Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:22:20 +0000
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – More than two million Muslims begin the annual hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicization of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions. The hajj, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, is one of Islam’s five pillars and must be undertaken by all […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:15:36 +0000
BEIJING, China (AFP) – China issued a red alert for incoming super typhoon “Lekima” (“Hanna” in the Philippines) which is expected to batter eastern Zhejiang province early Saturday with high winds and torrential rainfall. The ninth typhoon of the year is projected to move northwest up China’s coast Saturday with the China Meteorological Administration focusing […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:05:16 +0000
Hundreds of pro-democracy activists, some wearing face masks and helmets, staged a sit-in at Hong Kong’s airport on Friday hoping to win support from international visitors for their movement. “No rioters, only tyranny,” the demonstrators chanted as they began a three-day action — the latest in a string of protests that have rocked the international […]
Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 07:22:39 +0000
The Chinese survey ship that encroached upon Vietnam’s continental shelf reportedly since early July has been withdrawn.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 04:44:37 +0000
Yangon West District Court handed down long-term prison sentences to seven people including Australian national Ross Dunkley, Former CEO of the Myanmar Times newspaper, on drug charges on August 7.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:12:05 +0000
EL PASO, Texas — Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to two cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 22:53:55 +0000
CHICAGO — Pregnancy started out rough for Leslie Siu. Morning sickness and migraines had her reeling and barely able to function at a demanding New York marketing job, so like rising numbers of U.S. mothers-to-be, she turned to marijuana.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:05:40 +0000
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong is facing its “most severe situation” since its handover from British rule in 1997 following weeks of demonstrations and the central government is considering what measures to take next, the head of Beijing’s Cabinet office responsible for the territory said yesterday. Zhang Xiaoming was speaking to Hong Kong residents […]
Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 06:23:08 +0000
Gunmen raided the federal mint’s headquarters in Mexico City and looted valuable items from a vault Tuesday, authorities said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:37:19 +0000
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire demonstration of newly-developed short-range ballistic missiles he said were intended to send an “adequate warning” to the United States and South Korea over their joint military exercises.
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