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China's CPI up in November

China's CPI up in November

Xinhua 2019-12-10 18:19:02

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 4.5 per cent year on year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. The growth rate, which was up from 3.8...

Southern elephant seal spotted for first time in Sri Lankan waters

Southern elephant seal spotted for first time in Sri Lankan waters

Xinhua 2019-12-10 16:36:59

A southern elephant seal was spotted for the first time in Sri Lankan waters and has attracted many locals as it swarmed off the coast of capital Colombo searching for a place to haul, local media rep...

Three Australians believed among dead in New Zealand volcano eruption

Three Australians believed among dead in New Zealand volcano eruption

Xinhua 2019-12-10 16:34:17

Three Australians are believed to be among those killed in New Zealand's volcanic explosion, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a press conference on Tuesday morning. Morrison said 24 Australians...

Suu Kyi at Hague court for genocide hearing

Suu Kyi at Hague court for genocide hearing

REUTERS 2019-12-10 15:16:56

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the UN's International Court of Justice on Tuesday to defend her country over charges of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority. Gambia launched pr...

US Commission seeks sanctions against Amit Shah over citizenship bill

US Commission seeks sanctions against Amit Shah over citizenship bill

-- 2019-12-10 14:38:17

Describing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a "dangerous turn in the wrong direction", a federal US commission on international religious freedom has sought American sanctions against Indian Home M...

Int'l confce on financing for sustainable dev starts today

Int'l confce on financing for sustainable dev starts today

FE REPORT 2019-12-10 13:18:50

A three-day international conference on financing for inclusive and sustainable development is going to start in Dhaka today (Tuesday). The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICC,B) is or...

Protests erupt as India pushes for religion-based citizenship bill

Protests erupt as India pushes for religion-based citizenship bill

REUTERS 2019-12-10 12:28:38

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered a controversial bill in parliament that would give citizenship to non-Muslim mi...

Alarms triggered as Sydney choked by bushfire smoke

Alarms triggered as Sydney choked by bushfire smoke

-- 2019-12-10 11:58:35

Smoke from Australia’s fierce bushfires settled over Sydney in still conditions on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, and halting ferry services as famous landmarks disappeared behind some of the...

ICJ hearing on Rohingya issue begins today

ICJ hearing on Rohingya issue begins today

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2019-12-10 10:10:16

An order for 'Provisional Measures' from the International Court of the Justice (ICJ), that sits this (Tuesday) morning in the Hague, Netherlands to hear a case regarding the Rohingya issue, may exped...

265-yr-old stone tablet found in north China

265-yr-old stone tablet found in north China

Xinhua 2019-12-09 20:12:59

An ancient stone tablet dating back 265 years ago was found in north China's Hebei Province, local authorities said. Archaeologists believe the stone tablet was erected in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911...

S Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants

S Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants

-- 2019-12-09 19:13:23

Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances segregated by sex, the authorities said on Sunday, further eroding some of the world's strictest social rules as sweeping reforms...

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five

-- 2019-12-09 15:29:08

At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several were reported missing after a volcano suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of as...

Several 'unaccounted for' after New Zealand volcano eruption

Several 'unaccounted for' after New Zealand volcano eruption

BBC 2019-12-09 12:03:12

A volcano has erupted in New Zealand with about 50 people in the vicinity - leaving "a number of them" unaccounted for, police said. Tourists were seen walking inside the rim of the White Island crat...

US bill on Xinjiang violates international law, Chinese official says

US bill on Xinjiang violates international law, Chinese official says

-- 2019-12-09 11:35:45

Recent US legislation on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China’s internal affairs, the governor of the far western region said on Monday, accusing t...

Lebanon's Hariri reemerges as PM candidate as Khatib withdraws

Lebanon's Hariri reemerges as PM candidate as Khatib withdraws

Reuters 2019-12-09 11:21:55

Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, Saad al-Hariri, re-emerged as a candidate for prime minister on Sunday when businessman Samir Khatib withdrew his candidacy to lead a government that m...

APEC pledges to further cooperation in Chile year's closing meeting

APEC pledges to further cooperation in Chile year's closing meeting

Xinhua 2019-12-08 18:10:04

Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) pledged to further their cooperation at the APEC Concluding Senior Officials' Meeting (CSOM) held in Singapore on Saturday. Convened by C...

At least 43 die as fire engulfs factory in Delhi

At least 43 die as fire engulfs factory in Delhi

-- 2019-12-08 10:50:14

At least 43 people were killed on Sunday after a massive fire broke out at a factory at Aanaj Mandi area in Delhi, according to an ANI report run by the Times of India. 50 people have been rescued fr...

Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearings amid fanfare at home

Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearings amid fanfare at home

-- 2019-12-08 10:46:17

Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi departed on Sunday for the UN’s top court in The Hague to defend the country against charges of genocide of its Rohingya Muslim min...

Brucellosis cases rise in NW China’s Gansu Province

Brucellosis cases rise in NW China’s Gansu Province

Global Times 2019-12-07 19:15:15

At least 96 people in a veterinary research institute in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province were diagnosed with brucellosis by noon on Saturday, health authorities confirmed. As of Saturday no...

Dinosaur footprints found in ancient Chinese imperial resort

Dinosaur footprints found in ancient Chinese imperial resort

Xinhua 2019-12-07 17:23:57

Paleontologists announced Friday the discovery of numerous dinosaur footprint fossils dating back to the Jurassic period in the former royal summer resort in north China. The footprints from multiple...

Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze

Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze

Reuters 2019-12-07 10:40:32

A 23-year-old rape victim died in a hospital in the Indian capital two days after she was set on fire by a gang of men, including her alleged rapist, Reuters partner ANI reported on Saturday. The wom...

Thailand detains wife, children of Arakan Army leader

Thailand detains wife, children of Arakan Army leader

Reuters 2019-12-06 19:40:53

The Thai authorities have detained the wife and children of a top commander of Arakan Army, an insurgent group who are fighting for greater autonomy in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Thai officials sa...

Indonesia's airline boss to lose job over smuggled motorbike

Indonesia's airline boss to lose job over smuggled motorbike

Reuters 2019-12-06 17:27:34

The boss of Indonesia's national airline will be dismissed on suspicion of smuggling a motorbike into the country on a new plane. Indonesia's State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir announced t...

Indian police kill four men suspected of gang rape, murder

Indian police kill four men suspected of gang rape, murder

Reuters 2019-12-06 15:42:20

Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, a police official told Reuters news agency, drawing applause fr...

Rohingya 'genocide': Myanmar faces hearings at The Hague

Rohingya 'genocide': Myanmar faces hearings at The Hague

REUTERS 2019-12-06 10:06:30

In a wood-panelled hall of the ornate Peace Palace at The Hague, lawyers pressing a case against Myanmar for alleged genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority will next week ask judges to order im...

Suu Kyi receives waves of support ahead of genocide case

Suu Kyi receives waves of support ahead of genocide case

REUTERS 2019-12-06 09:57:51

The last time Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi travelled to western Europe, she was feted as the freshly elected civilian ruler of a fledgling democracy who had brought an end to half a century of mili...

Nepal for strengthening cooperation to boost tourism

Nepal for strengthening cooperation to boost tourism

-- 2019-12-05 18:06:10

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Deepak Raj Joshi has underscored the need for strengthening cooperation among the concerned tourism boards in this region for mutual bene...

China urges US to stop double standards on anti-terrorism

China urges US to stop double standards on anti-terrorism

Xinhua 2019-12-05 17:53:32

China warned Wednesday if the United States continues to play with double standards on anti-terrorism or even try to infringe upon other countries' sovereignty and security, it will end up swallowing...

Xinjiang’s peace, prosperity unnerve US

Xinjiang’s peace, prosperity unnerve US

Global Times 2019-12-05 17:18:31

The US House of Representatives passed the so-called Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 on Wednesday morning Beijing time. The bill requires the Trump administration to publicly denounce China's p...

Three-day international conference in Dhaka on December 10-12

Three-day international conference in Dhaka on December 10-12

FE Online Report 2019-12-04 19:48:41

A three-day international conference on financing for inclusive and sustainable development will be held in Dhaka on December 10-12 this year. Titled ‘Asia-Pacific Conference on Financing Inclu...