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Last South Korea MERS patient rediagnosed with virus AFP October 13, 2015, 5:33 pm Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean man believed cured of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been rediagnosed with the deadly virus, health officials said on Tuesday. The diagnosis deals a blow to Seoul's...

Spanish train driver 'on his phone' only defendant in crash probe AFP October 8, 2015, 2:57 am Madrid (AFP) - A train driver will be the only suspect charged over one of Spain's worst rail disasters, which killed 80 people in 2013, a court said Wednesday as its probe ended. Francisco Jose...

Belarusians protest against Russian airbase AFP October 5, 2015, 8:50 am Minsk (AFP) - Around a thousand people took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday to demonstrate against Russian plans to build an airbase in the former Soviet state. "No foreign military bases!" the protesters at the...

..... it will still collect your data September 29, 2015 Microsoft exec clarifies Windows 10 data collection policy Microsoft released a statement on Tuesday that addressed the feedback and privacy concerns of Windows 10 data collection. Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson...

Brothers face court over panda killing Shanghai Daily, September 24, 2015 Two brothers detained in May accused of killing a giant panda in southwest China’s Yunnan Province have been referred to prosecutors, according to a China Central Television report. Also facing prosecution will be...

Elephone claim P9000 will ship with Android 6 By Andi - September 18, 2015 If claims of a borderless design weren’t already enough, Elephone are now telling us that the Elephone P9000 will ship with Android 6.0. On the cusp of the Elephone Vowney launch, Elephone have already started to...

Thai junta says elections 'hopefully' in June 2017 AFP September 16, 2015, 9:55 pm Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's junta Wednesday said elections are unlikely to take place before June 2017 in the latest delay to the restoration of democracy since the military seized power last year. The...

Tens of thousands protest at military bills outside Japan parliament PUBLISHED : Sunday, 30 August, 2015, 6:26pm UPDATED : Monday, 31 August, 2015, 12:00pm Agence France-Presse in Tokyo People hold placards and shout slogans as they gather to protest against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo...

Twitter will censor tweets in Turkey, but it won't snitch on Turkish users By Kevin Collier Aug 13, 2015, 4:13pm CT | Last updated Aug 13, 2015, 4:15pm CT Twitter hides a lot of content that Turkey doesn’t like, but a new report shows that the social network at least isn’t snitching on its...

Hong Kong makes biggest counterfeits bust in a decade AFP August 7, 2015, 12:21 am Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong authorities said Thursday they had made the biggest suspected counterfeit goods seizure in ten years, of over 30,000 items including sneakers, handbags and perfumes. Customs...

Published: Saturday August 1, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Saturday August 1, 2015 MYT 7:30:16 AM Malaysians caught with drugs in Singapore JOHOR BARU: Four Malaysians in a taxi were stopped at the Singapore checkpoint for trying to smuggle more than RM220,000 in drugs into the republic...

Seven former Chilean soldiers indicted for burning photographer alive at 1986 protest The crime is considered one of the most grisly committed under the dictatorship of General Pinochet, who waged a brutal campaign against leftist dissenters. PUBLISHED : Saturday, 25 July, 2015, 3:39pm UPDATED...

Hong Kong's anti-graft body confirms possible purchase of snooping system Commissioner Simon Peh confirms the anti-graft body is considering the purchase of a controversial snooping system from an Italian firm PUBLISHED : Monday, 20 July, 2015, 4:15am UPDATED : Monday, 20 July, 2015, 4:15am...

Ex-archbishop hospitalised ahead of Vatican paedophilia trial AFP July 11, 2015, 8:14 pm Vatican City (AFP) - A former Polish archbishop became ill and was placed in intensive care ahead of the opening of his unprecedented trial on paedophilia charges at the Vatican, officials said Saturday...

China’s typhoon-hit southeastern coast awaits arrival of second stronger Typhoon Chan-hom PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 July, 2015, 4:56pm UPDATED : Thursday, 09 July, 2015, 7:41pm Naomi Ng [email protected] A tree lies shattered in the Guangdong city of Shantou after Typhoon Linfa brought...

Storm in a teacup as Linfa weakens and moves away from Hong Kong PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 July, 2015, 11:32pm UPDATED : Thursday, 09 July, 2015, 11:37pm Lai Ying-kit [email protected] Commuters seek transport to get home as the weather deteriorates. Photo: Sam Tsang It was a storm in a...

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10 planes grounded in Warsaw after hack attack on state-owned carrier PUBLISHED : Monday, 22 June, 2015, 11:30am UPDATED : Monday, 22 June, 2015, 11:31am Reuters in Warsaw Polish airline LOT said hackers attacked its computer systems, forcing the grounding of 10 planes. Photo: Wikipedia...

Facebook Taken To Court In Belgium Over Privacy A privacy watchdog says Facebook tracks Internet users whether or not they are members of the social network. 15:49 Tuesday 16 June 2015 People pose with mobile devices in front of projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken...

High roller Paul Phua walks free from US court as gambling case collapses PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 02 June, 2015, 11:29am UPDATED : Tuesday, 02 June, 2015, 8:00pm Bryan Harris [email protected] Paul Phua and his son Darren (right) walk to a courthouse in Las Vegas with their attorney...