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Underage rape probe opened into French author Matzneff
AFP, Published on 03/01/2020
» PARIS - Paris prosecutors on Friday opened a rape investigation into the author Gabriel Matzneff, a day after the publication of a book detailing his sexual relationship with a girl of 14 over three decades ago.
Americans urged to leave Iraq
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Friday issued a directive to American citizens to depart Iraq immediately because of the heightened tensions in the region as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for “de-escalation” with Iran.
Karen state bus-car crash kills 18
Published on 03/01/2020
» YANGON: Eighteen people were killed after a bus filled with migrant workers collided with a car on a highway in Myawaddy Township in Karen state of Myanmar on Friday morning, according to local news reports.
Surat Thani tourism surges over New Year
Post Reporters, Published on 03/01/2020
» Tourist arrivals to Surat Thani over the New Year holiday rose 7% from the same period last year to almost 90,000, with spending estimated at 1.7 billion baht, according to governor Witchawut Jinto.
Zoo blaze caused by 'New Year gesture gone wrong'
Reuters, Published on 03/01/2020
» KREFELD, Germany: A Chinese lantern, launched by a 60-year-old mother and her two adult daughters in a New Year's Eve celebration, caused the fire at a German zoo in which dozens of animals were killed, including eight great apes, authorities said.
City to get another walking street
Post Reporters, Published on 03/01/2020
» Soi Rang Nam, a popular tourist destination near Victory Monument in Bangkok's Ratchathewi district, will be closed off to traffic for use as a walking street for one weekend each month.
Ghosn flirted with Hollywood, then delivered a plot twist
New York Times, Published on 03/01/2020
» TOKYO: Carlos Ghosn, the fallen head of the Nissan-Renault auto alliance, didn’t know much about making movies, but he seemed willing to learn.
Wildlife ravaged by Australian fires could take decades to recover
AFP, Published on 03/01/2020
» SYDNEY: The bushfires raging across Australia have had a devastating impact on the country's unique flora and fauna, with some estimates putting the death toll at nearly half a billion animals in one state alone, and experts believe it could take decades for wildlife to recover.
Minister: TV channels 'mean well' by blurring plastic bags
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/01/2020
» The environment minister has sprung to the defence of TV stations ridiculed on social media for blurring out single-use plastic bags to discourage their use, saying their decision was "well-intentioned".
Pupil severely wounded when friend shows-off dad's gun
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 03/01/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A grade-4 pupil was shot in the chest by a young friend who took his father's pistol to school in Muang district on Friday.