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China’s only company authorized to print Bibles yesterday produced its 80 millionth holy book, to praise from government officials and overseas church leaders’ blessings. The number means China has become …
80m Bibles Printed in China Read MoreA new book that revealed King of Sweden’s romps in seedy nightclubs owned by shadowy underworld figures has caused uproar among the Swedes. King Carl XVI Gustaf, the stern-looking, bespectacled …
Royal Sex Scandal Leaves Swedes in Shock Read MoreA human tragedy was unfolding in Oslo on Friday after police reported finding the body of an elderly man who’s believed to have died in his east-side apartment at least …
Police Find Man Dead for Two Years Read MoreOil-rich Norway remains the best country in the world to live, while Indonesia still ranks outside the top 100 countries, according to the most recent UN human development index (HDI) …
Indonesia Ranks 108 in HDI, Norway Number One Read MoreThe injured — with clothes, blankets and even mattresses fused to their skin by the 750 degree Celsius heat — were carried away on stretchers following the first big explosion …
Blast From Indonesia Volcano Raises Deaths to 122 Read MoreAirlines cancelled 36 flights to and from Jakarta on Saturday, affecting international carriers from Europe to Asia, because of ash from the Mount Merapi volcano, an airport spokesman said. In …
Jakarta Flights Grounded Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will launch its “E-Marketing Campaign for Medical Tourism in Samui” and website www.ThailandMedTourism.com. The marketing campaigns that will run through to April 2011 hopes …
TAT to Promote Samui as Medical Tourism Destination Read MoreForeign tourists visiting Bali for a holiday reached two million, or close to expected target of 2.3 million this year, tourism observer Dewa Nyoman Putraman, said here.“I believe the number …
Two Million Tourists Visit Bali Read MoreSingapore Airlines (SIA) is delaying all flights operated on its Airbus A380 aircraft, after a Qantas Airways plane of the same model made an emergency landing at Changi Airport around …
Singepore Airlines Delays all A380 Flights Read MoreFrom April 2011, passengers transferring and transiting at Changi Airport will – for the first time – have to pay service and security charges. The $12 fee in total would …
Changi to Impose Transfer and Transit Charges Read More