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Israeli troops battle Hamas militants in southern Gaza
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after expanding their offensive deeper into the besieged territory, with warnings that an "even more hellish scenario" was unfolding for trapped civilians.
Israel bombs Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel struck Gaza targets Sunday in its war on Hamas sparked by the October 7 attacks as international concern mounted over the spiralling civilian death toll on the third day of fighting after a truce ended.
China and its self-inflicted economic woes
Oped, Published on 02/12/2023
» At their recent summit in San Francisco, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress in a few key areas. Notably, they agreed to resume direct military-to-military communications in order to reduce the chances of accidental conflict. But neither leader was negotiating from a particularly strong position: as Mr Biden struggles with low approval ratings, Mr Xi is overseeing a rapidly weakening economy.
Thailand at economic crossroads
Oped, Published on 28/11/2023
» Thailand finds itself at a crossroads as global geoeconomic alignments shift amid rapid changes in the technological landscape. Its top trading partners and foreign investors are changing, raising concerns about the relevance of its development model. While boosting competitiveness remains crucial.
Shooting probe unearths macabre student gang
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/11/2023
» At first glance, it looked like the Klong Toey shooting on Oct 11 was a revenge attack between technical students who study at rival vocational colleges but when the police team of the Metropolitan Police Bureau dug deep, they found the shooter and his partner were part of a crime syndicate comprised of at least 84 members.
PM orders ministry to ramp up war against online fraud
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry to ramp up its crackdown on online fraud and call centre scams, after he was targeted by a scammer himself.
Children monitored for respiratory illnesses amid China scare
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/11/2023
» The Public Health Ministry has been monitoring clusters of respiratory illnesses in children in northern China as the World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on the mounting number of cases.
WHO says no novel pathogen behind respiratory illness surge in China
Published on 24/11/2023
» SHANGHAI: China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected.
WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illness
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» BEIJING: The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection.
N. Korea says spy satellite launch successful
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the US led its allies in condemning the launch as a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions.