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India slams Canada for linking minister to plots
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2024
» NEW DELHI - India’s foreign ministry says it has lodged a protest with Canada for linking its home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.
UK Conservatives choose Badenoch as new leader
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2024
» LONDON - Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives’ new leader and the first Black woman to a head a major British political party on Saturday, after winning a leadership contest on a promise to return the party to its founding principles.
Malaysian PM orders audit of wealth fund loss
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/11/2024
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ordered the sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad to carry out an internal audit to investigate issues related to 43.9 million ringgit ($10 million) in investment losses.
Drunk German biker smashes checkpoint, injures officer
Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2024
» PATTAYA - A German tourist has been arrested after crashing through a traffic police checkpoint on his big bike on Jomtien Road in Bang Lamung district, leaving the policeman seriously injured.
Orange Line construction disruptions expected
Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2024
» Construction of the western segment of the MRT Orange Line will cause some disruptions, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has advised.
Vietnam presses China to release fishermen
News Agencies, Published on 02/11/2024
» Vietnam says it has asked China to “immediately” release vessels and fishermen detained in the South China Sea.
Iranian leader warns US, Israel of ‘crushing response’
News Agencies, Published on 02/11/2024
» Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the United States and Israel will “undoubtedly receive a crushing response” for what they do against his country, state media reported.
Elite US school offers ‘post-election distress’ day off
The New York Times, Published on 02/11/2024
» NEW YORK - One of New York City’s elite private schools has told families that “students who feel too emotionally distressed” the day after Election Day will be excused from classes, and that psychologists will be available during the week to provide counselling.
World’s largest captive crocodile dies at 110
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2024
» SYDNEY - A 5.48-metre Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more than 110 years old.
Alleged leader of Rohingya smuggling gang arrested
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/11/2024
» A Thai man accused of leading a human trafficking gang has been arrested along with two accomplices in connection with the smuggling of 26 Rohingya migrants, three of whom died of suffocation in an overcrowded truck, police said on Saturday.