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Asia's meth boom

11/3/2018, 1:09:33 AM
From the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine. ✔ Zhao has reportedly negotiated a 99-year lease with the Lao government to operate what's known as the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone ✔ Follow Joshua Berlinger on Twitter CNN's Yong Xiong, Chermaine Lee and Sean Walker and contributed reporting


Australian nun Patricia Fox to return from Philippines after losing deportation fight

11/3/2018, 3:24:53 AM
Saga puts spotlight on wider issue of expatriate involvement in human rights’ campaigning in Asia-Pacific ✔ And Australian journalists have been imprisoned, detained, harassed or banned in countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nauru and Papua New Guinea ✔ Supporters in a convoy of colourful vehicles planned to accompany her to the international airport on Saturday where she had been told intelligence agents would escort her on to a Melbourne-bound flight


Israel DEFENDS Saudi Arabia in wake of Khashoggi murder - 'Iran is bigger threat'

11/3/2018, 12:59:58 AM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Saudi Arabia over the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in his first statements on the issue, claiming that Saudi Arabia is too important of an ally when it comes to Iran. ✔ In Syria, Israel has continually bombed military positions they claim are linked to militias that are funded by Tehran ✔ On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen including missile and UAV strikes from Houthi-controlled areas into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and coalition airstrikes must cease in all populated areas in Yemen in order to find a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict and growing humanitarian crisis


The world is changing before our eyes. And we can't do anything to stop it

11/3/2018, 2:21:30 AM
The world order we are seeing now is one fixing for a fight. We are not quite sure what that fight will be, or where it will begin, but we are shaping the arguments for it and preparing our defenses. ✔ MUST WATCH Brazil elects far-right president 03:21 Nic Robertson is CNN's international diplomatic editor ✔ Millions in America are hungry for authenticity, according to the President's most transitory of hires ✔ As with many arguments, it has a momentum of its own


From an alert dog to a husky trapped in Syria, Netflix show is dog lovers' dream

11/3/2018, 12:49:05 AM
DOG lovers are set to be rover-come with emotion after watching a new TV series about the amazing bond between people and their beloved four-legged friends. The six-part, er, dogumentary, called Do… ✔ He’s my lookout while I do the heavy work, keeping a close eye on anything suspicious ✔ 14 The fisherman calls his dog the 'heartbeat' of the family and says he makes him feel safe whilst working I can concentrate because he makes me feel safe ✔ RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk


Tunisian activist Aya Chebbi appointed African Union's Youth Envoy

11/3/2018, 3:03:35 AM
Aya Chebbi, a Pan-African feminist from Tunisia, who shot to global fame as a blogger during the 2010 Arab Spring in her country, will work with a Youth Advisory Council comprised of members from acro ✔ ‘‘She will advocate, and raise awareness on, the implementation of the Demographic Dividend Roadmap,’‘ reads part of the AU statement on her appointment ✔ Chebbi holds a degree in International Relations from the Higher Institute of Human Sciences of Tunis and a Master’s degree in African Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, where she was a Mo Ibrahim Scholar


Trump cites North Korea's invitation of inspectors as progress

11/3/2018, 2:16:08 AM
undefined ✔ This AP photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump at a midterm election campaign rally in Columbia, Missouri, Thursday ✔ And they're doing what they said they were going to do, Trump said ✔ And we're not going to have to worry about millions of lives being lost and nuclear weapons going up all over the place and flying over Japan and everybody else


Girl Pictured in Heartbreaking Viral Photo Dies Just Days After Being Discharged from an Overcrowded Hospital

11/3/2018, 1:35:19 AM
The little girl was forcibly discharged from the hospital and died three days later ✔ Unfortunately, because of the influx of patients who were also in need of care, the hospital had no choice but to discharge her, the doctor says ✔ The little girl suffered from frequent bouts of vomiting and diarrhea for three days after her hospital discharge, before passing away on Oct. 26


Two Koreas united in taekwondo

11/3/2018, 2:34:55 AM
undefined ✔ Choi Hui, the chairman of North Korea's National Athletics Guidance Committee, speaks to a World Taekwondo delegation, International Taekwondo Federation officials and athletes at Okryugwan in Pyongyang, Friday ✔ This time I'm more certain that the WT and ITF demonstration teams will meet again here


PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Why Goopy Gwynnie’s not as daft as you think!

11/3/2018, 12:46:53 AM
The fragrant high priestess of womanhood, Gwyneth Paltrow, tells us she is hitting the menopause. She’s suffering wild mood swings, that make her ‘furious for no reason’. ✔ The football star, 39, has just posted this picture of himself and reality TV’s Kate Wright, 27, after he proposed in front of his three children Sheridan Smith explains why she had such a public meltdown, having not turned up for her hit West End show after she learned her father was dying


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