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Heavy rains spark flooding fears in cyclone-hit Mozambique
AFP, Published on 27/04/2019
» PEMBA (MOZAMBIQUE) - Heavy rains from a powerful cyclone lashed northern Mozambique Saturday, sparking fears of flooding as aid workers arrived to assess the damage, just weeks after the country suffered one of the worst storms in its history.
More Chinese punters flock to Poipet
Published on 27/04/2019
» Chinese people are beginning to flock to the Cambodian border town of Poipet, which has become the country’s second most popular gambling destination after the coastal city of Sihanoukville.
X-ray scanner spooks drug-truck driver
Published on 27/04/2019
» PHRAE: Police seized 600,000 speed pills from a trailer truck abandoned by a driver at a checkpoint equipped with an x-ray machine to scan for drugs in Den Chai district on Saturday.
Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary
AFP, Published on 27/04/2019
» SEOUL: North and South Korea Saturday struck different notes as they marked the first anniversary of a summit between their leaders that fuelled a whirlwind of diplomacy which has died down amid deadlock over Pyongyang's denuclearisation.
Spurs fall 1-0 to West Ham
Published on 27/04/2019
» LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first defeat at their new stadium after Michail Antonio gave West Ham United a 1-0 win in the Premier League on Saturday.
Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in US
AFP, Published on 27/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - Maria Butina, the only Russian arrested and convicted in the three-year investigation of Moscow's interference in US politics, was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in prison.
Russia expected to target US 2020 vote to sow 'discord': FBI director
AFP, Published on 27/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that he expects Russia to target the 2020 US presidential election with social media campaigns, fake news and propaganda in a bid to divide Americans and "pit us against each other."
Trump tells Americans measles vaccination 'so important'
AFP, Published on 27/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to get vaccinated as a measles outbreak spread across the country, reaching the highest number of cases since 2000.
Finance Ministry scraps travel cash for tourists
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/04/2019
» The Finance Ministry has scrapped a plan to hand out travel allowances in cash worth 1,500 baht each to about 10 million people for travelling in any of 55 second-tier provinces, part of a scheme to promote domestic tourism in areas not regularly visited be them.
CP consortium to build high-speed airport rail link
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/04/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has finally decided to grant the concession for the 220 billion baht high-speed rail project linking three major airports to the consortium led by Charoen Pokphand Group (CP).