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Have financial markets become too complacent? At first glance, it is difficult to argue that investors are not paying enough attention to the two most important issues facing markets: the US-China trade war and the conduct of American...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from Inquirer News » World
Millions of people are turning to water tank trucks in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu as house and hotel taps run dry because of an acute water shortage caused by drying lakes and depleted groundwater. The post Parts of southern...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
TOKYO, June 20 — Japan today flatly rejected as “unacceptable” a South Korean proposal to set up a joint fund to compensate wartime forced labourers, a bitter dispute that has bogged down bilateral ties. The proposed fund would not solve...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal. A U.S. official said that…Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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China's Football Association has turned to one of the finest leagues in the world to kick start young Chinese players. It begins at a training center in Madrid with hopes to create the country's next football stars. The post China turns...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
WASHINGTON, June 20 — President Donald Trump plans a speech at the Lincoln Memorial and a possible Air Force One flyover for an amped-up Independence Day celebration in Washington, drawing criticism that he wants to transform a...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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A father and his 9-year-old son with autism were forced to leave a church service in a chapel due to the child being “too disruptive.” The post 9-year-old boy with autism forced to leave chapel due to his ‘loud expressions’...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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WASHINGTON, June 20 — South Korea yesterday urged North Korea to hold another summit with its leader ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to Seoul next week, while the United States said its door remained “wide open” for talks...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Japan Times » News category » World
Cold War-era spy satellite images are showing scientists that glaciers on the Himalayas are now melting about twice as fast as they used to.The Asian ...Wednesday, June 19, 2019 from theSundaily.my World News
KHARTOUM : Sudan’s army ruler Wednesday called on protest leaders to resume talks on the transfer of power without any conditions, as tension between the two sides persists after the bloody dispersal of demonstrators. Dozens of...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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WASHINGTON, June 20 — With a 2020 campaign launch painting opponents in almost apocalyptic terms, President Donald Trump showed Democrats the scorched earth treatment they can expect in his fight for reelection. And Democrats — barring...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
BEIJING, June 20 — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang today accompanied by a clutch of senior officials, as Beijing looks to bolster North Korea a week before Xi and US President Donald Trump are due to meet amid a bitter...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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LONDON : Conservative MPs will decide Thursday who will join Boris Johnson ( pix ) in the final two battling become Britain’s next prime minister, with three contenders jostling for the second spot. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt,...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
ISTANBUL, June 20 — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan intensified pressure on the opposition candidate in a re-run election for mayor of Istanbul by saying he would be barred from taking office if found guilty of insulting a provincial...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Japan Times » News category » World
Trust in vaccines — one of the world’s most effective and widely-used medical products — is highest in poorer countries but weaker in wealthier ones ...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from theSundaily.my World News
BEIRUT : Regime attacks killed 17 civilians and 11 combatants in Syria’s jihadist-run northwest on Wednesday, a war monitor said, the latest violence to rattle a region housing three million people. Twelve civilians were killed in regime...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Japan Times » News category » World
Amid scientists’ increasingly urgent warnings, the Trump administration ordered a sweeping about-face Wednesday on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power ...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
WASHINGTON, June 20 — Joe Biden drew strong condemnation yesterday from fellow Democratic presidential contenders and demands for an apology after he defended his old-fashioned political style by recalling the “civility” with which he...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from theSundaily.my World News
NEW YORK : A US jury on Wednesday convicted a “self-help” guru of racketeering, sex trafficking and other crimes for his leadership of a cult-like organization of sex slaves he branded like cattle. Keith Raniere, 58, coerced a string of...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
MOSCOW, June 20 — Russians are set to ask President Vladimir Putin about growing poverty at home and tensions abroad during an annual televised phone-in today, which comes following a fall in his approval ratings. The leader is also...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from theSundaily.my World News
ISTANBUL : Istanbul will vote for a mayor for the second time in three months on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party fights to win back the city after a shock defeat in March. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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A grim update from the UN ahead of World Refugee Day, the number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution exceeded 70 million in 2018. The post UN warns of more than 70 million world wide refugees appeared first on CGTN...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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Pony.ai, founded by two former Baidu executives, was valued at US$1.7bil in its latest funding round in April.Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
JAKARTA, June 20 — A powerful earthquake struck Indonesia early today, 248 km west of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, in the province of West Papua, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. USGS said the quake had a magnitude of 6.3, revising its...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
New Zealand opened a gun buyback scheme Thursday aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons similar to those used in the Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51…Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China could build as many as 30 overseas nuclear reactors through its involvement in the "Belt and Road" initiative over the next decade, a senior industry official told a meeting of China's political...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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In Niantic's free-to-play mobile game, players can capture magical creatures from the Harry Potter franchise, cast spells and explore locations based around real landmarks.Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Hindu - International
Sommaroey, which lies north of the Arctic Circle, stays dark from November to January.Thursday, June 20, 2019 from Inquirer News » World
One father from Illinois, United States took matters into his own hands when his daughter, who has autism, could not find an escort for prom. The post Dad escorts daughter with autism to senior prom appeared first on Inquirer News .Thursday, June 20, 2019 from Inquirer News » World
A SEAL charged with killing an Iraqi ISIS in his care had told fellow troops that if they encountered a wounded enemy, he wanted medics to know how "to nurse him to death." The post Witness: Navy SEAL called dead prisoner an ‘ISIS...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Star Online News Highlights
BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his fields in Diyala province, he found the remains of a mobile phone and plastic bottle which he believes was an explosive...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
DUBAI, June 20 — Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have shot down a US “spy” drone in the southern province of Hormozgan, the Guards' news website, Sepah News, said on Thursday. Tension between Iran and the United States has...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Japan Times » News category » World
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday refused to apologize for comments about his dealings with two segregationist senators in the 1970s, and said ...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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SINGAPORE (ANN): Henry Golding was once a hairdresser before he made the cut as a box-office star in Crazy Rich Asians.Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
CAIRO, June 20 — Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis struck a power station in Saudi Arabia's al-Shuqaiq city, in the southern province of Jizan, with a cruise missile, their Al Masirah TV said yesterday, but there was no immediate...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Malay Mail Online | World
NEW YORK, June 20 — A US jury yesterday convicted a “self-help” guru of racketeering, sex trafficking and other crimes for his leadership of a cult-like organisation of sex slaves he branded like cattle. Keith Raniere, 58, coerced a...Thursday, June 20, 2019 from The Indian Express » Section » World
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WASHINGTON, June 20 — Moscow must ensure that those charged with murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 face justice, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, after international investigators accused three Russians and...