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Eiffel Tower shut over 'monstrous' queues
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» PARIS: Staff at the Eiffel Tower shut down the Paris landmark on Wednesday afternoon in protest over a new access policy which they say is generating "monstrous" queues of tourists.
Texan behind 3D-printed gun designs vows to fight US court ban
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - A US gun rights advocate is vowing to take his fight to publish online blueprints for 3D-printed firearms to the Supreme Court if necessary, after a federal judge temporarily blocked the controversial venture.
Greenhouse gases 'hit new highs' in 2017
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» TAMPA, Florida: Greenhouse gas emissions surged to new highs in 2017 as abnormally hot temperatures swept the globe and ice melted at record levels in the Arctic last year due to climate change, a major US report said Wednesday.
Trump tweet calling for end of Mueller probe 'not an order': WHouse
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday sought to walk back a tweet from President Donald Trump calling for an end to the Russia election meddling probe, saying he was expressing an opinion, and not giving an order to the Justice Department.
Kurdish refugee wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Kurdish refugee turned Cambridge University math professor Caucher Birkar was among four winners Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro of the prestigious Fields prize, dubbed the Nobel for mathematics, but had his gold medal stolen minutes later.
Forum sets out keys for success
News, Published on 02/08/2018
» Ideas to drive driving Thailand's future towards prosperity were offered on Wednesday by four speakers at the Bangkok Post Forum, with infrastructure, digital technology and human resource development identified as key ingredients.
US slaps sanctions on top Turkish officials over detained pastor
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday hit two top Turkish officials with sanctions over the ongoing detention of an American pastor facing terror charges, heaping pressure on Ankara to release the prisoner fueling a bitter diplomatic feud.
Cops arrest ex-Buddhism office chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/08/2018
» Former National Office of Buddhism (NOB) director Phanom Sornsilp was among nine people arrested on Wednesday during raids that targeted those allegedly involved in the temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Prayut touts EEC for prosperity
News, Published on 02/08/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed Wednesday that the key to ensuring Thailand escapes the "middle-income trap" and transforms into a high-income nation means sticking to the 20-year national strategy and Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project.
GL share price jumps 29%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/08/2018
» The share price of SET-listed Group Lease Plc (GL) soared yesterday after a Singaporean audit firm said it had found no evidence of irregularities in the company's loan transactions.