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Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2024
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.
Vietnam clears way for top policeman to take presidency
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam's National Assembly said on Tuesday it will vote to dismiss To Lam from the post of Minister of Public Security, paving the way for him to be elected state president this week as part of a shakeup in the country's leadership.
Cabinet approves plan to raise 2024 budget
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2024
» Thailand needs more stimulus measures to help the economy meet its potential after growth was lower than expected in the first quarter, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Tuesday.
Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of Myawaddy
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2024
» TAK - A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength.
Myanmar capital military base attacked by drones
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2024
» Opponents of army rule in Myanmar said on Thursday that they carried out drone attacks on two military targets in the capital Nay Pyi Taw. The military junta said 13 drones were shot down and no damage was caused.
Israeli forces kill 50 gunmen in raid on hospital
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - Israeli forces have killed more than 50 Palestinian gunmen and detained 180 suspected militants in a raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the army said on Tuesday.
Audit finds dozens of issues in Boeing 737 MAX production
Reuters, Published on 12/03/2024
» NEW YORK - Boeing's 737 MAX production process failed 33 of 89 audits during an examination conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in January, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Trial begins in Vietnam's largest, multi-billion-dollar fraud
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2024
» HANOI: The trial in Vietnam's largest financial fraud case on record began on Tuesday, with nearly 90 defendants accused of being part of a $12 billion scam, for which some of them risk the death penalty.
Tech activists write code to save migrants
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» LONDON - When a migrant rescue non-profit asked Nik Zemke if he could design an app to pinpoint ships in distress in the Mediterranean, the German web developer headed to a hackers' convention to look for like-minded volunteers.
S. Korea trainee doctors stage walkout
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2024
» SEOUL - More than 1,600 trainee doctors in South Korea's major hospitals staged a walkout on Tuesday to protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, stoking fears of delays to surgical operations and patient treatment.