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China, Brazil urge developed nations to meet climate finance vows
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» BEIJING - China and Brazil on Friday called on developed countries to honour their climate finance pledges, after their leaders put their close economic and diplomatic ties on full display at a meeting in Beijing.
Russian strike kills six, including toddler, in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» SLOVIANSK (UKRAINE) - Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on Friday, killing six people including a toddler who was pulled out of the rubble but died in an ambulance on the way to hospital, police said.
'Really hard' -- the life of an Amazon Brazil nut harvester
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» LUZ DE AMERICA (BOLIVIA) - Assailed by mosquitoes and wary of snakes, Jorge Lengua walks watchfully through the Bolivian Amazon collecting Brazil nuts from the forest floor.
Cyclone hits Australia bringing 'record-breaking' wind speeds
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» SYDNEY - A severe tropical cyclone lashed northwestern Australia Friday bringing the strongest winds the country has ever recorded, but officials said towns and cities appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm.
Japan PM Kishida unhurt after smoke bomb incident
Published on 15/04/2023
» TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday, shortly after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent “smoke bomb” blast, local media reported.
Security stepped up after attacks in South
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 15/04/2023
» Authorities have tightened security in Hat Yai and Sadao districts of Songkhla following a series of bomb and shooting attacks along rail routes in the three southernmost provinces.
Amazon, state agency launch scheme
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/04/2023
» Amazon Global Selling and the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) plan to elevate their collaboration to further promote Thai brands through global e-commerce, aiming to push the sector's value to 664 billion baht by 2027.
Siam Piwat taps Korean culture with Carlyn pop-up store
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 15/04/2023
» Siam Piwat Co, which manages the Siam Discovery complex, is tapping into the popularity of South Korean culture by opening the world's first pop-up store for Korean bag brand Carlyn.
Listed banks post flat loan growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/04/2023
» The banking sector is expected to post marginal loan growth in the first quarter this year, attributed to sluggish demand caused by the global economic slowdown and Thailand's uneven economic recovery.
Unnecessary directive
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/04/2023
» Re: "Army, cops pressed to nab hacker", & "AWOL hacker sparks outcry", (BP, April 11& 12).