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Crayfish breeding fraud traps over 2,000 raisers in Thailand

BANGKOK, June 8 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s crime suppression body has been urged to investigate a fraud in which more than 2,000 people were lured to invest in raising crayfish that were said to be able to bring high profit, local media reported Thursday. Ten victims were led to file a complaint with the Crime Suppression […]

Japan atomic bomb survivor groups protest against nuclear treaty with India

TOKYO, June 8 (Xinhua) — Five atomic bomb survivor groups in Japan’s Nagasaki protested on Thursday against a civilian nuclear cooperation treaty between Japan and India that was approved by Japan’s parliament a day earlier. The groups, formed mainly by survivors from the U.S. atomic bombings in 1945, said that they will send a letter […]

25 “hate crime” arrests by police since London Bridge attack

LONDON, June 8 (NsNewsWire) — London’s Metropolitan Police (Met) said Wednesday night that 25 people had been arrested in the capital for “hate crimes” since Saturday’s terror attack on London Bridge. “The Metropolitan Police has made 25 arrests for hate crime offences since Saturday,” said Police Chief Superintendent Dave Stringer, head of community engagement at […]

DPRK test-fires multiple ground-to-ship missiles: S.Korean military

SEOUL, June 8 (Xinhua) — The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired multiple projectiles believed to be ground-to-ship cruise missiles on Thursday morning into its eastern waters, South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The short-range surface-to-ship cruise missiles were launched from the city of Wonsan on the DPRKs east coast in the […]

Britain votes in most crucial general election in a generation

LONDON, June 8 (Xinhua) — Early risers and people on their way to work were among the first to cast their votes Thursday in what has been described as Britain’s most crucial election for decades. Although Theresa May is on target to hold on to power, a late rally by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may […]

Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai SIPG set domestic quarterfinal clash in AFC Champions league

GUANGZHOU, June 6 (Xinhua) – Two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande will come up against domestic rivals Shanghai SIPG in the AFC Champions league quarterfinals. The drawing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday saw two domestic clashes between two Chinese and two Japanese clubs. Guangzhou, who edged out Kashima Antlers on away goal advantage in the round […]

Murray records milestone win, women’s top seeds move into quarter-finals at Roland Garros

PARIS, June 6 (NsNewsWire) — Men’s world No. 1 Andy Murray recorded the 650th victory in career as he beat Karen Khachanov in the fourth round. Women’s seeded players also came through into the last eight of the 2017 French Open here on Monday. A total of five aces and 29 winners earned Murray a […]

Apple introduces smart compact music speaker

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 (NsNewsWire) — Apple Inc. introduced Monday a music speaker, its first new hardware since Apple Watch was rolled out two years ago, at an annual gathering of software developers. To be “smart,” the latest product in Apple’s portfolio, known as HomePod, comes with a A8 microprocessor chip, the same power engine […]

IMF mission starts work in Belarus

MINSK, June 6 (NsNewsWire) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has begun its work in Belarus, the IMF office in Belarus told local media on Monday. The local IMF office said that IMF experts will discuss with the representatives of the state authorities the economic situation in Belarus and will conduct preparatory work ahead […]