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Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises

Sydney was shrouded in dangerous haze Tuesday as smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia's eastern seaboard sent pollution levels soaring in the country's biggest city.

Iran exceeds authorised heavy water reserves: IAEA

The UN's nuclear watchdog said on Monday that Iran's stock of heavy water for reactors has surpassed the limit set under its agreement with world powers.

Samoa makes measles vaccine mandatory to stop deadly outbreak

Samoa was finalising plans for a compulsory measles vaccination programme Monday, after declaring a state of emergency as a deadly epidemic sweeps the Pacific nation.

French 'yellow vests' shut down top Paris department store

French "yellow vest" demonstrators occupied a top Parisian department store on Sunday, a day after clashes in the capital on the first anniversary of the protest movement.

South Korea hosts the important summits next week

ASEAN is special to Koreans because the region ensures equal participation and opportunities through the “ASEAN Way” despite different economic statuses and political systems among its 10 member states. ASEAN’s growth through an inclusiveness that does not exclude nature, any person or nation will indeed be the future of the global community.

'Save public hospitals', French health workers urge Macron

Thousands of French hospital workers demonstrated on Thursday over years of cutbacks they say have harmed care in a country with a health system once the envy of the world.

EU bank to stop funding fossil fuels in 'landmark decision'

The European Union's investment arm said on Thursday it will stop funding fossil fuel projects from 2022 as part of a new strategy aimed at fighting climate change, in a decision environmental campaigners hailed as a "significant victory".

M7.1 quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off the eastern part of Indonesia early Friday and local meteorological authorities briefly issued a tsunami warning.

N. Korea says it sent ultimatum to S. Korea over Mount Kumgang project

North Korea sent an ultimatum to South Korea earlier this week that it will unilaterally remove the South-built facilities from its Mount Kumgang resort unless Seoul tears them down on its own, Pyongyang's official news agency reported on Friday.

Two killed in California school shooting, teen in custody

A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday on Thursday, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on himself.

Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts

Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation.

Japan's economy grows less than expected in third quarter

Japanese growth slowed significantly in the third quarter of the year, according to government data released on Thursday, sparking concerns for the health of the world's third-biggest economy.

S. Korea hosts int'l forum on partnership with ASEAN

South Korea's presidential advisory panel hosted an international forum here on Thursday on the country's push for stronger ties with Southeast Asian nations.

S. Korea to build more smart factories to deal with demographic change

South Korea will build 30,000 smart factories and 10 smart industrial zones by 2022 as part of efforts to deal with a looming decline of the country's working-age population, the finance minister said on Wednesday.

British security officials play down cyber attack on Labour

British security officials said on Tuesday that an attempted cyber attack on the main opposition Labour Party during general election campaigning had failed.

Japan's Hayabusa2 leaves asteroid to return to Earth at end of 2020

Japan's space agency said on Wednesday its Hayabusa2 space probe has departed from an asteroid which it landed on to collect samples and will make its return to Earth in November or December next year.

High tide: French police warn cocaine fortune hunters off beaches

Authorities have closed beaches in southwest France as packages of cocaine continue to mysteriously wash up along the country's Atlantic coast, with more than 1,000 kilograms discovered since mid-October, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Venice underwater as exceptional tide sweeps through canal city

Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years late Tuesday, with tourists wading through flooded streets to seek shelter as a fierce wind whipped up waves in St. Mark's Square.

Morales leaves for Mexico as Bolivia military pledges to tackle violence

Evo Morales left Bolivia on Monday for Mexico, which has granted him political asylum, as the armed forces agreed to help police curb violence that has erupted after the president's stunning resignation left a power vacuum.

Europe gives go ahead to market Ebola vaccine

The European Union authorised the marketing of a vaccine against Ebola on Monday, permitting the first wider commercial use of a protection that has helped stem an outbreak in DR Congo.