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As Australia burns in deadly fires, its people are choking

Australian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country’s east coast, officials said yesterday, with smoke and dust burning residents’ eyes and prompting a spike in respiratory...

December 6, 2019, Friday

3 in court over record US$900m meth haul

Two customs agents and an information technology worker appeared in a court yesterday on drug offenses over Australia’s largest seizure of methamphetamine, which had been smuggled to Melbourne from Bangkok...

December 6, 2019, Friday

Slowdown hits India’s poor hardest

The hunt for work becomes more desperate every day on Delhi’s street corner labor markets as India’s economic slowdown bites deeper, piling pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi just half a year into...

December 6, 2019, Friday

Japan mag ridiculed for ‘complicated’ advice

A JAPANESE magazine that advised women to compliment men on their intelligence by saying “You sound like Socrates” has been ridiculed in the country ranked one of the world’s worst for gender parity....

December 6, 2019, Friday

House issues impeachment report

THE evidence for impeaching US President Donald Trump for misconduct in office and obstruction is “overwhelming,” the report on the House investigation into the US leader said on Tuesday. The 300-page ...

December 5, 2019, Thursday

NATO leaders caught mocking Trump

THE leaders of Britain, Canada, France and the Netherlands were caught on camera at a Buckingham Palace reception mocking US President Donald Trump’s lengthy media appearances at the NATO summit. The ...

December 5, 2019, Thursday

Rare Tahiti Gauguin sells for US$10.5m

A RARE canvas by French artist Paul Gauguin from his time in Tahiti fetched 9.5 million euros (US$10.5 million) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly twice its estimated value, the auction house said....

December 5, 2019, Thursday

Malaysian PM gets ready for 2020 APEC

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

December 5, 2019, Thursday

Hot, fast and wild records of 2019

The hottest month, the fastest marathon, the wildest auction prices....

December 5, 2019, Thursday

10 dead as typhoon hits Philippines

The death toll from a typhoon that hit provinces south of the Philippine capital rose to 10, disaster agencies said yesterday, adding precautions and compulsory evacuations were key to preventing more...

December 5, 2019, Thursday

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