July2018
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Hairdressing school gives Syrian refugees in Lebanon dream of independence
Jul 30, 2018As a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, Nour knows life can be tough. So the 15-year-old leapt at the chance to train as a hairdresser with L’Oreal, hoping one day to open her own salon in whichever... -
Greek PM visits wildfire-stricken town after criticism
Jul 30, 2018Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met survivors of a wildfire that killed at least 91 people during his first visit to the town of Mati on Monday, after facing criticism for the government’s response to the... -
South African court overturns immunity for Grace Mugabe in assault case
Jul 30, 2018South Africa’s High Court on Monday overturned a decision by the government to grant Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity after she was accused of whipping a woman with an electric cord. Model Gabriella... -
Reuters reporter jailed in Myanmar denies collecting secret documents
Jul 30, 2018Kyaw Soe Oo, one of two Reuters journalists accused of obtaining state secrets in Myanmar, told a court on Monday that the information in documents police say were found on his mobile phone was already public.... -
Asian markets opened lower on Monday
Jul 30, 2018Asian markets opened lower on Monday, following Wall Street’s downbeat finish last week on fears that US economic growth has peaked, and with investors watching the Bank of Japan’s meeting. On Friday, data showed the US... -
New MH370 probe shows controls manipulated, but mystery remains unsolved
Jul 30, 2018Investigators released a report on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Monday, saying the Boeing 777’s controls were likely deliberately manipulated to take it off course but they were not able to determine who was responsible.... -
‘Horrors that can’t be told’: Afghan women report Islamic State rapes
Jul 30, 2018A mother of three from a remote area of northwestern Afghanistan remembers the day the head of a local Islamic State group came to her village, demanding money he said her husband had promised. “I told... -
Runa Laila to receive Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal
Jul 30, 2018Internationally renowned Bangladeshi singer Runa Laila will be honoured with the Feroza Begum Memorial Gold Medal by the Dhaka University (DU). Runa Laila recently said: ‘I’m really honoured to get an award named after Feroza Apa... -
2 drivers, 2 helpers held for airport road crash Bangladesh
Jul 30, 2018Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have arrested two drivers and two helpers, of three buses from different parts of Dhaka, in connection to Sunday’s bus accident that left two college students dead. The identities of those... -
India awaits Virat Kohli magic in England Tests
Jul 30, 2018Virat Kohli has plundered Test runs in virtually every corner of the cricket world but England is a scoring desert for India’s superstar captain ahead of a tricky five-match series. He returned from his first England...
