Wah! East Asian words enter Oxford English Dictionary
HONG KONG: Words most commonly heard on the streets of Hong Kong and Singapore like “yum cha” and “wah” have…
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France investigates $2 million payment linked to Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics bid
PARIS: French investigators said on Thursday they suspect that $2 million paid to a son of disgraced athletics supremo Lamine…
Brazil’s new president names business-friendly cabinet
BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s acting president Michel Temer named a business-friendly cabinet Thursday after his former boss Dilma Rousseff was suspended from…
Duterte to visit pope, apologise for insult
Philippine president-elect wants to explain to the Vatican and asks for forgiveness, says aide Lavina
‘Sextortion,’ a new cyber crime, is common
WASHINGTON: Sextortion – using nude photos of someone to press for even racier content or other goods – is surprisingly…
Aussie teens lagging behind in maths, science and reading
SYDNEY: Australia’s 15-year-olds are lagging well behind their counterparts in other countries in reading, mathematics and science, a report shows.…
Shaking felt in Taipei as 5.6-magnitude quake hits
TAIPEI: Buildings shook violently in Taiwan’s capital Taipei yesterday as a 5.6-magnitude quake hit off the island’s northeast coast, with…
UK tackles ‘dirty’ property ahead of anti-corruption summit
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans Thursday to stop the flow of dirty money through the London property…