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'Grieving nations' to discuss legal action against Iran over downed airliner - Ukraine

12:28am IST

SINGAPORE/KIEV Five countries whose citizens were killed when an airliner was shot down by Iran last week will meet in London on Thursday to discuss possible legal action, Ukraine's foreign minister told Reuters.

EXCLUSIVE-"Grieving nations" to discuss legal action against Iran over downed airliner - Ukraine

13 Jan 2020

SINGAPORE, Jan 13 Five nations whose citizens died when an airliner was shot down by Iran last week will meet in London on Thursday to discuss possible legal action, Ukraine's foreign minister told Reuters.

EXCLUSIVE-"Grieving nations" to discuss legal action against Iran over downed airliner - Ukraine

13 Jan 2020

SINGAPORE, Jan 13 Five nations whose citizens died when an airliner was shot down by Iran last week will meet in London on Thursday to discuss possible legal action, Ukraine's foreign minister told Reuters.

Singapore posts decade-low growth as trade war bruises output

02 Jan 2020

SINGAPORE Singapore's economy expanded at its slowest pace in a decade last year as its manufacturing sector contracted, preliminary data showed on Thursday, though fourth quarter data firmed expectations for a modest recovery in 2020.

Google halts political ads in Singapore as election looms - documents

04 Dec 2019

SINGAPORE, Dec 4 Google has stopped accepting political advertisements in Singapore months before a widely expected election, according to documents shared by a small political party which said it was angered by the decision that denies it voter reach.

Facebook issues corrective label on user's post under new Singapore fake news law

30 Nov 2019

SINGAPORE Facebook said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user's post at the request of the Singapore government, but called for a measured approach to the implementation of a new "fake news" law in the city-state.

Singapore tells Facebook to correct user's post in test of 'fake news' laws

30 Nov 2019

SINGAPORE Singapore instructed Facebook on Friday to publish a correction on a user's social media post under a new "fake news" law, raising fresh questions about how the company will adhere to government requests to regulate content.

Singapore activists challenge gay sex ban in court after India ruling

14 Nov 2019

SINGAPORE Singapore's top court has heard challenges to its colonial-era gay sex law, a thorny issue in the socially-conservative city-state, for the first time since similar legislation was scrapped in India last year.

China to 'perfect' HK system as water cannon breaks up Guy Fawkes protest

06 Nov 2019

HONG KONG The Chinese Communist Party said on Tuesday it would "perfect" the system for choosing the leader of Hong Kong after months of anti-government protests, as police in the ex-British colony fired water cannon to break up a Guy Fawkes-themed march. | Video

Hong Kong police fire tear gas to break up Halloween party protests

01 Nov 2019

HONG KONG Hong Kong police fired tear gas to break up masked anti-government protesters mingling with Halloween revellers in fancy dress near the upmarket club district of Lan Kwai Fong on Thursday after a standoff lasting hours. | Video

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