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3 Chinese injured after plane skids off runway at Myanmar's airport

[2019-05-10 07:57]

YANGON, Myanmar - The Chinese embassy in Yangon confirmed late on Wednesday that three Chinese nationals were injured after a passenger plane of Biman Bangladesh airlines skidded off the runway at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport, or YIA.

US further imposes sanctions targeting Iran's metal sectors

[2019-05-10 07:57]

The White House announced on Wednesday that the United States is imposing sanctions targeting the iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors of Iran, in a new bid to mount pressure on the Islamic republic, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Ghana arrests 81 in separatist crackdown

[2019-05-10 07:57]

A total of 81 people were arrested in Ghana on Wednesday for allegedly supporting the declaration of the country's eastern region as an independent country.

Seoul says DPRK fires suspected missiles

[2019-05-10 07:57]

Pyongyang fired a number of unidentified projectiles on Thursday afternoon, after a US envoy visited Seoul for discussions on breaking the nuclear deadlock, according to the Republic of Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

South Africa starts voting in elections

[2019-05-09 06:55]

Millions of South Africans headed to polling stations on Wednesday to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislatures, a process that will determine the next president.

Pakistani villager builds his own plane

[2019-05-09 06:55]

TABUR, Pakistan - The engine is from a road cutter, the wings are burlap, the wheels are borrowed from a rickshaw: A popcorn seller has caught the attention of the Pakistan Air Force by building his own plane.

1 dead, 8 injured in Colorado shooting

[2019-05-09 06:55]

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado - Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community that marked the 20th anniversary of one of the nation's worst school shootings just weeks ago.

NZ unveils plan to go carbon neutral by 2050

[2019-05-09 06:55]

New Zealand's government on Wednesday introduced an ambitious climate change bill that aims to make the nation mostly carbon neutral by 2050 while giving some leeway to farmers, The Associated Press reported.

Real spies take center stage at museum

[2019-05-09 06:55]

WASHINGTON - James Bond's shiny silver sports car - with its JB007 rotating license plate - is the first thing visitors see when they step into the new and improved International Spy Museum that opens on Sunday in Washington. After that, it's as if the history of Hollywood's famous private eye vanishes in invisible ink, while the stories of real-life spies and modern-day espionage take center stage.

Rights groups slam Trump's latest attempt

[2019-05-08 06:59]

The US government's latest attempt to address the spike in asylum-seeking families at the southern border has been slammed by rights groups who said it is "another attack" and won't solve the problem.

Huawei leak reveals UK's security flaws

[2019-05-08 06:59]

The spectacular sacking of the defense minister over a leak from a top-secret security meeting has highlighted a debate over Chinese company Huawei's role in the United Kingdom's telecom networks.

Africans turn ecological challenges into popular products

[2019-05-08 06:59]

Born and brought up in western Kenya's Kisumu County, located on the shore of Lake Victoria, Newton Owino, saw opportunity in an environmental challenge.

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