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Wed, November 25, 2020 | 08:51

American hotel guest facing jail over bad reviews seeks settlement

American hotel guest facing jail over bad reviews seeks settlement

A Thai island hotel will go into mediation with an American guest who faces up to five years in jail after it filed a criminal complaint against him over negative online reviews, both parties said on Thursday. The case involving the Sea View Koh Chang hotel and American teacher Wesley Barnes has drawn new scrutiny to Thailand's criminal defamation and computer crimes laws, wh...

2020-10-01 20:59

Indian low-caste woman dies after gang-rape, second in a week

Indian low-caste woman dies after gang-rape, second in a week

A woman from India's marginalised Dalit community has died after being gang-raped, police said Thursday, days after the death of a teenager from the same low-caste group at the hands of a group of high-caste men sparked outrage. The 22-year-old, a member of India's "untouchable" Dalit community, was allegedly raped by two men on Tuesday and died while being taken to hospital,...

2020-10-01 17:42

Japan court orders gov't and TEPCO to pay in Fukushima disaster

Japan court orders gov't and TEPCO to pay in Fukushima disaster

A Japanese court on Wednesday found the government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant negligent for failing to take measures to prevent the 2011 nuclear disaster, ordering them to pay some 1 billion yen ($9.5 million) in damages to thousands of residents for their lost livelihoods. The Sendai High Court found fault with the government in the meltdowns of ...

2020-10-01 10:57

Armenia and Azerbaijan vow to keep fighting as deaths mount

Armenia and Azerbaijan vow to keep fighting as deaths mount

Armenia and Azerbaijan vowed to keep fighting and rejected international calls for negotiations Wednesday as clashes over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region raged for a fourth day. In the breakaway province's capital Stepanakert, two explosions were heard around midnight as sirens sounded. Residents said the city had been attacked by drones.

2020-10-01 10:17

Chinese company targets global sales with quick Covid-19 tests

Chinese company targets global sales with quick Covid-19 tests

A Chinese company is entering the global race to help defeat the coronavirus, promising its testing machine will return results faster than a lab and more reliably than at-home screening kits.

2020-09-29 20:20

Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 18 killed

Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 18 killed

Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces has erupted again over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the territory's defense ministry said 16 soldiers and two civilians have been killed and more than 100 others wounded. Azerbaijan's president, meanwhile, says his military has suffered losses, but gave no details.

2020-09-28 14:15

Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry

Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry

Armenia and Azerbaijan: A decades-long bloody rivalry

Armenia and Azerbaijan, two ex-Soviet republics in the Caucasus, are locked in a decades-long territorial dispute with deadly fighting erupting Sunday. Here are the key issues surrounding their conflict.

2020-09-28 14:15

Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 18 killed

Carbon monoxide kills 16 in coal mine in southwest China

Carbon monoxide kills 16 in coal mine in southwest China

BEIJING (AP) -- Sixteen people died Sunday in a coal mine in southwestern China because of excessively high levels of carbon monoxide, authorities and state media said.

2020-09-27 21:19

China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns

China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns

After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China. ``When I was driving on the road, I suddenly felt a bit dizzy, as if I was driving drunk,`` the popular writer and columnist recounted on a webinar earlier this month. ``So I specially found a place to stop the car, rest a bit ...

2020-09-27 13:31

As foreigners leave, Singapore sees population drop for first time since 2003

As foreigners leave, Singapore sees population drop for first time since 2003

Singapore's population has shrunk for the first time since 2003 as travel curbs and job losses brought about by the coronavirus pandemic have pushed foreign workers from the global business hub. The overall population dropped by about 18,000 people, or 0.3%, to 5.69 million, according to an annual population report.

2020-09-25 16:51

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