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Wed, October 28, 2020 | 17:26

Thai student-protesters aim for ambitious political change

Thai student-protesters aim for ambitious political change

He was only 7 when he saw his first military coup. He was 15 during the second. Now 21, he is among those at the front of Thailand's growing pro-democracy movement pushing for sweeping political reforms. And because of his activities, Bunkueanun Paothong has been charged with crimes that could see him jailed for the rest of his life.

2020-10-28 14:34

Armenia, Azerbaijan keep fighting despite cease-fire deal

Armenia, Azerbaijan keep fighting despite cease-fire deal

Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh raged on Tuesday, unimpeded by a U.S.-brokered cease-fire, while Armenia and Azerbaijan traded blame for the deal's quick unraveling. Azerbaijan accused Armenia of striking the Barda region with rockets, killing four civilians, including a 2-year-old girl, and wounding 13 others. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry denou...

2020-10-28 14:11

China asks banks to suspend counter-cyclical factor in yuan fixing: Reuters

China asks banks to suspend counter-cyclical factor in yuan fixing: Reuters

China's central bank has neutralized the counter-cyclical factor in its daily yuan midpoint fixing, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a move to let the fixing more closely reflect actual currency market moves.

2020-10-27 20:42

China launches crackdown on mobile web browsers, decries 'chaos' of information

China launches crackdown on mobile web browsers, decries 'chaos' of information

China's top cyber authority said on Monday it would carry out a "rectification" of Chinese mobile internet browsers to address what it called social concerns over the "chaos" of information being published online. China's strict internet censorship rules have been tightened numerous times in recent years and in the latest crackdown, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC...

2020-10-27 13:29

Philippines' Duterte wants government-to-government deal for coronavirus vaccines

Philippines' Duterte wants government-to-government deal for coronavirus vaccines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would favour a government-to-government deal for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines to prevent the risk of corruption, adding that Manila would not beg other nations for access to vaccines. The Philippines, with its more than 108 million people and among the highest number of COVID-19 infections in Asia, is considered ...

2020-10-27 11:49

Thai protesters ask Germany to investigate their king

Thai protesters ask Germany to investigate their king

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand expanded their protests internationally on Monday, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Angela Merkel's government to investigate whether Thailand's king has exercised political power during his extended stays in Bavaria. The protesters acted while criticizing their own Parliament, which began a special two-day session earlier Mo...

2020-10-27 10:49

Women 'strip-searched' after baby found at Doha airport; Australia condemns Qatar authorities

Women 'strip-searched' after baby found at Doha airport; Australia condemns Qatar authorities

An incident at Doha's Hamad airport, where Australian women were taken off a plane and subjected to an invasive search after the discovery of a newborn baby abandoned in the terminal, has been referred to Australian federal police, Australia said. Thirteen Australians were among the women on the flight run by state-owned Qatar Airways who were forced to undergo a medical exam...

2020-10-26 15:44

Typhoon displaces thousands, floods villages in Philippines

Typhoon displaces thousands, floods villages in Philippines

A fast-moving typhoon forced thousands of villagers to flee to safety in provinces south of the Philippine capital Monday, flooding rural villages and ripping off roofs, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties from Typhoon Molave, but authorities reported at least one person was missing and seven others were rescued after their yacht sank off Batangas pr...

2020-10-26 14:02

Hundreds march in Taiwan to support 12 arrested Hong Kongers

Hundreds march in Taiwan to support 12 arrested Hong Kongers

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Hundreds of people marched in Taiwan's capital on Sunday to demand the release of 12 Hong Kong anti-government protesters who were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities in August.

2020-10-25 20:56

Thai protesters plan action after PM ignores deadline to quit

Thai protesters plan action after PM ignores deadline to quit

Anti-government protesters in Thailand said on Saturday they would hold demonstrations on Sunday and Monday after Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ignored their 10 p.m. (0300 GMT) deadline to resign. Asked by journalists whether he would stand down, Prayuth simply said "won't quit" after Buddhist prayers that were held to call for national healing following months of protests...

2020-10-25 18:06

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