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Japanese woman nabbed in Ubon over financial fraud
Published on 05/04/2017
» A Japanese woman wanted by police in Japan for cheating investors out of their money has been arrested in Thailand, immigration police said Wednesday.
US study: Zika causes birth defects in one of 10 pregnancies
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2017
» CHICAGO - About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, US researchers said on Tuesday.
Syria gas attack kills 58; UN to act
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2017
» BEIRUT - A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war.
St Petersburg Metro bomber identified
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2017
» ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - A 22-year-old suicide bomber born in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan was behind a blast on the St Petersburg subway that killed 13 other people, Russian investigators said Tuesday.
'Not natural friends': Trump, Xi will be odd couple at first summit
Published on 05/04/2017
» WASHINGTON/BEIJING - When US President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, their summit will be marked not only by deep policy divisions but a clash of personalities between America’s brash “tweeter-in-chief” and Beijing’s cautious, calculating leader.
Germany retreats in social media 'war on hate speech'
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2017
» BERLIN - German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has watered down plans to impose fines of up to 50 million euros ($53 million) if social networks such as Facebook do not remove slanderous or abusive online postings quickly, Der Spiegel said on Tuesday.
US trade deficit drops sharply in February
Published on 05/04/2017
» WASHINGTON - The US trade deficit declined sharply in February as imports from China fell by a record amount and American exports rose for a third straight month.
Cabinet backs Chinese tanks purchase
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 05/04/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved the Defence Ministry's proposal to buy 10 more VT-4 tanks from China worth two billion baht, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said.
Prawit calls for midnight revelry halt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/04/2017
» Songkran celebrations must stop after midnight this year, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has said.
Govt insists it won't ease politics ban
News, Published on 05/04/2017
» The ban on political activities will also remain in force even after the promulgation of the new constitution Thursday, though the government insists it will stick to its roadmap leading to a general election.