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Two lions break free of container in Changi Airport, sedated
Two lions on their way to an overseas facility caused a mild scare at Changi Airport on Sunday when they broke free of a container in which they were being transported, reports The Straits Times.
12 December 2021, 19:03 PM
Soviet Russia's fall was death of 'historical Russia': Putin
President Vladimir Putin has lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago as the demise of what he called "historical Russia" and said the economic crisis that followed was so bad he was forced to moonlight as a taxi driver.
12 December 2021, 18:47 PM
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1937 - Japanese forces captured the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing).
12 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China, Russia dominate G7 discussions
While Russian President Vladimir Putin keeps the West guessing over Ukraine, it was the might of Chinese President Xi Jinping that garnered the long-term strategic focus when the diplomats from the Group of Seven richest democracies met this weekend.
12 December 2021, 13:27 PM
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1901 - Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada.
11 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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Former US president Donald Trump spat an expletive about his old ally, Israel’s ex-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for congratulating Joe Biden on his victory in last year’s election, according to a new book.
11 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bosnian Serb MPs step up secession push
Bosnian Serb lawmakers Friday kickstarted a controversial process of withdrawing from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s central institutions, despite repeated warnings against the move from the West.
11 December 2021, 18:00 PM
UK seeks 'unity against global aggressors' at G7 meeting
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized nations gathered beside the River Mersey in Liverpool for a meeting Saturday that host country Britain called “a show of unity against global aggressors.”
11 December 2021, 11:45 AM
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1946 - The United Nations General Assembly created the UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) to provide relief to children in war-torn countries.
10 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Poor soil, water putting food security at risk: FAO
Pressure on land and water resources has increased and poses a risk to not only feeding the next generation but the environment and security as well, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization warned Thursday.
10 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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The flag-wrapped coffin of India’s defence chief was towed through the streets of New Delhi on a gun carriage draped with flower garlands before he was cremated yesterday.
10 December 2021, 18:00 PM
UN finalising assessment on 'Uyghur abuses' in China's Xinjiang
The United Nations' human rights office is finalising its assessment of the situation in China's Xinjiang region, where Uyghurs are alleged to have been unlawfully detained, mistreated and forced to work, a spokesperson said on Friday.
10 December 2021, 14:37 PM
Xi Jinping responsible for Uyghur 'genocide': unofficial UK tribunal
An unofficial tribunal of lawyers and campaigners said Chinese President Xi Jinping bore primary responsibility for what it said was genocide, crimes against humanity and torture of Uyghurs and members of other minorities in the Xinjiang region.
10 December 2021, 14:29 PM
US can extradite Julian Assange now to face espionage charges
A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court’s decision that the WikiLeaks founder’s mental health was too fragile to withstand the American criminal justice system.
10 December 2021, 12:13 PM
53 killed in Mexico migrant truck accident
At least 53 mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents to befall migrants risking their lives to reach the United States.
10 December 2021, 04:13 AM
Azerbaijan says soldier killed in clashes with Armenia
An Azerbaijani soldier has died in a shootout with Armenian forces, officials in Baku said yesterday, two weeks after the arch-foe countries held talks on easing tensions following their war last year.
9 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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1995 - Israeli soldiers quit the West Bank town of Tulkarm and a first contingent of PLO police moved in to Hebron as part of a handover to Palestinian rule.
9 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Wealthy nations may hoard shots again
Wealthy countries may start to hoard Covid-19 vaccines again, threatening global supplies as they seek to shore up stocks to fight the new Omicron variant of the virus, a senior World Health Organization official said yesterday.
9 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Number of journalists jailed worldwide high in 2021, at least 24 killed: CPJ
The number of journalists worldwide who are behind bars reached a global high in 2021, according to a new report from the non-profit Committee to Protect Journalists, which says that 293 reporters were imprisoned as of December 1 this year.
9 December 2021, 07:57 AM
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