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Suez Canal backlog finally cleared
Reuters and AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» CAIRO: All ships stranded by the grounding of a giant container ship in the Suez Canal in March have now passed through the canal, ending the backlog that built up during the blockage, officials said on Saturday.
Narathiwat inmates test positive in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/04/2021
» SURAT THANI: A Surat Thani hotel is undergoing deep cleaning, while testing has been stepped up after six participants in an anti-drug event — five inmates and a warder from Narathiwat — tested positive for Covid-19.
Egypt gears up for pharaohs' 'Golden Parade'
AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» CAIRO - The mummified remains of 22 Egyptian pharaohs, including the most powerful ancient queen, are to be paraded through the streets of Cairo Saturday, in a procession to a new resting place.
WeVo chief guard rearrested after release
Online Reporters, Published on 03/04/2021
» The chief guard of the Ratsadon protesters has been taken into custody on a charge of royal defamation right after he was temporarily released from detention on other charges.
Khon Kaen gunman says fatal shootings were act of revenge
Chakrapan Natanri, Published on 03/04/2021
» KHON KAEN: A lone gunman held in the shooting deaths of two young men in Khok Pho Chai district claimed he acted out of revenge over an earlier brawl, police say.
Negligence charges to follow Taiwan train tragedy
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2021
» HUALIEN, Taiwan: Taiwanese prosecutors have sought to detain a construction site manager whose truck is believed to have caused a train accident that killed at least 50 people, as authorities warned on Saturday that more bodies could be found in the wreckage.
More than 12,000 Karen displaced, rebels say
News Agencies, Published on 03/04/2021
» Karen rebels have accused the Myanmar military of deploying “excessive force”, saying on Saturday that continuous air strikes have displaced more than 12,000 unarmed civilians, including children.
HK to vet political candidates' past to ensure loyalty
AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» HONG KONG: Candidates for public office in Hong Kong will have their entire history vetted, its top justice official said Saturday, after China announced a radical overhaul to ensure only "patriots" run the city.
US senators press online giants over user data
AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: A bipartisan group of US senators on Friday sent letters to major digital ad exchanges, including Google and Twitter, asking whether user data was sold to foreign entities who could use it for blackmail or other malicious ends.
Curtain rises at last on New York theatres
AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» NEW YORK: Caroline Baron is wearing shoes she has not worn in a year and a big smile as she walks into The Shed, one of the few major venues in America's cultural capital New York to begin hosting live performances again for the first time since March 2020.