Youth matches postponed in New South Wales as Australia bushfires rage
Australia’s sports federations have postponed youth matches in New South Wales as firefighters battled to contain nearly 150 fires burning in the eastern state on Friday that have blanketed Sydney, the nation’s biggest city, in hazardous smoke.
Burundi ruling party militia forcing citizens to fund 2020 vote: rights group
Burundi’s ruling party youth league is forcing citizens to donate money to fund next year’s election, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, as fears of abuses and renewed violence grow ahead of the vote.
Indian police kill four men suspected of raping veterinarian, draw cheers
Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, a police official told Reuters, drawing applause from her family and citizens outraged over crimes against women.
Indian police shoot dead four men suspected of raping veterinarian
Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the southern city of Hyderabad last week, a senior police official told Reuters.
Indian police shoot dead four men suspected of raping vet
Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the southern city of Hyderabad last week, a senior police official told Reuters.
Hong Kong unrest contributed two percent points to third-quarter GDP contraction: official
Social unrest in Hong Kong contributed two percentage points to the city’s economic contraction in the third quarter, Paul Chan, financial secretary of the city’s government, told legislators in a televised hearing on Friday, citing “rough estimates”.
Hong Kong police chief calls for peace ahead of big protest march
Hong Kong’s police chief has urged citizens to demonstrate peacefully ahead of what is expected to be a large-scale pro-democracy march on Sunday, an event planned amid a lull in violence in the Chinese-ruled city.
Chinese defy Hong Kong’s protest gloom in hunt for bargain stocks
Chinese investors more than doubled their Hong Kong stocks purchases this year, braving market headwinds from violent street protests and the protracted Sino-U.S. trade war, which have battered the Asian financial hub’s economy.
Indian police shoot dead four men suspected of raping vet: BBC
Indian police shot dead four men suspected of raping and killing a vet in the southern city of Hyderabad last week, the BBC reported on Friday.
Trump to host Paraguay’s Abdo on Dec. 13: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will host Paraguay’s President Mario Abdo Benitez for a White House visit on Dec. 13, the White House said on Thursday.
