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Striking Boeing defense workers reject contract offer for 4th time
More than 3,000 Boeing defense workers on strike in the US Midwest since August voted to reject the company's latest contract offer, their union said Sunday -- in the fourth such refusal.
Kerajaan Perancis di bawah tekanan menjelang pengundian usul Cukai Kekayaan
PARIS- Ahli-ahli Parlimen Perancis dijangka mengundi usul cukai kekayaan pada Sabtu selepas kumpulan penentu undi mengancam untuk menjatuhkan kerajaan sekiranya cukai itu tidak dimasukkan dalam belanjawan penjimatan tahun depan.
Bekas Permaisuri Thailand mangkat
Tambahnya, baginda yang juga bonda kepada raja sekarang, Raja Vajiralongkorn, Sirikit "mengalami beberapa penyakit" semasa dimasukkan ke hospital sejak 2019, termasuk jangkitan darah bulan ini.
India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog
New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region of 30 million people are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter.
North Korea building memorial for troops killed in Ukraine war
The so-called Memorial Museum of Combat Feats will be built in the capital Pyongyang, where Kim and Russia's ambassador to North Korea attended a groundbreaking ceremony.
North Korea says tested new weapon system
The launch was detected by Seoul's military on Wednesday and was Pyongyang's first of its kind in months.
South Korea halts tours in parts of DMZ ahead of Trump...
Seoul has said a meeting between Washington and Pyongyang "cannot be ruled out".
Top UN court to rule on Israel’s Gaza aid obligations
The top United Nations court will rule Wednesday on Israel's obligations towards agencies providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, as aid groups scramble to scale up assistance following a ceasefire.
Louvre reopens for first time after jewel heist
The Louvre reopened its doors to visitors on Wednesday, three days after it had been shuttered over the theft of precious royal jewellery.
Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzy
This month, the Supreme Court relaxed a ban on fireworks during the festival of lights, allowing the use of less-polluting "green firecrackers" -- designed to emit fewer particulates.
