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Strong earthquake strikes southern Philippines, no tsunami expected
Published On: December 15, 2019 01:43 PM NPT By: Reuters
DEC 15: A powerful earthquake struck near the Philippines city of Davao on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the latest tremor to strike the southern part of the country in recent months, but there was no threat of a tsunami.
North Korea says new tests will help it counter US threats
Published On: December 15, 2019 01:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea DEC 15: North Korea said it successfully performed another “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent.
Toxic air, gases hamper search for last 2 volcano victims
Published On: December 15, 2019 01:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WHAKATANE, New Zealand DEC 15: A second land search of New Zealand’s volcanic White Island on Sunday failed to locate the bodies of the last two victims of an eruption that has now claimed 16 lives, most of them tourists.
China suspends planned tariffs scheduled for Dec. 15 on some U.S. goods
Published On: December 15, 2019 12:01 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI, Dec 15: China has suspended additional tariffs on some U.S. goods that were meant to be implemented on Dec. 15, the State Council’s customs tariff commission said on Sunday, after the world’s two largest economies agreed a “phase one” trade deal on Friday.
USTR files notice suspending Dec. 15 tariffs on Chinese goods
Published On: December 14, 2019 08:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 14: The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Friday filed a Federal Register notice suspending the 15% U.S. tariffs slated to go into effect on Sunday on Chinese goods worth about $160 billion after reaching a “phase one” trade deal with Beijing.
Violent protests rage in India for fourth day over citizenship law
Published On: December 14, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
KOLKATA/LUCKNOW, Dec 14: Demonstrators in eastern India set fire to more than a dozen buses and vandalised at least six railway stations on Saturday, as violent protests against a new citizenship law continued for a fourth straight day.
New Zealand divers search for volcano victims; death toll rises to 15
Published On: December 14, 2019 07:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
WELLINGTON, Dec 14: New Zealand divers searched contaminated waters near the volcanic White Island for two remaining bodies on Saturday, as the death toll from an eruption rose to 15 people, the police said.
Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption
Published On: December 14, 2019 05:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
KHARTOUM, Dec 14: A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility, the first ruling against the ex-leader ousted by mass unrest.
Hong Kong leader Lam visits Beijing as pressure mounts at home
Published On: December 14, 2019 05:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Dec 14: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam visited Beijing on Saturday for her first trip to the Chinese capital since her government was handed a crushing defeat in local elections last month, prompting speculation about changes to her leadership team.
Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund Pacific vaccination campaign
Published On: December 14, 2019 04:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, Dec 14: The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday extended a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak which has killed 72 people, mostly infants, as New Zealand announced NZ$1 million ($640,700) to help combat measles in the Pacific.
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