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Pope offers gesture to China while in Mongolia
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia: Pope Francis appeared to seek to reassure China on Saturday, using a gathering of Catholic missionaries in Mongolia to state that governments had “nothing to fear” from the Catholic Church.
Political performance art gets down and dirty
Online Reporters and AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» No one can accuse Duangrit Bunnag of not keeping his word, after a down-and-dirty exhibition of political performance art in Bangkok on Saturday.
Nobel Foundation cancels inivite to Russian envoy
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Foundation on Saturday reversed its decision to invite ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to this year's Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm, after the move sparked a backlash.
Guatemala election winner fears ‘coup’ will keep him from office
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan president-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday denounced an “ongoing coup” by the country’s institutions to block him from taking power, after his political party was suspended.
Police bust Chinese scam gang in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 02/09/2023
» CHON BURI: Sixteen Chinese nationals alleged to be members of a phone scam gang were arrested in Saturday during a police raid on four houses in a compound in Bang Lamung district, on the east side of Pattaya City.
Typhoon Saola weakens to severe storm
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» HONG KONG: Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the city avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region’s strongest storms in decades.
Drug user steals pickup truck, then ambulance
Online Reporters, Published on 02/09/2023
» A man has been apprehended in Nong Bua Lam Phu for making off with an ambulance after stealing a pickup truck while under the influence of methamphetamine in neighbouring Udon Thani province.
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett dies
Reuters, AFP and New York Times, Published on 02/09/2023
» The American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his “Margaritaville” escapist tribute to the tropical life, has died at the age of 76.
BMW places biggest bet yet on EVs
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2023
» MUNICH - BMW is once again turning to the “Neue Klasse” brand — this time as an electric vehicle — as the German automaker seeks to replicate past successes to catch up with trailblazer Tesla.
Udon Thani woman saved from sex trade in Myanmar
Online Reporters, Published on 02/09/2023
» Authorities in Chiang Rai have rescued an Udon Thani woman who had fallen victim to human trafficking in Myanmar.