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59 people still trapped under collapsed Indonesian school
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» SIDOARJO, Indonesia - Rescuers searching for people trapped under a collapsed school in Indonesia on Thursday are hoping to dig a tunnel, at the risk of destabilising the rubble, to reach an estimated 59 still missing.
Seoul says over 300 South Koreans detained in US to be released
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» SEOUL - Seoul said Sunday that negotiations with the United States to secure the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid have been "concluded" and they would soon be freed and flown home.
'Fear and anxiety': Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» BANGKOK - Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla's terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping cracks in the walls of his 22nd-floor Bangkok apartment.
WHO facing 'new realities' as US withdrawal looms
AFP, Published on 12/02/2025
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Tuesday wrapped up its executive board meeting, held against the backdrop of the United States -- by far its largest donor -- heading for the exit.
Rahm, Koepka seek to keep US Open focus amid merger turmoil
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Jon Rahm says the merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers has left golfers in limbo, but Brooks Koepka is not daunted by a little "chaos" at this week's US Open.
Two bodies found in French building collapse as rescue efforts continue
AFP, Published on 10/04/2023
» MARSEILLE - Two bodies were found in the rubble of a building that collapsed in Marseille following a major explosion, French authorities said early Monday, as rescue workers scrambled to find at least six people still unaccounted for.
Marseille building collapse injures five, fire hampers search
AFP, Published on 09/04/2023
» MARSEILLE - An apartment building collapsed in an apparent explosion Sunday in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille, injuring five people, with authorities warning there are likely to be fatalities as firefighters battled a blaze.
Medical tourism in spotlight after Mexico kidnapping
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: As reports swirl around the recent kidnapping in Mexico of four Americans, two of whom were killed, one detail has drawn particular attention -- they had crossed the border for a medical procedure.
Liverpool, Man Utd to clash in Bangkok - with tickets B5,000-25,000
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» Liverpool and Manchester United will meet in a high-profile friendly in Bangkok in July, the clubs said on Thursday, as Premier League teams resume lucrative pre-season tours which stopped when Covid hit.
US Navy boosts monitoring of subs after falsified steel tests
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US Navy has stepped up monitoring of its submarines after a former metallurgist for a company that supplied steel for the vessels was found to have falsified test results.