"Imagine the scene: seven o'clock, Wednesday night, a business lady with a short, neat hair cut walks into the bar. What drink would you offer her?" mixologist Luca Cinalli asked.
Military chief says measures may be taken if violence continues
The captain and three other crew members of the ferry that sank off South Korea last month were indicted on charges of manslaughter through gross negligence on Thursday, a prosecutor said.
Saudi Arabia said that 10 more people infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome had died over the last two days and identified 20 new cases of the virus, pushing the total number of infections in the country to 511.
Two workers at a Florida hospital who fell ill after caring for the second person in the US diagnosed with the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus have been cleared of infection, a hospital spokesman said on Wednesday.
Senior officials from 21 economies of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation called on Wednesday for establishing a more open, integrated and productive market to create new growth opportunities.
APEC member economies called for policy support to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises contribute more to global value chains, which are becoming increasingly important in international trade.
Moscow will play an active part in Asia-Pacific affairs to advance the establishment of a regional free trade agreement, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday.
"Recovery in the Asia-Pacific is progressing, but growth remains uneven, and its medium-term trajectory has dropped a notch due to sluggish trade and factors like reduced productivity. APEC economies recognize that there are no quick fixes and are taking a long view in their policy calculations."
Rescuers raced desperately against time to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground on Wednesday after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 238 workers, authorities said.
Turkey has declared three days of national mourning for victims of a coal mine explosion that killed at least 238 people and left at least 200 more trapped underground, the prime minister's office said on Wednesday.
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