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8 dead in Brazil school shooting
AFP, Published on 14/03/2019
» SAO PAULO: Two assailants opened fire inside a school near Sao Paulo on Wednesday, killing eight people including four children before turning their weapons on themselves, authorities said.
Trump fights impeachment talk ahead of looming Mueller report
AFP, Published on 14/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - No one even knows when it will come out, but Robert Mueller's top secret probe into possible collusion between Donald Trump and Russia has Washington on edge -- and the president mounting preemptive attacks against impeachment.
Trump ex-campaign chief facing nearly seven years in jail
AFP, Published on 14/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort, already facing 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud, was sentenced to an additional 43 months in jail on Wednesday on conspiracy charges.
California suspends death penalty
AFP, Published on 14/03/2019
» LOS ANGELES: State governor Gavin Newsom imposed a moratorium on carrying out the death penalty in California on Wednesday, granting a reprieve to 737 condemned inmates -- the largest death row population in the United States.
US slams rights record of China and Iran, goes easier on N. Korea
AFP, Published on 14/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday denounced China and Iran as Washington offered its annual human rights report, while going easier on other countries like North Korea in the name of "US interests."
US, Canada ground all 737 MAX
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump issued an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian airliner that killed 157 people
Feast probe tastes a bit off
News, Editorial, Published on 14/03/2019
» The result of an Election Commission (EC) probe into a lavish fundraising banquet organised by the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) seems to raise more questions than answers.
Wildlife project out to rid parks of elephant traps
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2019
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation launched a project called "Free Wild Trap Zone" Wednesday to clear harmful hunting devices after five elephants were maimed.
Wage panel defers making hike decision
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/03/2019
» A tripartite committee with the authority to raise the minimum daily wage on Wednesday deferred making a decision on any wage hike until its next meeting scheduled for next month.
PTT buys palm oil for biodiesel
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/03/2019
» PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, has agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of crude palm oil to produce biodiesel for export in a collaborative move to shore up domestic fresh palm nut prices.