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The former Thailand prime minister was also recently named chair of a Chinese port operator in Guangdong province, mainland corporate filings seen by AFP reveal, as her family's political dynasty grow their business presence in southern China.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) told this to the Supreme Court during the hearing of a case related to the verification of degrees of pilots and other staff of various airlines.

May confirmed the House of Commons will cast its judgment on her withdrawal deal next week, a month after she postponed the vote in the face of certain defeat.

The John Zwaanstra professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University, Gopinath, 47, succeeds Maurice (Maury) Obstfeld.

Ram Bahadur Bomjan, dubbed 'Buddha Boy', became famous in 2005 after followers said he could meditate motionless for months without water, food or sleep in Nepal's jungles.

The U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea claimed by China.

After several tit-for-tat tariff increases, the leaders agreed December 1 to postpone further hikes.

Villagers had dug a 60-metre (200-feet) deep shaft in a river bed to search for gold. They were inside when the walls fell in.

After Democratic congressional leaders refused Trump's requests at a meeting in the White House Situation Room, the Republican president threatened to take the controversial step of declaring a national emergency and building the wall without congressiona...

As per the new regulation, children are required to deposit 5 to 10 per cent of their income into the bank accounts of their elderly parents.

Michigan Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib also penned an op-ed on Thursday arguing that 'the time for impeachment proceedings is now.'

In a long and highly unusual letter sent to US bishops as they embarked on a week-long retreat, Pope Francis said the handling of the scandal showed the urgent need for a new approach to management and mindset within the Roman Catholic Church.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US is 'in material breach of same' and is 'in no position to lecture anyone' on nuclear missile policies.

"THE WALL IS COMING," Trump wrote in a post on Instagram that featured the font from the show's title and his picture with a border barrier at the bottom.

Hashemi had repeatedly complained about delays in payments of budgeted funds in the past and about cuts in his ministry's budget under the new state spending plans.

The US President Donald Trump underscored that his administration has initiated peace talks with the Taliban. He also announced that a meeting with the new leadership of Pakistan will take place "very soon".