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US tightens rules on four more Chinese state 'propaganda' outlets
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday tightened rules on four more Chinese state media organizations, denouncing them as propaganda outlets, renewing a feud with Beijing.
Trump to extend US work visa freeze to year-end: White House
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits to year-end and broaden it to include H1-B visas used widely in the tech industry, the White House said Monday.
Alaskan volcano eruption linked to fall of Roman Republic: study
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE triggered a nearly two-decade power struggle that led to the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
Saudi says to hold 'limited' hajj: state media
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it would hold a "very limited" hajj this year, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual as it moves to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
US tightens rules on four more Chinese state 'propaganda' outlets
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday changed the status of four more Chinese state media organizations, denouncing them as propaganda outlets, renewing a feud with Beijing.
Trump looking to reverse fortunes after Tulsa fiasco
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is in desperate need of a political boost after a fiasco of a campaign rally in Tulsa left him looking like a leader detached from the multiple crises gripping the United States.
Virus cases top nine million as WHO says pandemic 'accelerating'
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» DUBAI - Global coronavirus infections topped nine million on Monday shortly after the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic was accelerating, even as France took its biggest step yet back to normality by allowing millions of children to return to school.
Cash Remains King as Companies Close a Dismal Second Quarter
Business, Published on 23/06/2020
» Giant companies from McDonald's Corp. to Intel Corp. are husbanding cash, cutting costs and tapping debt, all moves that bolster their resilience amid persistent uncertainty wrought by the new coronavirus.
Online loan sharks nabbed
News, Published on 23/06/2020
» Chon Buri police have on Sunday arrested five Chinese nationals who allegedly operated a loan shark business via a mobile app, with over 100 million baht circulated, police said yesterday.
Petition sent over Oak's acquittal
News, Published on 23/06/2020
» Former Democrat MP Watchara Phetthong on Monday petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate Office of the Attorney General (AOG) officials accused of malfeasance over a decision not to appeal against the acquittal of Panthongtae "Oak" Shinawatra.