019-12-02 19:04:23

Hong Kong police aim to recruit 1,815 officers by March in a bid to better safeguard the city which has been troubled by six months of social unrest, and encourage those who share the city's determina...

Putin, Xi oversee launch of landmark Russian gas pipeline to China

Putin, Xi oversee launch of landmark Russian gas pipeline to China

-- 2019-12-02 18:26:20

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday oversaw the launch of a landmark pipeline that will transport natural gas from Siberia to northeast China, an economic...

US Democrats set the stage for impeaching Trump

US Democrats set the stage for impeaching Trump

Reuters 2019-12-02 18:18:53

Democratic lawmakers in Congress of the United States will take a big step this week in what appears to be a now inexorable march toward impeaching US President Donald Trump, with the start of hearing...

Hong Kong gears up for lunchtime rallies after weekend unrest

Hong Kong gears up for lunchtime rallies after weekend unrest

-- 2019-12-02 12:42:08

Hong Kong protesters geared up for a week of lunchtime rallies on Monday, a day after a mass demonstration showed the anti-government movement can still draw people to the streets even after sweeping...

At least 24 die in Tunisia bus crash

At least 24 die in Tunisia bus crash

Reuters 2019-12-02 12:23:00

At least 24 Tunisians were killed on Sunday after a bus crashed during an excursion in the northern town of Amdoun, the health ministry said. The bus veered off a winding road when the driver failed...

Oxfam says poor nations pay price for 'climate chaos'

Oxfam says poor nations pay price for 'climate chaos'

THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION 2019-12-02 11:00:13

Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade - a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats...

Burkina Faso church attack kills 14

Burkina Faso church attack kills 14

-- 2019-12-02 10:55:52

At least 14 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Burkina Faso. The victims were attending a service at a church in Hantoukoura, in the eastern part of the country on Su...

China-Ethiopia dialogue highlights sustainable investment under BRI

China-Ethiopia dialogue highlights sustainable investment under BRI

Xinhua 2019-12-01 18:48:24

Ethiopia is hoping to attract more sustainable investment from Chinese enterprises as fruitful cooperations have been carried out under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). At the China-Ethiopia High-...

US plane crash kills nine

US plane crash kills nine

Xinhua 2019-12-01 15:05:48

Nine people, including two children, were killed and three others injured in a plane crash Saturday in the US state of South Dakota, US media reported, citing local authorities. Peter Knudson, an off...

Namibia’s president Hage Geingob wins re-election

Namibia’s president Hage Geingob wins re-election

-- 2019-12-01 14:54:10

Namibia's president Hage Geingob has been re-elected for a second term, the country's electoral commission says. Mr Geingob polled 56.3 per cent in Wednesday's election, well ahead of his nearest riv...

Iraqi PM submits resignation amid mounting pressure

Iraqi PM submits resignation amid mounting pressure

-- 2019-12-01 14:40:26

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi submitted his resignation to parliament amid continuing anti-government protests in the capital Baghdad and in southern Iraq. The prime minister announced on Fri...

IS claims responsibility for London Bridge attack

IS claims responsibility for London Bridge attack

-- 2019-12-01 12:52:07

Islamic State said the London Bridge attack on Friday was carried out by one of its fighters, the group’s Amaq news agency reported on Saturday. The group did not provide any evidence. It added...

Four cops among 14 die in Mexico gunfight

Four cops among 14 die in Mexico gunfight

-- 2019-12-01 12:29:08

Ten suspected cartel gunmen and four police were killed during a shootout on Saturday in a Mexican town near the US border, days after US President Donald Trump raised bilateral tensions by saying he...

Libyan navy rescues over 200 migrants

Libyan navy rescues over 200 migrants

Xinhua 2019-11-30 18:20:15

The Libyan Coast Guard on Friday rescued more than 200 migrants off the country's western coast, the International Organization for Migration in Libya (IOM Libya) said. "Over 200 migrants were just r...

Japan’s Abe may soon see real ballistic missile launch, N Korea warns

Japan’s Abe may soon see real ballistic missile launch, N Korea warns

-- 2019-11-30 11:58:14

North Korea’s state media on Saturday lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an “imbecile and political dwarf” for calling Pyongyang’s latest test of a large multi...

London Bridge attacker had terror conviction

London Bridge attacker had terror conviction

-- 2019-11-30 10:47:38

The man who carried out Friday's stabbing attack at London Bridge was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences. The attacker, named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, was out of prison on...

London Bridge sealed off amid reports of gunfire

London Bridge sealed off amid reports of gunfire

BBC 2019-11-29 20:50:41

London Bridge has been cordoned off by police, with a BBC journalist reporting hearing gunfire. BBC reporter John McManus said he saw a group of men involved in a fight on the bridge. Police then ar...

Sudan cancels public order law on women

Sudan cancels public order law on women

-- 2019-11-29 18:21:12

Sudan has repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public. On Twitter, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok paid tribute to women "who have endured the atrociti...

Australia's first underwater hotel to open on Great Barrier Reef

Australia's first underwater hotel to open on Great Barrier Reef

Xinhua 2019-11-29 17:32:13

Australia's first underwater hotel is set to open on the Great Barrier Reef in the coming days, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in one of the world's most spectacular natural environments. Si...

India announces $400 million loan for Sri Lanka

India announces $400 million loan for Sri Lanka

Reuters 2019-11-29 17:17:20

India will lend Sri Lanka $400 million for infrastructure projects, the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after talks with the island nation’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaks...