14 hurt in Malaysia grenade blast: police
Fourteen people were wounded early Thursday when a suspected hand grenade exploded in a tourist section of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, police said.
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Australia’s jobless rate edges up to 6.1%
Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent in September, official data showed Thursday, as the statistics bureau revised down readings from previous months amid uncertainty over how the figures are calculated.
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New vision for Hong Kong? Protest site becomes traffic-free oasis
Pedestrianised streets, al fresco art, urban picnic zones and recycling points have become part of the landscape in central Hong Kong as a result of mass protests — and some residents would like to keep it that way, regardless of their politics.
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Baby bear found in Central Park was run over
A dead baby bear found dumped in New York’s Central Park was killed by being run over, an autopsy concluded Tuesday.
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