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Kratom now a $1-billion industry in the US

Kratom now a $1-billion industry in the US

Admin 04 Oct,2024 11:00

In Southeast Asia, people for centuries have chewed the leaves of the kratom tree — part of the coffee family — as a pain-relieving, energy- and mood-boosting r...
UK cedes Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius

UK cedes Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius

Admin 04 Oct,2024 11:00

LONDON - Britain said on Thursday that it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-US Diego Garc...
Meta working to curb ‘celeb bait’ ads

Meta working to curb ‘celeb bait’ ads

Admin 03 Oct,2024 11:00

SYDNEY - Meta says it has taken down about 8,000 “celeb bait” scam ads from Facebook and Instagram as part of a new effort with Australian banks to curb the pra...
Japan airport shut after likely WW2-era bomb explodes

Japan airport shut after likely WW2-era bomb explodes

Admin 03 Oct,2024 11:00

TOKYO - A regional airport in southwestern Japan was closed on Wednesday after a US bombshell, likely dropped during World War II to stem “kamikaze” attacks, ex...
Cambodia charges journalist who exposed scam centres

Cambodia charges journalist who exposed scam centres

Admin 02 Oct,2024 11:00

A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged an investigative reporter known for exposing corruption and human trafficking, and whose arrest drew concern from rights gr...
Iran says it has finished attack on Israel amid fears of spreading conflict

Iran says it has finished attack on Israel amid fears of spreading conflict

Admin 02 Oct,2024 11:00

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was finished barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S. promised to...
Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Krathon's arrival, torrential rain forecast

Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Krathon's arrival, torrential rain forecast

Admin 02 Oct,2024 11:00

KAOHSIUNG - Taiwan shut down on Wednesday with hundreds of flights cancelled and offices, schools and financial markets closed ahead of the arrival of a weakeni...
Police leaders jailed in South Korea over 'man-made' fatal Halloween crush

Police leaders jailed in South Korea over 'man-made' fatal Halloween crush

Admin 01 Oct,2024 11:00

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Monday sentenced the former police chief of a district of Seoul to three years in prison for a botched response to a deadly Hallo...

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