At least 10 dead in Rio hospital blaze
September 14, 2019 | 09:18
A fire erupted in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, leaving at least 10 people dead and forcing medical staff and desperate relatives to rescue patients from the smoke-filled wards.
Paris braces for massive metro strike over pension reform
September 13, 2019 | 16:34
Paris metro and other public transport workers were to walk off the job on Friday (Sep 13) for a huge one-day strike over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to overhaul France's retirement system.
Netflix, Apple cross swords in Indian streaming market
September 13, 2019 | 10:51
Competition in India's booming streaming market is heating up as Netflix joins forces with a director of Bollywood feel-good blockbusters and Apple launches its TV platform for 99 rupees (US$1.39) a month.
Paris, 4 other French cities ban use of pesticides
September 13, 2019 | 08:45
Paris and four other French cities on Thursday (Sep 12) banned the use of synthetic pesticides within their boundaries as an anti-chemicals movement that began in the countryside gains momentum.
France stages 'hard border' port drill for no-deal Brexit
September 13, 2019 | 08:00
French officials launched on Thursday (Sep 12) their first "dress rehearsal"of new customs checks that will be imposed if Britain crashes out of the EU without an exit deal, a scenario that could severely crimp the flow of people and goods across the English Channel.
Jack Ma retires: 6 facts about Alibaba's colourful founder
September 12, 2019 | 17:07
SINGAPORE: Jack Ma sure knows how to pick a date.
Russia terminates robot Fedor after space odyssey
September 12, 2019 | 15:03
It's mission over for a robot called Fedor that Russia blasted to the International Space Station, the developers said on Wednesday (Sep 11), admitting he could not replace astronauts on space walks.
Renewed crisis in Argentina puts IMF under fire
September 12, 2019 | 13:00
Despite a history of many IMF rescue programmes, Argentina once again faces a deepening financial crisis, raising questions about whether the Washington-based lender made a mistake in its dealings with Latin America's third largest economy.
More than 30 dead in stampede at Iraqi Shiite shrine
September 11, 2019 | 15:38
More than 30 pilgrims were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday (Sep 10) in a stampede at a major shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala on the Shiite holy day of Ashura.
Japan wins partial WTO victory in South Korea duties case
September 11, 2019 | 09:17
The World Trade Organisation on Tuesday (Sep 10) largely faulted South Korea in a final ruling over anti-dumping duties slapped on imports of industrial pneumatic valves imported from Japan.
Typhoon Faxai stranded 17,000 at Tokyo airport: Operator
September 10, 2019 | 14:49
Around 17,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Tokyo's Narita Airport, an official said Tuesday (Sep 10), after it took a direct hit from a powerful typhoon that caused transport chaos throughout the capital.
Former British diplomat targeted by Trump made a Lord
September 10, 2019 | 14:42
Kim Darroch, who quit as Britain's ambassador to Washington after his leaked diplomatic cables sparked the ire of US President Donald Trump, was on Tuesday (Sep 10) made a member of the House of Lords.
Oil majors to mull fresh cuts as trade war hits prices
September 09, 2019 | 09:02
Top oil producers will consider fresh output cuts at a meeting this week, but analysts are doubtful they will succeed in bolstering crude prices dented by the US-China trade war.
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