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US government shutdown averted hours before deadline
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to avert a crippling government shutdown, as Democratic leaders struggle to overcome fierce infighting over President Joe Biden's domestic agenda.
Ethiopia to expel seven senior UN staff for 'meddling'
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia said Thursday it would expel seven senior UN officials for "meddling" in its affairs, ratcheting up worries over the humanitarian response in the war-torn and famine-threatened Tigray region.
Canada remembers horrors inflicted on indigenous peoples
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» OTTAWA - Canadians on Thursday commemorated a century of injustices against its indigenous populations in the first ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, following shocking discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools.
Israel foreign minister opens embassy on landmark visit to Bahrain
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» MANAMA - Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid began a landmark visit Thursday to Bahrain where he opened the Israeli embassy one year after the US-brokered normalisation of ties.
US plans to keep Al-Qaeda in check in Afghanistan with air strikes
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The Pentagon plans to rely on air strikes to prevent a resurgence of Al-Qaeda now that US troops have left Afghanistan, but experts and some lawmakers are skeptical about the effectiveness of the so-called "over-the-horizon" strategy.
Your horoscope for Oct 1-7
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 01/10/2021
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how will you fare this week & beyond!
Oval Office talks and ice cream: Biden tries it all to save agenda
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - He's tried everything from Oval Office sitdowns to delivering ice cream, but nothing so far has been enough for Joe Biden to get his Democratic party in line -- or save his presidency from the threat of dramatic failure.
Former Nazi death camp secretary, 96, caught after escape bid
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» ITZEHOE (GERMANY) - A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary who fled hours before the opening of her trial in Germany has been found, a court said Thursday in a dramatic start to the proceedings.
Lava from Canaries eruption covers huge area at sea
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» ISLA DE LA PALMA (ESPAñA) - Lava from the erupting volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands that began cascading into the ocean 36 hours ago has already covered more than 25 acres at sea, experts said Thursday.
Economy in better shape as restrictions ease, says central bank
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2021
» The economy is still suffering from the impacts of Covid-19 at home and abroad, with consumption and investment down and exports slowing, but activity is improving after an easing of restrictions, the central bank said on Thursday.