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Journalist murdered in Mexico, ninth of 2018

Mexico: Gunmen on Friday killed a Mexican journalist who had received threats after reporting on corruption in the southern state of Chiapas, his newspaper said, in what was at least the ninth murder of a reporter in the country this year.Mario Gomez, a reporter with El Heraldo de Chiapas, is the latest victim in a wave of violence against the pre
44 killed as Tanzanian ferry capsizes in Lake Victoria

Dodoma: At least 44 people have been killed after a passenger ferry capsized in Lake Victoria, a Tanzanian government official said.Thirty-seven others were rescued, Mwanza Regional Commissioner John Mongela told Xinhua on Thursday over the phone."The number of victims might rise as rescue operations are underway," he said. "The rescue team is
Globalisation may have been prehistoric practice

The study suggests the process of societies creating connections and becoming interdependent, known as globalisation, also played out among human society millennia ago.
Woman in critical condition after Barrier Reef shark attack

Brisbane, Australia: A woman was in a critical condition Thursday after she was mauled by a shark on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said. The 46-year-old tourist from Tasmania state was swimming Wednesday from a yacht in Cid Harbor on Whitsunday Island off the Queensland state coast when she was attacked by a shark that mauled an upp
59% of all terrorist attacks in 2017 in 5 Asian countries: Report

The total number of terrorist attacks worldwide last year decreased by 23 per cent. Similarly, the total deaths due to terrorist violence decreased by 27 per cent.
Giving birth in Afghanistan: MSF’s ‘baby factory’
Robotic skins could bring your stuffed toys to life

The technology was designed in partnership with NASA, and its multifunctional and reusable nature would allow astronauts to accomplish an array of tasks with the same reconfigurable material.
1 killed in US courthouse shooting

Washington : A gunman who opened fire in a courthouse building in the US state of Pennsylvania and injured four people, has been shot dead by the police, authorities said. The gunman entered the gunman Masontown Borough Municipal Centre at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday and began firing, CNN quoted Lt. Steve Dowlin of the Pennsylvania State Polic
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia faces 21 new charges

Najib is expected to be charged in court Thursday afternoon after being detained a day earlier by anti-corruption investigators.
Seven inmates die after Brazil prison riot

Six prisoners were killed by fellow inmates while a seventh died from burns. The rioting prisoners were demanding quicker judgement, improved conditions and the replacement of the prison's director. The prison has a capacity for 208 inmates but holds 374
New Zealand celebrates 125 years of women having the vote

New Zealand became the first nation in the world to allow women to vote 125 years ago, and hundreds of people celebrated the anniversary by turning out to gatherings and speeches with some wearing period costumes or the white camellia flowers a symbol of the movement.
Child marriage in Malaysia draws UN condemnation

Kuala Lumpur: The marriage of a 15-year-old Malaysian girl to a man almost three times her age drew condemnation from the United Nations Wednesday, putting fresh pressure on the Muslim-majority country to halt such unions.The teenager became the second wife of the 44-year-old in July after an Islamic court gave permission for the pair to wed in
Qatar Airways announces $69 million revenue loss this year

Dubai: Qatar Airways says it suffered a $69 million loss this year off revenue of $11.5 billion amid a boycott of Doha by four Arab nations.The carrier made the announcement in a statement Tuesday, over a year after the boycott saw Qatar Airways locked out the airspace of Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.Qatar Airways al
Pakistan’s Prime Minister visits Saudi Arabia

Dubai: United Arab Emirates Pakistan's new Prime Minister, the former cricket player Imran Khan, is in Saudi Arabia as part of his first overseas trip. Khan arrived in the kingdom on Tuesday and will later travel to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. While in Saudi Arabia, Khan traveled to Medina and visited the Prophet's M
Tesla confirms it is under probe by US Justice Department

It's not clear what the Justice Department is investigating, said the report. Tesla is also under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Tuberculosis remains world’s deadliest infectious disease: WHO

Geneva: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world's deadliest infectious disease although global efforts have averted an estimated 54 million tuberculosis (TB) deaths since 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. WHO, in its latest 2018 Global TB Report, says countries are still not doing enough to end TB by 2030 and calls for an
Moon, Kim sign summit agreement in Pyongyang

Details of the agreement signed by the leaders were not immediately available, Yonhap news agency reported.
Donald Trump to impose tariffs on $200 bn in Chinese goods

Taken together, it means roughly half of the products that China sells to the US each year will be hit by American tariffs.
Moon flies to Pyongyang for third inter-Korean summit

The rare visit comes amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula that has seen Moon and Kim exchange brotherly hugs and warm smiles at their first meeting in April at the Demilitarised Zone dividing the peninsula.
Ukraine says Russia’s fresh statement on MH17 crash ‘fake’

"This is an absolute lie. This is another fake of the Russian Federation," Poltorak told reporters during a media briefing in Kiev.