Amsterdam airport partially evacuated in security alert, one arrested: officials
THE HAGU: Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was partially evacuated late Tuesday and one person arrested amid an unspecified security alert, an…
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Rio’s Zika outbreak matches Asian virus, researchers say
MIAMI: The mosquito-borne Zika virus behind last year’s outbreak in Rio de Janeiro closely resembles another strain from Asia and…
Cave artwork in France 10,000 years older than thought
WASHINGTON: Some of the world’s oldest prehistoric artwork, located in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave in southeastern France, is actually 10,000…
After protests, French PM vows to help youth get jobs
PARIS: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls unveiled measures Monday to help young people find work, aiming to quell weeks of…
State-owned Pertamina exploring close to border regions
JAKARTA: Energy company Pertamina plans to explore for oil and gas in areas close to Indonesia’s maritime border in the…
EU cracks down on tax havens, targeting big multinationals
STRASBOURG (FRANCE): The EU will unveil plans on Tuesday to limit the rampant use of tax havens by the world’s…
Indonesian prisoner masterminded smuggling of drugs from Malaysia
JAKARTA: Indonesia has severed a Malaysian drug pipeline allegedly masterminded by a Indonesian drug kingpin serving time at a prison…
China solar giant says president ‘assisting’ inquiries
SHANGHAI: The new president of Chinese solar giant Wuxi Suntech Power is “assisting an inquiry” at Customs’ request, its parent…