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Amazon Investigating Staff for Leaking Customer Data, Deleting Negative Reviews
The practice under investigation is a violation of company policy. It is particularly present in China, the paper said, citing the example of intermediaries in Shenzhen working for group employees and selling information on sales volumes for payments rang...
Archaeologists Discover Sphinx From Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt
The Antiquities Ministry says Sunday the sphinx made of sandstone was found in the Temple of Kom Ombo during work to protect the site from groundwater.
Pakistan Anti-graft Body Moves SC Against Sharifs' Plea for Suspension of Corruption Case
Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar are serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London through illegal means.
Bhutan PM Concedes Defeat as Ruling Party Ousted in First Round of Polls
Election officials said Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), which won Bhutan's first-ever election when the kingdom transitioned to democracy in 2008, attracted nearly 93,000 votes, narrowly beating Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT).
Trump to Text All Americans Next Week to Test ‘Presidential Alert’ System
The messages will bear the headline "Presidential Alert", the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement this week. Phones will make a loud tone and have a special vibration,
After Lifting Driving Ban, Riyadh-based Airline Now Recruits Saudi Women as Co-pilots
Women are not legally barred from working in the aviation sector, but jobs as flight attendants with Saudi carriers have largely been held by female foreign workers from countries such as the Philippines.
'Historic' Hurricane Florence Lashes Carolinas with Heavy Rain, Floods
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper told a news conference, that a "historic storm" would unleash rains and floods that would inundate almost the entire state.
UK Dismisses Claim of 2 Russian Nerve Agent Attack Suspects as 'Lies and Blatant Fabrications'
The men, named as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, told a Russian channel that they travelled to the English town of Salisbury purely to see tourist sites such as Stonehenge, which is about 16 kilometres from Salisbury.
Pak PM Imran Khan Lauds ISI, Calls it 'First Line of Defence, World's Best Intel Agency'
Imran Khan has been accused by his critics and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party of being the security establishment's man.
Japan's Narita Airport Shuts Runway for 3 Hours After Bomb Scare
Japan police said the risks of an explosion were low but they are investigating. Narita handles 40 million passengers and 250,000 flights a year.
Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels to Publish Book on Trump Affair in October
Daniels said the book, due to hit the shelves on October 2, would fill in details that were cut from her interview with the CBS show 60 Minutes earlier this year.
Trump Signs Order to Allow Sanctions for US Election Meddling
Sanctions would include freezing assets, limiting access to U.S. financial institutions, and prohibiting U.S. citizens from investing in companies involved.
World Must Act by 2020 to Avoid Runaway Climate Change, Says UN chief Antonio Guterres
"Climate change is the defining issue of our time -- and we are at a defining moment," Guterres said in an address at UN headquarters in New York.
North Korea Holds 70th Anniversary Parade, Without the Missiles
Thousands of North Korean troops marched through Pyongyang, followed by artillery and tanks but not the long-range missiles that have been a bone of contention in its nuclear tensions with Washington.
Japan PM Visits Quake-hit Hokkaido as Toll Rises to 37
A cluster of dwellings in the town were wrecked when a hillside collapsed from the force of the quake, creating deep brown scars in the landscape.
‘Plaid Shirt Guy’ Thinks He Was Kicked Out of Trump Rally for Not Being Excited Enough
Just over Trump's right shoulder was a young man dressed in a plaid shirt, who was making faces and mouthing responses to the President's speech.