May presses her Brexit plan with EU
SALZBURG (Austria), Sept 19 (Reuters): Prime Minister Theresa May will press EU leaders on Wednesday to back her proposal for a "fair arrangement" on future ties between Britain and the bloc, call off "unacceptable" demands and show the goodwill needed to avoid a disorderly Brexit.Before a two-day European Union summit...
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Court orders release of ex-PM Nawaz, daughter on bail
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19 (AFP): A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their prison sentences pending an appeal hearing, his lawyer said."Today, the Islamabad High Court has suspended the verdict against Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law...
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Over 5.0m Yemeni children starve as food,fuel prices soar
SANAA, Sept 19 (AFP): More than five million children risk famine in war-torn Yemen as food and fuel prices soar, Save the Children said Wednesday, warning an entire generation may face death and "starvation on an unprecedented scale".The three-year conflict between Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Huthi rebels linked to Iran...
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At least 21 dead, dozens ill in Malaysia from bootleg liquor
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Reuters): Police in Malaysia are investigating a case of alcohol poisoning that killed at least 21 people, with dozens more hospitalized, most of them citizens of Asian nations, officials said on Wednesday.Cheap, homemade liquor is popular among poor, migrant workers in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which has high...
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