North Korea missile test reaches new heights
SEOUL: North Korea launched what appeared to be a second intermediate-range Musudan missile on Wednesday that flew about 400 km,…
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Heads up! Seoul launches campaign to keep smartphone users safe
SEOUL: Pedestrians glued to their smartphones were given something else to look at this week, as officials in Seoul launched…
Hong Kong becomes world’s costliest city — Mercer
PARIS: Hong Kong has overtaken Angola’s capital to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer’s annual survey…
China plans first regular civilian cruises to disputed Spratlys by 2020
BEIJING: China will offer its first regular civilian cruises to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea by 2020,…
Debris found in Australia ruled out as from MH370
SYDNEY: A piece of debris that washed up on a remote island off Australia’s south coast was ruled out today…
Jaguar used in Olympic torch event killed in Brazil
BRASÍLIA: A jaguar trotted out for the Olympic torch’s passage through Brazil’s Amazon was killed shortly afterward when it escaped…
Peru seizes 8 mn seahorses illegally bound for Asia
LIMA: Peruvian authorities seized eight million seahorses smuggled onto a Chinese-flagged ship bound for Asia, the government said. Officers found…
White House decries Senate ‘cowardice’ for rejecting gun control
WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday denounced the “cowardice” of US senators who failed to pass gun control legislation taken…