Student leaders blocked from flying
HONG KONG: Three Hong Kong student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing yesterday to take their fight…
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Beijing police bust ‘underground banks’ that funnelled US$23 bln overseas
BEIJING: Beijing police have shut down more than 10 ‘underground banks’ responsible for illegally funnelling more than US$22.6 billion out…
Tsunami alert sparks panic in Indonesia
KOTA TERNATE, Indonesia: A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia yesterday, sparking a tsunami warning and…
Buoyed by China deal, Obama seeks world climate pact
BRISBANE, Australia: A Sino-US breakthrough on curbing carbon emissions proves a global deal on climate change is achievable, US President…
Fast food targeting black kids in US
WASHINGTON: Fast-food restaurants in the United States are “disproportionately” targeting black children and kids in middle-income and rural areas, according…
Boko Haram seizes Chibok, hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls
KANO (NIGERIA): Boko Haram has seized the town of Chibok in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, from where 276 schoolgirls were…
World’s tallest and shortest men meet on Records Day
LONDON: The world’s tallest and shortest men came face to shin on Thursday to celebrate the 10th annual Guinness World…
Obama calls on Myanmar to protect Rohingyas
YANGON: US President Barack Obama called yesterday for Myanmar to end discrimination against Rohingya people, urging in his strongest comments…