PORT MORESBY, 22 JANUARY 2018 (POST COURIER) — Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District betelnut ban will come into effect on February 28, should vendors and chewers disregard the six month grace period. Vendors and chewers of the green nut have been warned to clean up their act or the prized green nut will not […]
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James Harden’s step-back 3 is clincher as Rockets-Warriors continues to heat up
Please, for the love of basketball, let us get healthy Rockets-Warriors in the NBA Western Conference Finals. The two teams met for the third time this season on Saturday night in Houston. And for the third time, they put on a show. From the Rockets spoiling the Warriors’ banner night in October to Houston putting […]
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Shutdown extends into workweek, as Senate talks continue
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is set to sow more disruption and political peril Monday after the Senate inched closer but ultimately fell short of an agreement that would have reopened federal agencies before the beginning of the workweek. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said negotiations were still underway […]
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Philippine news site head meets investigators over ‘suspicious’ complaint
MANILA (Reuters) – The head of a Philippine news site ordered closed for ownership violations met state investigators on Monday to answer what she called a “suspicious” complaint about a five-year-old story, as domestic fears grow of an impending crackdown on media. [restrict] Maria Ressa, chief of Rappler (www.rappler.com), maintains that the Jan. 11 Securities […]
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Japanese capital holds first North Korean missile attack drill
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo held its first missile evacuation drill on Monday with volunteers taking cover in subway stations and other underground spaces that would double as shelters for the Japanese capital in the event of a North Korean missile strike. The choreographed evacuations at a fair ground and park ringing the Tokyo Dome baseball […]
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Thai police arrest ‘kingpin’ in Asian wildlife trafficking
Thai police have arrested an alleged kingpin in Asia’s illegal trade in endangered species, dealing a blow to a family-run syndicate that smuggles elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger parts to Chinese and Vietnamese dealers. [restrict] Boonchai Bach, 40, a Vietnamese national with Thai citizenship, was arrested on Friday evening over the smuggling of 14 […]