TAIPEI, 14 AUGUST 2017 (TAIWAN NEWS) — A student from Tuvalu studying at Ming Chuan University and a Kiribati woman were found dead after a fire that broke out at a rooftop add-on apartment in Taipei’s Shilin District on Thursday night. [restrict] The male student, identified as Alimau Logo Susuga, known as Logo, was […]
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Sea level modelling predicts dire consequences within 80 years for wetlands worldwide
SYDNEY, 11 AUGUST 2017 (ABC) — Coastal wetlands around the world could have just 80 years left to live according to a warning issued by an international team of researchers who have worked on new impact modelling of sea level rise. [restrict] The lead researcher, Dr Jose Rodriguez, is based at the University of Newcastle […]
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Charlottesville mayor largely blames Trump for white supremacist violence
The mayor of Charlottesville, Va., says President Trump bears responsibility for the violence that erupted during a white supremacist rally there Saturday. “Look at the campaign he ran,” Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer said in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “I mean, look at the intentional courting, both on the one […]
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Top US military official arrives South Korea amid North Korea tension
(CNN) The US’ top military official has landed in South Korea ahead of talks with the country’s leader and US military amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph. Dunford arrived at Osan Air Base Monday, and is scheduled to meet with the leaders of US Forces […]
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Australian PM says confident government majority safe, despite questions over his deputy
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday he was confident his government’s one-seat majority was safe, despite questions over his deputy’s citizenship which could disqualify him from parliament. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said earlier on Monday that he may not be eligible for parliament after being told he may be […]
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Chinese state newspaper says Trump trade probe will ‘poison’ relations
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to his top trade adviser to investigate supposedly unfair Chinese trade practices will “poison” relations between the two countries, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Monday. [restrict] Trump will later on Monday issue the order to determine whether to investigate Chinese trade practices that force U.S. firms […]