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Denmark Plans Man-made Islands to Draw Business
The aim is to attract some 380 companies to the area, located near Copenhagen airport.
Sheikh Hasina to be Sworn in As Bangladesh PM Amid Accusations of Ballots Stuffing
Hasina's ruling alliance won more than 90 per cent of the seats contested in the election.
North Korean Diplomat In Italy Missing, South Korean MP Says, Raising Defection Possibilities
If confirmed, Jo would join a slowly growing list of senior diplomats who have sought to flee the impoverished, oppressive North under the rule of Kim Jong Un.
British Teacher Who Arrived in Pakistan with the Raj Dies Aged 101
Major Geoffrey Douglas Langlands was posted to the Indian army during World War II. After independence in 1947 he volunteered to stay on a while longer to help train the new Pakistani military. His students include Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Netflix Takes Down Episode of Hasan Minhaj's Show Criticising Saudi Arabia Over Khashoggi Murder
In the episode, Minhaj -- an American-born Muslim of Indian descent -- lashed Saudi Arabia after the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
In His All-caps New Year Greetings, Trump Wishes Haters and Fake News Media
In another tweet the US President argues that a wall is essential to stop the flow of illegal immigrants inside the country while the Democrats say that building a wall is a waste of tax payers' money.
Obamas Did It Too! Trump Cites Wall Around Former Prez's House to Justify US-Mexico Border Barrier
Trump made the comparison amid the controversy generated by his adamant demand for lawmakers to allocate $5 billion in the federal budget to build portions of the wall, a stance that led to a partial - and ongoing - shutdown of the government.
Bangladesh Opposition Alliance Demands Fresh Vote as Trends Hint at Sheikh Hasina's Victory
Several foreign observers, including from India, earlier said polls were going smoothly as they saw no anomalies in polling centres they had visited.
Trump Blames 'Pathetic' Democrats for Migrant Children's Death Amid Govt Budget Impasse
US President Donald Trump's comments came after the separate deaths of two Guatemalan children, aged seven and eight, who crossed the border illegally with relatives who were taken into custody by US Border Patrol.
Australia Strips Citizenship From Alleged Islamic State Recruiter
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said Melbourne-born Neil Prakash had been central to Islamic State's efforts in the Middle East, was "a very dangerous individual" and had his citizenship stripped.
Illegal Migrant Held for Killing Indian-Origin Cop in California on Christmas Eve, Was Fleeing to Mexico
The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Gustavo Perez Arriaga, who came to the US illegally and was believed to have been fleeing to Mexico, was arrested from a home in the Kern County, about 200 miles south from the place of the shooting
PM Khan Directs Foreign Office, Envoys to Promote Pakistan's Image Abroad
The nation needs to change its mindset of depending on others and make coordinated national efforts to convert current challenges at different fronts into opportunities, Imran Khan said.
Elon Musk Insists His ‘Pedophile’ Insults to Thai Cave Rescuer Are Free Speech, Wants Lawsuit Dismissed
In July, the Tesla CEO had called Vernon Unsworth a 'pedo guy' in a tweet to more than 22 million Twitter followers, a comment for which he later apologised.
China Vows to Kill ‘Zombie’ Online Accounts, Tells Govt Bodies to Clean Up Their Social Media Act
The Chinese government has been tightening regulations on financial news and reining in online bloggers and livestream artists.
US Commerce Department Won't Publish Economic Data During Shutdown: WSJ
The Commerce Department releases key figures on gross domestic product, inflation, personal income and spending, trade and new home sales, much of which are closely watched by investors and policymakers.
China Arrests Marxist Student Leader for Celebrating Mao's Birthday
Qiu Zhanxuan, the head of Peking University's Marxist society, was forced into a black car by seven or eight plain-clothes officers near the subway station outside the university's east gate, an eyewitness said.