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Kim Jong Un expected to ring in 2019 with big policy speech
Published On: December 31, 2018 03:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Dec 31: Kim Jong Un will be keeping North Korea watchers busy on New Year’s Day, when he is expected to give his annual address laying out the country’s top priorities for the year ahead.
High rise building collapses in Russia, at least two dead: reports
Published On: December 31, 2018 01:16 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Dec 31: Rescue services in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk scrambled to find survivors after a suspected gas blast in the early hours of Monday caused the partial collapse of a high rise apartment building, killing at least two people, news agencies reported.
25 militants killed in airstrikes near Kabul
Published On: December 31, 2018 12:55 PM NPT By: Agencies
KABUL, Dec 31: At least 25 Taliban militants were killed after the Afghan Air Force launched airstrikes in eastern Wardak province, 35 km west of Kabul, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday quoting the country's Ministry of Defense.
Climate change takes toll on French oyster farmers
Published On: December 31, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year's Eve ritual for the French, but as winters get warmer and summers get drier many growers worry there will soon be fewer of the prized mollusks to go around.
Election official says Bangladesh’s ruling alliance won vote
Published On: December 31, 2018 08:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DHAKA, Dec 31: An election official says Bangladesh’s ruling alliance led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won Sunday’s election with 288 seats giving it enough to form the government.
N. Korean leader calls for more talks with South in new year
Published On: December 30, 2018 04:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Dec 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday calling for more peace talks between the leaders in the new year following their active engagement in 2018, South Korea’s presidential office said.
Congo votes in long-delayed presidential election
Published On: December 30, 2018 03:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KINSHASA, Congo, Dec 30: People in Congo have begun voting in a long-delayed presidential election that could bring the troubled country’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power.
Bali volcano shoots new burst of ash; flights unaffected
Published On: December 30, 2018 03:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DENPASAR, Dec 30: A volcano on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali shot a new burst of hot ash into the air early Sunday in the latest of the country’s several eruptions within a week.
Trump, Xi hold telephonic conversation, agree to implement past deals
Published On: December 30, 2018 01:19 PM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 30: Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday held a telephone conversation, expressing their willingness to push for implementation of their agreements reached during the G-20 summit in Argentina, international media reports said.
Clashes mar Bangladesh election where turnout appears thin
Published On: December 30, 2018 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
DHAKA, Dec 30 : Clashes between supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling party and its opponents killed two people and wounded nearly a dozen on Sunday, a government official and police said, as the country voted in a general election after violence-plagued campaigns.
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