SYDNEY (Reuters) – Support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fallen to its lowest levels since he took office more than a year ago, an opinion poll showed on Monday, potentially loosening his already tenuous grip on power. [restrict] Approval ratings for Turnbull had fallen to 46 percent by Nov. 17, the Fairfax poll […]
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Japan skating rink slammed for freezing 5,000 fish
Tokyo (AFP) – A Japanese skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish into the ice as an attraction for visitors has been forced to close after receiving a barrage of criticism. Amusement park Space World is now melting the rink — which could take about a week — and will hold a memorial service for […]
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Man accused of leading police chase in stolen GovGuam truck
A 40-year-old man was charged in the Superior Court of Guam with multiple felonies in connection with a high-speed chase involving a stolen government truck that crashed into a police car. Eric Jay Meno was seen in driving a gray Nissan Frontier in Tamuning, at about 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 25, according to court documents. […]
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South Korea’s Park not to respond to request by prosecutors: lawyer
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye will not respond to prosecutors’ request to question her, her lawyer said on Monday, amid a deepening political crisis over a scandal involving her old friend accused of meddling in state affairs. [restrict] The lawyer, Yoo Yeong-ha, said in a statement she had to deal with the […]
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Speaker Anastacio refutes Senators statements on Land Court
November 24, 2016 (Koror) Speaker Sabino Anastacio, on a phone interview, refutes statements made by Senator Camsek Chin and Senator Uduch Sengebau-Senior stating that the “Land Court is now closed indefinitely.” “The Senators are wrong. The Land Court bill is not dead. We only rejected the CD1 report, not the body of the bill,” asserted […]
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Former AAG Jibbensmith never informed us of rape, says AG Bradley
CPD Mizinov deny allegations By: L.N. Reklai November 24, 2016 (Koror, Palau) Former Assistant Attorney General Greta Jibbensmith never said that she was raped while she was in Palau said former Attorney General John Bradley who responded to inquiries from this paper after returning from weekend trip to Carp Island. [restrict] In an email […]