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Tourist helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River, killing all six aboard
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2025
» A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot, Mayor Eric Adams said.
Joshua demolishes Ngannou with second-round knockout
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2024
» RIYADH - Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua floored Francis Ngannou three times in two rounds at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena on Saturday in a knockout win that put him right back in the reckoning for another title shot.
Timeline - Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military coup
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2022
» Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election won by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Election monitoring groups found no evidence of mass fraud.
Microsoft to invest B31 bn in Malaysia to set up data centres
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Microsoft Corporation will invest $1 billion over the next five years in Malaysia as part of a new partnership programme with government agencies and local companies, the neighbouring nation's prime minister said on Monday.
Thousands take to Myanmar streets again after bloodiest day since coup
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2021
» Myanmar security forces killed a man in the main city of Yangon on Monday, media reported, as activists called on ethnic minority forces in the diverse nation to back their campaign against military rule.
Exports seen up 3-4% this year, but strong baht weighs -shippers
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2021
» Thailand's exports are expected to grow by 3% to 4% this year as the global economy recovers, but a stubbornly strong baht currency remains a worry, the shippers' council said on Tuesday.
Jakarta gravediggers under strain as Covid-19 burials surge
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2020
» JAKARTA: Gravedigger Junaedi Bin Hakim toils until nearly midnight almost every day in a Jakarta cemetery, preparing plots for fellow Indonesians amid a renewed spike in coronavirus burials.
B214bn borrowing approved to cover revenue shortfall
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a 214-billion-baht borrowing plan for a revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year to September, due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a government official said.
Bat guano collectors in Ratchaburi undeterred by virus link
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2020
» RATCHABURI: Thai villagers scouring a dark cave for bat guano, sought after by farmers as a nutrient-rich crop fertiliser, are undaunted by scientists' suggestion that it could be behind a coronavirus that has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide.
Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases in biggest single-day rise
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2020
» Thailand reported 32 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday in the largest daily jump in infections since the outbreak began, bringing its total tally to 114, health officials said.