Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

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Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city's overcrowded metro, using a 'credit system' to sort passengers into...

Falklands banking on king penguins to drive nature tourism

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Waddling up the beach in single file, their heads held high with an almost self-important demeanor, king penguins are a major draw in the...

China is helping Sri Lanka out of ‘debt trap’ – envoy

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China is helping Sri Lanka come out of a “debt trap” and has led the island towards development by constructing ports, roads and water...

Britain set for Dec. 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock

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Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an...

UK set for third election in four years to try to...

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Britain looked set Tuesday for a pre-Christmas election after the main opposition Labour party backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's push for an early vote...

Global leaders, tycoons attend Saudi ‘Davos in desert’

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Top finance moguls and political leaders attended a Davos-style Saudi investment summit on Tuesday, in stark contrast to last year when outrage over critic...

Strong quake kills one in south Philippines

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A 6.6-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines Tuesday, geologists said, killing a boy fleeing his schoolroom, cracking buildings and injuring many in a region...

Indian boy dies after three days stuck in well

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The body of a two-year old boy trapped 26-metres (85-feet) down a well in southern India for more than three days was recovered on...

Suspects arrested for having links to LTTE charged by Malaysian courts

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The individuals, who were arrested by the Malaysian Police on suspicion of having links to the now-defunct terror group defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

TN borewell horror: Baby Sujith succumbs as mammoth rescue efforts fail

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The 2-year-old Sujith, who was trapped inside a borewell, has been declared dead after 80 hours of non-stop rescue effort. Tamil Nadu Revenue Principal...