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Mayor’s case shows scale of sexism in South Korea, say activists, East Asia News & Top Stories
SEOUL • The magnitude of South Korea's sexism problem has been illustrated by the case of a top politician...
Facebook considering political-ad ban ahead of US election: Sources, United States News & Top Stories
SAN FRANCISCO • Facebook is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days...
Trump says he ‘aced’ cognitive test, but White House keeps mum on details, United States News & Top Stories
WASHINGTON • US President Donald Trump volunteered to Fox News host Sean Hannity that he "very recently" took a...
US Department of Justice links $957m luxury yacht Topaz with 1MDB scandal, SE Asia News & Top Stories
In a stunning, but little-noticed, disclosure on June 30, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that the superyacht,...
Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, South Asia News & Top Stories
KATHMANDU • Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands in...
Myanmar jade mine tragedy linked to political roadblocks, World News & Top Stories
Landslides happen with grim regularity in Myanmar's jade mines, yet the latest one on July 2, which left more...
Law allowing tiger, pangolin farming risks ‘fuelling demand’, SE Asia News & Top Stories
YANGON • Conservationists have warned that a sudden change in Myanmar's law allowing the commercial farming of tigers, pangolins...
Prominent Canadians back release of Huawei CFO, Americas News & Top Stories
OTTAWA • The letter circulated by Huawei Technologies was blunt. Canada is becoming dangerously entangled in the diplomatic feud...
Elon Musk’s fortune up $8.5b, soars past Buffett in billionaire ranking, United States News & Top Stories
NEW YORK • Mr Elon Musk is now richer than Mr Warren Buffett. The fortune of Tesla's founder rose...
Kazakhstan rejects China’s warning of deadly outbreak of pneumonia, East Asia News & Top Stories
SHANGHAI • Kazakhstan yesterday dismissed as incorrect a warning by China's embassy for its citizens to guard against an...
