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Murdoch empire calls time on Trump but tries to keep his base onside
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» NEW YORK - The storming of the US Capitol has triggered Rupert Murdoch's media empire to call time on Donald Trump, with The Wall Street Journal saying the president should resign and even acolytes on Fox News telling viewers he has reached the end of his shelf life.
Deutsche Bank to pay $130 mn to settle US probes
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» NEW YORK - Deutsche Bank will pay $130 million to settle a foreign bribery probe and fraud charges in precious metals trading, US officials announced Friday.
US-Mexico drug war ripe for rethink under Biden, experts say
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» MEXICO CITY - President-elect Joe Biden's arrival in the White House is expected to bring a shake-up of US-Mexican cooperation in a bloody war on drugs that has failed to rein in powerful cartels, experts say.
Most Covid-19 patients have at least one symptom 6 months on: study
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» PARIS - More than three quarters of people hospitalised with Covid-19 still suffered from at least one symptom after six months, according to a study published Saturday that scientists said shows the need for further investigation into lingering coronavirus effects.
North Korea's Kim says US is Pyongyang's 'biggest enemy'
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States is his nuclear-armed nation's "biggest enemy", state media reported Saturday, as he threw down the diplomatic gauntlet to the incoming administration of Joe Biden.
'Post-9/11 era is over': Mob attack to haunt Biden on world stage
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to restore a global leadership role for the United States, but he will be haunted by a final act of his predecessor -- inciting a mob to trash the US Capitol.
Twitter permanently suspends Trump as presidency crumbles
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, already facing mounting calls to step down or risk impeachment, suffered further ignominy Friday when Twitter permanently suspended his account, saying the US leader is too dangerous to use the platform.
AP, Sansiri top rankings for 2020 transfers
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 09/01/2021
» SET-listed AP Thailand's low-rise sales and Sansiri Plc's condo discounts drove them to the top rankings for residential transfers last year with a combined 91 billion baht.
Pressure mounts against MP Sira Jenjaka
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/01/2021
» The Pheu Thai Party yesterday pledged to support the opposition's bid to have the Palang Pracharath Party's Sira Jenjaka stripped of his MP status.
Valiant Tai vows to fight until the end
Sports, Published on 09/01/2021
» World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan has vowed to "fight until the end'' in the Asian leg in Bangkok, which begins with next week's Yonex Thailand Open.