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Free speech has limits
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech on Friday, but added that it was “not without limits” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Texas: Biden vies for GOP stronghold
Vincent Siewit just dropped off his vote at a polling place in Houston -- one of nine million people in Texas who have already voted, racing past the state’s presidential election turnout from 2016.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump v Biden: The bookmakers’ $1b election
The US presidential election is proving a boon for bookmakers, with estimates that more than $1 billion has already been bet on the winner around the world even before polling day.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia angers India with independent Kashmir on banknote
India has complained to Saudi Arabia over a banknote that shows Kashmir as a separate country, in the latest protest over maps of the disputed region that have also targeted foreign media outlets and a social media giant.
31 October 2020, 14:39 PM
Belgian teacher suspended after showing Prophet cartoon
A Brussels district has suspended a teacher who showed a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) while discussing the murder of a French teacher who had used the same image, its spokesman said Friday.
31 October 2020, 13:24 PM
Three in custody in France following Nice attack
A third person has been taken into custody in France in connection with a knife attack which left three dead in Nice, a police source says, as the government ramps up security efforts against possible militant attacks.
31 October 2020, 12:11 PM
Free speech has limits, shouldn’t needlessly hurt certain communities: Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech on Friday, but added that it was "not without limits" and should not "arbitrarily and needlessly hurt" certain communities.
31 October 2020, 10:25 AM
Saudi man crashes car into gates of Makkah's Grand Mosque
A Saudi man in a speeding car crashed into the outer gates of Makkah's Grand Mosque late Friday night, the country's state-run news agency reported.
31 October 2020, 05:43 AM
Death toll reaches 26 in earthquake that hit Turkey, Greek island
Rescue teams on Saturday plowed through concrete blocks and debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 26 people. More than 800 others were injured.
31 October 2020, 04:43 AM
Strong earthquake kills 14 people in Turkey and Greek islands
Fourteen people have been killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday, bringing buildings crashing down and setting off tidal waves which slammed into coastal areas and islands.
30 October 2020, 19:10 PM
Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
A strong earthquake of magnitude of up 7.0 struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, local and international observatories said.
30 October 2020, 12:49 PM
Make Science Great Again: US researchers dream of life after Trump
With the presidential election looming - and Democrat Joe Biden ahead in the polls and promising to prioritise the role of science in policymaking - some researchers hope for a return to the days when the United States is viewed as the best place on earth to do their jobs.
30 October 2020, 11:22 AM
Pompeo wraps up Asia tour in Vietnam following prisoner release
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wound up a visit to Asia in Vietnam after a tour marked by his repeated calls for help for the United States in confronting security threats posed by China.
30 October 2020, 11:04 AM
France on alert as official warns of more militant attacks after Nice church killings
France’s interior minister has said more militant attacks on its soil are likely and the country is engaged in a war against Islamist ideology following the second deadly knife attack in its cities in two weeks.
30 October 2020, 10:29 AM
S Korean ex-president Lee Sent to prison for 17 years
Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was ordered back to prison yesterday as the country’s Supreme Court upheld a 17-year jail term for bribery and embezzlement offences.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Vietnam hunts for survivors after typhoon kills 31
Vietnam hunted for survivors yesterday after landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave, one of its strongest storms in decades, lashed a central region already reeling from weeks of heavy rains that have killed at least 160 people.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Biden, if elected, would consult allies: advisers
Link copied to clipboard. Democrat Joe Biden would immediately consult with America’s main allies before deciding on the future of US tariffs on China, seeking “collective leverage” to strengthen his hand against Beijing if he is elected president, Biden top advisers said on Wednesday.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Cases resurging in South Asia
India passed eight million coronavirus cases, Colombo imposed a lockdown and Pakistan extended curbs yesterday as South Asia braces for a new wave of the pandemic.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Moderate to strong’ La Nina this year: UN
Global temperatures boosted by climate change will still be higher than usual despite the cooling effect of a “moderate to strong” La Nina weather phenomenon, the UN said yesterday.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Karabakh city hit by heaviest shelling in month of fighting
Azerbaijan yesterday launched its heaviest missile strikes in a month of fighting on the largest city in its Armenian-populated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, separatist officials said.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM