EU democracy 'under attack' as parliament rocked by Qatar bribe claims
Leaders of the EU Parliament accused foreign powers on December 12 of trying to corrupt European democracy, as a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar widened.
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‘Too late’ for vaccines to save North Korea
Wed, 18 May 2022 | 08:58The ongoing wave of omicron infections in North Korea could cause tens of thousands of deaths in the unvaccinated country, according to Oh Myoung-don, who heads the South Korean National Medical Center’s committee for clinical management of emerging infectious diseases.
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Russia says Ukrainians surrender at Azovstal, Kyiv urges swap
Wed, 18 May 2022 | 08:57Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who held off Russian fighters at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have surrendered, Moscow said on May 17 , as Kyiv called for an immediate prisoner swap.
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Duterte signs law giving right and protection to foundlings
Wed, 18 May 2022 | 08:56Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law promoting the rights of abandoned children with unknown parents and giving them more protection.
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Singapore FM meets Malaysia leaders to strengthen bilateral ties
Wed, 18 May 2022 | 08:56Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met political and corporate leaders in Malaysia on May 17 – the first day of his three-day visit to the country aimed at renewing and strengthening bilateral ties.
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Cooperation council eyed to bolster Thai-Saudi ties
Wed, 18 May 2022 | 08:55Thailand and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to set up a cooperation council to further strengthen bilateral ties.
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Sweden enters ‘new era’ with NATO bid
Tue, 17 May 2022 | 08:48Sweden on Monday officially announced it will apply for NATO membership as a deterrent against Russian aggression, entering a “new era” and reversing two centuries of military non-alignment.
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US reestablishes troop presence in Somalia to help fight Al-Shabaab
Tue, 17 May 2022 | 08:47President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, a senior American official told reporters on May 16.
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North Korea’s Kim slams officials over Covid response, deploys army
Tue, 17 May 2022 | 08:46North Korea’s Kim Jong Un criticised “irresponsible” officials over the country’s pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on May 16, as Seoul offered Covid-19 aid.
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Chinese immigrant attacked US church over ‘hatred of Taiwan’
Tue, 17 May 2022 | 08:46A Chinese immigrant who padlocked a church and opened fire on its Taiwanese-American congregation, killing one person and injuring five others, was motivated by hatred of the island and its people, US investigators said on May 16.
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Philippines’ finance chief Dominguez defends rice import liberalisation law
Tue, 17 May 2022 | 08:45Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief economic manager warns against moves to repeal the rice tariffication law (RTL), pointing to its benefits to Filipino consumers such as the big reduction in rice prices as more imports we
