TOKYO, Oct 17, (APP/AFP) – Japan has barred all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from airplanes, mirroring moves by US regulators and a string of carriers that banned the recalled devices over fire risk concerns. The weekend announcement from Japan’s transport ministry follows an earlier warning that asked airlines to urge passengers not to turn […]
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Japan bans Galaxy Note 7 on airplanes over fire risk
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14 dead, scores missing in Myanmar ferry sinking: official
YANGON, Oct 17 (APP/AFP): Rescuers have recovered 14 bodies and expect to find scores more after a ferry packed with teachers, students and workers capsized in central Myanmar, a local official said Monday. “So far we have found 14 dead bodies from the river, but we still need to identify them,” director of the local […]
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N. Korea missile exploded shortly after lift-off: Seoul
SEOUL, Oct 17, (APP/AFP): An explosion almost immediately after launch was behind the failure of North Korea’s latest test-firing of a powerful medium-range missile, the South Korean military confirmed Monday. “North Korea’s missile launch failed shortly after lift-off so a considerable amount of time was needed to analyse it,” a South Korean Joint Chiefs of […]
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Indonesia turtles find new freedom as they scurry into sea
PARIAMAN, Indonesia, Oct 17, (APP/AFP) – A group of turtles scurried down a beach and glided into the sea, enjoying their newfound freedom after being cared for at an Indonesian conservation centre. The sea turtles were released by local tourists in Pariaman city, on western Sumatra island, in front of the Turtle Conservation Technical Operating […]
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Rwanda’s last king, Kigeli V, dies at age 80
WASHINGTON, Oct 17, (APP/AFP) – The last king of Rwanda, Kigeli V, died early Sunday, his official website said. He was 80. Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa in Kamembe, the monarch went into exile in 1960 after clashing with the Belgian colonial power. In 1961, the monarchy was abolished. Kigeli V lived in exile in several African […]
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China sends two astronauts to space lab: Xinhua
BEIJING, Oct 17, (APP/AFP) – China launched two astronauts into space Monday, official media said, on a mission to its orbiting laboratory as the country works towards setting up its own space station. The Shenzhou-11 spacecraft blasted off early in the morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, the official Xinhua […]