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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.
Nepal seeks review of Gurkha recruitment deal with Britain
Published On: December 14, 2019 03:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Nepal wants to review a military deal allowing its citizens to be enlisted in the British army, before a planned recruitment of Nepali women in the Brigade of Gurkhas for the first time in two centuries, the Himalayan country’s foreign minister said.
North Korea says it conducted another crucial test at satellite launch site - KCNA
Published On: December 14, 2019 02:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Dec 14: North Korea said it had conducted another test at a satellite launch site on Friday to bolster its strategic nuclear deterrence, North Korean state media outlet KCNA reported on Saturday.
Former PM Tebboune elected Algeria’s new president
Published On: December 13, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ALGIERS, Algeria, Dec 13: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former prime minister and loyalist of Algeria’s influential army chief, has been elected the country’s new president in a vote boycotted by members of a vibrant nationwide protest movement, electoral authorities announced Friday.
Clashes erupt in Delhi over citizenship law; PM Abe cancels visit
Published On: December 13, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Dec 13: Violent clashes erupted in Delhi between police and thousands of university students on Friday over the enactment of a contentious new citizenship law, with the unrest leading Japan’s prime minister to cancel a planned visit to India.
New Indian citizenship law "discriminatory" against Muslims - U.N. says
Published On: December 13, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Dec 13: The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Friday that India’s new citizenship law is “fundamentally discriminatory in nature” by excluding Muslims and called for it to be reviewed.
World leaders react to Boris Johnson's British election victory
Published On: December 13, 2019 04:49 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Dec 13: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a majority in a landslide election victory, results showed on Friday.
Thai king completes coronation year with barge procession through old Bangkok
Published On: December 13, 2019 04:32 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK , Dec 13: Aboard a golden royal barge, King Maha Vajiralongkorn was rowed along the river winding through the oldest part of Bangkok on Thursday, as thousands of loyal Thais thronged the banks to see the final ritual of his drawn out coronation.
New Zealand recovers 6 bodies days after volcanic eruption
Published On: December 13, 2019 01:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WHAKATANE, New Zealand DEC 13 — New Zealand military specialists recovered six bodies from a small volcanic island Friday days after an eruption claimed at least eight other lives and left a toxic and volatile landscape.
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