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UN urges Israel to ‘immediately’ free detained Gaza flotilla activists, probe mistreatment claims
GENEVA, May 6 — The United Nations today called on Israel to immediately release two activists taken from a Gaza-bound flotilla, and demanded an investigation into “disturbing accounts” they had […]
Indonesia jails ex‑Sritex CEO to 14 years for loan fraud and money laundering
JAKARTA, May 6 — An Indonesian court sentenced the former chief executive of the now-bankrupt textile giant Sritex to 14 years in jail today for laundering money via bank loans […]
China calls for ‘complete’ and immediate end to Middle East fighting
BEIJING, May 6 — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called today for an end to hostilities in the Middle East and for the United States and Iran to reopen the […]
Two cases of hantavirus on ship likely to be rare variant that spreads human-to-human
JOHANNESBURG, May 6 — South Africa has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which spreads human-to-human, in two people who came off a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of […]
Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
DENPASAR, May 6 — Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda’s sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can’t mask the stench of accumulating trash bespoiling parts of the […]
Judge who doubled ex-South Korean first lady’s jail sentence found dead at High Court building
SEOUL, May 6 — A South Korean judge who more than doubled the former first lady’s prison sentence last month was found dead today, police said. Shin Jong-o was “found […]
Cambodian PM’s cousin admits 30pc stake in digital payment firm linked to cyberscams
PHNOM PENH, May 6 — A cousin of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday he owned a 30 per cent stake in a digital payments platform linked to cyberscams […]
China hosts Iranian envoy in Beijing just days before Trump visit
BEIJING, May 6 — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Beijing on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua said. Araqchi’s one-day trip […]
WHO: Agency tracing passengers on Johannesburg flight taken by hantavirus victim
GENEVA, May 6 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday it was tracing people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg, taken by a cruise […]
FAA contractor arrested after email declaring he would ‘neutralise’ Trump
WASHINGTON, May 6 —A man who worked as a contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration in New Hampshire has been arrested and charged with making a threat against Donald Trump […]