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SANTIAGO: Wildfires raging in eastern Bolivia have burned more than 450,000 hectares, or roughly an area the size of the US state of Delaware, officials in San Cruz province estimate. Bolivian officials said on Thursday (Aug 22) they were awaiting the arrival of a “Supertanker 747” fire-fighting …
Continue ReadingAlphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday that its YouTube streaming service disabled 210 channels that showed signs of a coordinated influence operation around videos related to the Hong Kong protests.
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CHANTILLY: France’s Emmanuel Macron had a “frank” exchange with India’s Narendra Modi about tensions in divided Kashmir on Thursday (Aug 22), telling him Paris would remain attentive to the rights of people living on both sides of the ceasefire line. As tensions soared in the flashpoint region …
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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said on Friday Pyongyang is ready for both dialogue and confrontation with the United States, warning Washington that continuing with sanctions would be a miscalculation, according to state media KCNA.
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TOKYO: Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday (Aug 23) South Korea’s decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact was regrettable and showed it failed to appreciate the growing national security threat posed by North Korean missiles. “North Korea’s repeated missile tests …
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OTTAWA: Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou alleged in court documents released on Wednesday (Aug 21) that she was unlawfully detained and questioned by Canadian border agents in Vancouver last year. Border agents detained her under the pretense of an immigration matter and never alerted her …
Continue ReadingIndonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.
Continue ReadingDozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya — where passengers can swap trash for travel tickets.
Continue ReadingBEKASI, West Java: Since he was born 45 years ago, Mr Jefri has been living next to an illegal dump site in Burangkeng in Bekasi city, some 20km to the east of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. He is used to the foul garbage smell that hangs in the air, but the situation at the village worsened in the …
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SEOUL: A North Korean spokesman said on Thursday the United States’ recent mid-range cruise missile test and plans to deploy F-35 jets and offensive military equipment around the Korean peninsula were “dangerous” moves that would “trigger a new cold war” in the region. READ: US tests medium-range …
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