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US Office Star Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
Actress Jenna Fischer has revealed she has been receiving treatment for breast cancer since December last year.
Best known for her role as receptionist Pam Beesly in the US version of The Office, Jenna said she was "now cancer-free"…
Finland’s President To Meet China’s
Finland's President Alexander Stubb will go on a state visit to China from Oct. 28-31 for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior government officials, the Finnish government said on Wednesday.
Stubb will discuss…
US: Pennsylvania County Picks Presidents
The command center for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign in one of the most hotly contested counties in the most important election battleground state of Pennsylvania sits in a small room of a strip-mall office…
ASEAN Leaders Meet In Laos
Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to seek ways address the worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand calling for heightened engagement ahead of a planned election by the country's embattled military…
Thailand Holds Mass Cremation for 23
Mourners wept and monks prayed at a cremation ceremony Tuesday in a small town in central Thailand for 23 young students and teachers who died in last week’s bus fire on a school field trip.
A large cremation site was set up close to the…
North Korea To Block Border To South Korea
The announcement, which comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scrapped a longstanding policy of seeking peaceful reunification with South Korea earlier this year, declared that remaining roads and railways connected to the South would…
Son Of Osama Bin Laden Deported From France
A son of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been deported from France, where he lived for years painting landscapes in a Normandy village and barred from returning after posting comments on social media deemed to have glorified terrorism.…
Albania’s Police Fire Teargas To Disperse Protesters
Albanian police have fired tear gas to disperse opposition protesters who hurled petrol bombs at government buildings and smashed city property in what they said was part of a civil disobedience against the government.
Protesters accused…
Nigeria-China Tourism Agreements: Stakeholders Call For Accountability, Transparency
Stakeholders involved in the development of the tourism sector have emphasized the need for accountability and transparency in the implementation of projects outlined in the agreements between Nigeria and China.
This is seen as crucial…
Armenia To Sign Peace Articles With Azerbaijan
Armenia hopes to sign provisions of a peace deal with Azerbaijan in the next four weeks, the country's president said, a step that could ease tensions in the conflict-ridden South Caucasus, even as Baku has signalled that the process is…