Philippine President Tells Unemployed To Kill Drug Addicts
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has some career advice for the almost 40 million Filipinos currently unemployed—go out and kill drug addicts. ...
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Pence Announces $10 Bn In Deals On Indonesia Trip
US Vice President Mike Pence announced $10 billion in deals between American and Indonesian companies during a visit to Jakarta ...
Barbie Out of Fashion As Mattel Slumps
Barbie sales fell 13% in the first quarter, adding to a much worse-than-expected slump for Mattel, the world's largest toy ...
Philippine Fishermen Accuse China of Firing On Vessel
A group of Filipino fishermen have accused China's coast guard of shooting at their vessel in disputed South China Sea ...
Graceful In Melancholy, Rocker Mitski Embraces Discomfort
With a voice that glides gracefully from melancholy to rage, Mitski asks through her intricate indie rock about the meaning ...
Trump Plans His Own Asia Pivot With Attendance At Two November Summits
Donald Trump will attend a series of key summits in Asia in November, his vice president said Thursday, adding it ...
Unilever Sales Rise On Higher Prices
Soft growth in North America, Europe and Brazil hurt sales at Unilever and Nestle, two of the world's major consumer ...
Trump To Attend Asia Summits
Donald Trump will attend a series of key summits in Asia in November, his vice president said Thursday, adding it ...
Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday, pledging ...
Former Ghana Coach Milovan Interviewed For Thailand National Team Job
Ex-Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has been interviewed for the vacant Thailand national team job. The Serbian is seeking a return ...
Ex-Ghana Coach Milovan Interviewed For Thailand National Team Job
Ex-Ghana Coach, Milovan Rajevac, has been interviewed for the vacant Thailand national team job. The Serbian is seeking a return ...
Alibaba Backs Decision To Add Video Games To ‘Asia Olympics’
Online retail giant Alibaba Thursday batted down criticism over a decision to add e-sports to the lineup of the 2022 ...
French Conductor Leads Tehran Orchestra In Sign of Growing Ties
Growing cultural ties between Iran and Europe were on display on Wednesday night as a French-Iranian conductor became one of ...
Japan To Test Mass Telecommute For 2020 Olympics
Japanese commuters will be encouraged to work from home for one day in a nationwide exercise for the 2020 Olympics ...
Israel Lobbies FIFA As Settlement Showdown Looms
Israel is launching a diplomatic offensive against Palestinian calls for FIFA to impose sanctions over football clubs based in Jewish ...
Bangkok ‘unique’ Despite Street Stall Edict
Bangkok's street food culture will survive a crackdown on vendors, Thailand's tourism chief vowed Thursday, assuring travellers that a city ...
Galamseyers Vacate Sites But Residents Want Areas To Be Reclaimed
CHINESE nationals operating illegal mining, also known as “galamsey,” in the Amenfi West District of the Western Region, are divided ...
Galamseyers Vacate Sites But Residents Want Areas To Be Reclaimed
CHINESE nationals operating illegal mining, also known as “galamsey,” in the Amenfi West District of the Western Region, are divided over whether ...
Two Militants Killed By Their Own Bomb In Thai South
Two militants were killed in Thailand's violence-plagued deep south after a bomb they were transporting prematurely exploded, the military said ...
Bugs For Dinner? New Aussie Food Trend Has Legs (and Wings)
With a twist of lime and a dash of salt Sydney chef Nowshad Alam Rasel flavours a hot pan full ...