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France: 16 injured as gas explosion destroys building in Paris
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
At least 16 people were injured in a gas explosion that destroyed buildings in the Latin Quarter of central Paris on Wednesday (local time), according to officials and witnesses, reported The Straits Times.
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South Korea initiates probe against covert Chinese 'police stations'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
South Korean authorities started a probe to look after unofficially set up Chinese 'police stations' across the country. The alleged presence of such entities was found after an investigation in Seoul in 2023, The Straits Times reported.
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Unemployment rate in China soaring: 1 in 5 Chinese graduates are jobless
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Notably, nearly 12 million Chinese expected to enter the job pool in June at a difficult time. One in five Chinese graduates are jobless, the highest level since China started announcing such statistics in 2018, reported The Straits Times.
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Mexico tourist bus crash kills 18
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The cause of the accident late Saturday was not known, according to The Straits Times.
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China employs "strategy" for pro-Beijing govt in Canada: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Canada's intelligence agency has evidence that China employed "a sophisticated strategy" to seek the return of a minority Liberal government and to defeat Conservative politicians considered to be anti-Beijing in the country's federal election in 2021, the Straits Times reported quoting a Gl
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Philippines President should have discussed rampant smuggling from China d
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The issue of rampant smuggling from China should have been included in Philippines President Bongbong Marcos' three-day visit to Beijing, according to Singapore based The Straits Times Newspaper.
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US accuses North Korea of delivering arms to Russia's Wagner Group
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The White House on Thursday (local time) accused a private Russian military company, the Wagner Group, of taking delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster Russian forces in Ukraine, reported The Straits Times.
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Malaysia landslide: Death toll rises to 21, search operation continues
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
At least 21 people died and around 12 others were feared trapped after a landslide struck a campsite near Genting Highlands in Malaysia on Friday, The Straits Times reported citing the Malaysian authorities.
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Landslide win of PM Modi's BJP in Gujarat grabs global headlines
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Straits Times of Singapore, the Nikkei Asia, Al Jazeera, Independent, ABC News were among the global publications which displayed photographs of jubilant celebrations of the BJP's win in Gujarat.
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Investors remain bullish on India amid global slowdown
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a recent interview with The Straits Times (Singapore), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) president and chief executive officer Jo Taylor said that he sees India as a land of opportunity, noting that the current administration is more business-friendly.
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Sri Lanka ex-president Rajapaksa extends stay in Singapore
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, July 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended his stay in Singapore for another 14 days, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday.
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China amends juvenile criminal law, offenders aged 12-14 years to face cri
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 20 (ANI): China has amended its juvenile criminal law, which will take effect on March 1, thus bringing offenders as young as 12 under criminal punishment, reported The Straits Times.
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