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Beijing backs Carrie Lam
China’s top representative in Hong Kong said on Thursday the central government in Beijing maintained its support for Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is grappling with the city’s greatest political crisis since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Millions
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China flood death toll hits 61, over 350,000 evacuated
As many as 61 people have been killed and 356,000 evacuated from their homes as heavy rain and floods swept through large parts of southern and central China this week, Chinese rescue authorities said. In a notice published late on
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Passengers injured as Air Canada makes emergency landing
TRENTON: Thirty passengers were injured, nine seriously, when an Air Canada flight was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday in Hawaii, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting an Air Canada spokesperson. The plane was on its way to Sydney, Australia from
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Trump to meet tech companies after bashing social media
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will host a meet of major technology companies at the White House in the coming weeks, he said Thursday as he bashed social media platforms for having an alleged bias against conservatives. Trump announced the
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Rwandan prescription for Depression: Sun, drum, dance, community.
As a consequence of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, prevalences of mental disorders are elevated in Rwanda. More knowledge about determinants of mental stress can help to improve mental health services and treatment in the east-central African country. The present study
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Man wears 15 shirts to not pay excess baggage fine on the flight
When John and his family arrived at the Nice airport in France they were told that their luggage was heavy. After which John started wearing clothes from the bag to reduce the baggage weight. Remember the Manchester woman, 30-year-old, Natalie Wynn,
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American Airlines: Cover up or no flying
A female doctor who was travelling from Jamaica to the United States was barred from boarding American Airlines flight as her clothes were ‘inappropriate.’ She was travelling with her 8-year-old son. A female doctor from Houston and her 8-year-old son
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Britain’s ambassador to the US quit amidst spat over leaked memo
LONDON: Britain’s ambassador to Washington quit on Wednesday after days of stinging criticism from Donald Trump, leading to accusations that Boris Johnson, the favorite to be the next British prime minister, had “thrown him under the bus”. Memos from Kim
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Migrant whose daughter died slams ‘cruelty’ of US detention
WASHINGTON: A Guatemalan woman whose infant daughter died after being held by US immigration authorities denounced the “cruelty” of the country’s migrant detention centers on Wednesday. Yazmin Juarez spoke out at “Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border,” a
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Deutsche Bank under probe by DOJ over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR: The U.S. Justice Department is investigating German financial institution Deutsche Bank for possible violation of foreign corruption or anti-money-laundering laws in its work for the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) fund. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yesterday reported that
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