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'Mother of all reforms': Italy seeks to directly elect premier
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni presented a constitutional reform bill Friday that would allow voters to directly elect the premier, a move designed to curb chronic political instability.
Three killed as yacht capsizes off Portugal
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» LISBON - Three people died when a sailing boat capsized on Friday and ran aground on a beach in central Portugal, where the coast has seen heavy swells caused by Storm Ciaran, naval authorities said.
US urges 'pauses' in Gaza fighting as Israel besieges Gaza City
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» TEL AVIV - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Israeli leaders on Friday to call for more to be done to protect Palestinian civilians during the war to destroy Hamas.
US hiring cools as unemployment ticks up
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US job growth moderated in October by more than expected and the unemployment rate rose to an almost two-year high, marking a step down from the heated hiring pace this summer.
Ukraine reports 'massive' Russian drone attack
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» KYIV - Ukrainian officials said on Friday that Russia had launched a "massive" drone attack on its cities and infrastructure overnight, warning that Moscow could be escalating its strikes ahead of winter.
Indonesian judge ‘guilty of backing nepotism’
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2023
» JAKARTA - The chief justice of Indonesia’s Constitutional Court is set to be found guilty of ethical violations for his role in a decision that paved the way for the president’s son to contest the 2024 elections, the head of a judicial ethics panel said on Friday.
Delivery firms pledge to obey traffic rules
Published on 03/11/2023
» Thirteen delivery service companies have signed an agreement with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to ensure their riders do not violate traffic regulations.
Khaki clash over Chiang Mai pub raids
Published on 03/11/2023
» Police anti-corruption officers are preparing to investigate provincial administrative officials who were found in a Chiang Mai bar after legal operating hours, as an apparent dispute between the groups comes into the open.
Inscribed stone rediscovered in Chiang Mai
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 03/11/2023
» CHIANG MAI: An inscribed city pillar at the Tha Phae Gate has been rediscovered after having been hidden for over 40 years, according to the Fine Arts Department.
Warning over sales of ‘free’ condoms
Post Reporters, Published on 03/11/2023
» Authorities have warned businesses against selling condoms that are intended to be distributed to the public free of charge.