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Redefining dining
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 27/06/2025
» In recent months, the restaurant industry has seen a 40% decrease in consumer spending, according to Thanivarn Kulmongkol, president of the Thai Restaurant Association.
Phumtham warns over bomb talk
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/06/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai yesterday urged the public not to link the Phuket airport bomb scare to unrest in the deep South, warning that premature conclusions could damage the nation's image.
Spain PM alleges 'genocide' in Gaza as rescuers say 65 killed
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a "genocide", as rescuers in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory said Israeli forces killed 65 people.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs used 'power, violence and fear': prosecutor
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs used "power, violence, and fear" as the head of a decades-old criminal enterprise, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments in his high-profile trial.
Pentagon chief backs Trump on success of Iran strikes
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Thursday that American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were a success, backing President Donald Trump and berating the media for covering an intelligence report that questioned the results of the operation.
Bezos wedding festivities kick off in Venice
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» VENICE - Very important persons (VIPs) whizzed by speed boat through Venice Thursday as the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez kicked off and protesters demonstrated in St Mark's Square.
UN air service slashes fleet by nearly a quarter
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - The United Nation's (UN) air service which flies humanitarian workers and cargo to hard-to-reach corners of the world has been forced to slash its global fleet by almost a quarter due to funding cuts, the World Food Programme (WFP) told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Crypto exchange Kraken debuts Krak, an all-in-one global money app
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on Thursday launched a peer-to-peer payments app that enables users to send and receive funds - in both cryptocurrency and fiat currency - across more than a hundred countries.
China's durian imports plunge as stricter checks catch out traders
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/06/2025
» HONG KONG - China's imports of fresh durians have fallen this year because of stricter sanitation checks at the border, according to people who follow the trade.
In Finnish border town, worry mounts over Russian military build-up
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» KUHMO - In a Finnish town a stone's throw from Russia, Moscow's reported military build-up on its side of the border is raising concerns about the Nordic country's security, locals told Agence France-Presse (AFP).