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World Bank mishandled sexual misconduct charges: report
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: The World Bank mishandled sexual harassment complaints brought by multiple women against a senior official, according to the bank's labor tribunal.
Missionaries seen as asset, but sometimes headache, by US
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The kidnapping of 17 missionaries in Haiti reinforces a predicament for Washington -- religious groups are often seen as an asset, going where many don't dare, but they can also find themselves in deep trouble.
Striving for sustainability in sport
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» PARIS - It is a sign of the times that last week's declaration by the Williams Formula One team of its aim to become a climate-positive organisation by 2030, was greeted in muted terms.
Time is now for Barca as bid for Champions League recovery begins
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» MADRID: Barcelona want to build for the future with the tantalising prospect of another group of teenage talents emerging together, but for now reality still bites.
Khalilzad, US envoy who brokered Afghan exit, quits
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the US war in Afghanistan but failed to prevent a Taliban takeover, resigned on Monday.
Climate: Removing CO2 from the air no longer optional
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» PARIS - The burning question going into the Glasgow climate summit is whether major economies can, by 2050, reduce emissions enough to deliver a carbon neutral world in which humanity no longer adds planet-warming gases to the atmosphere.
North Korea fires ballistic missile: South's military
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of tests by Pyongyang as a US envoy repeated calls for dialogue.
Fugitive arrested for pregnant girl's murder 14 years ago
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/10/2021
» Crime Suppression Division police on Monday arrested a fugitive in Loei's Phu Kradung district for the murder of a 14-year-old girl 14 years ago, Central Investigation Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jirapop Puridet said.
Microsoft: Bill Gates warned in 2008 over 'inappropriate emails' to female employee
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose departure from the tech giant in 2020 followed revelations of an affair with an employee 20 years before, had already been warned in 2008 over emails to a female staff member that were deemed inappropriate.
Thaioil honours Piya Maharajanusorn Day 2021 with Chulalongkorn Serves The People donation
Published on 19/10/2021
» Thai Oil Public Company Limited, represented by Mr. Viroj Meenaphant Executive, Vice President Corporate Governance and Affairs, presented a donation of 100,000 baht to Chulalongkorn University Alumni Association Under The Royal Patronage, represented by Ms. Ajarin Pattanapanchai, President, at Chulalongkorn University Alumni Association. The donation was made on Piya Maharajanusorn Day 2021, in honour of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, consistent with "Chulalongkorn Serves The People" principles, to support the Chula Welfare Fund which pays for lunches and online learning materials supported by Chulalongkorn University student volunteers.