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Venezuela holds referendum over Essequibo land dispute with Guyana
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» CARACAS - Venezuelans began voting Sunday in a referendum that the government hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.
ICC prosecutor vows to 'further intensify' Gaza probe
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» THE HAGUE: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court vowed Sunday to step up efforts to investigate alleged war crimes, as he wrapped up a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Israel bombs Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel struck Gaza targets Sunday in its war on Hamas sparked by the October 7 attacks as international concern mounted over the spiralling civilian death toll on the third day of fighting after a truce ended.
Court ruling on Yingluck malfeasance case reset for Dec 26
Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2023
» The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions has rescheduled Dec 26 for the reading of its ruling on an abuse of power case against fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra after two postponements.
Thailand ready to receive Myanmar war refugees
Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2023
» The government is ready to build shelters along the border to receive refugees in the event that fighting in Myanmar escalates further, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara.
'Terrorist plot' probe after deadly Paris stabbing
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» PARIS: A man known to French authorities for radical Islamism with mental health troubles stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two other people in central Paris late Saturday night before being arrested, with prosecutors opening an investigation into a suspected "terrorist plot".
As Dubai hosts climate talks, its air pollution soars
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» DUBAI - Dubai's glitzy skyline was obscured by a blanket of smog rated as "unhealthy" on Sunday as thousands of delegates attended a COP28 conference dedicated to the harmful effects of air pollution.
Frenchman's body found at Koh Samui waterfall
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/12/2023
» SURAT THANI: Local officials and volunteers found the body of a young Frenchman on late Sunday morning after he had fallen at a waterfall on Koh Samui at about 3pm on Saturday.
83 Thais stranded in Myanmar's Laukkaing to return Monday
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2023
» Another group of 83 Thais previously stranded in Laukkaing, Myanmar are set to be flown home on a commercial flight from China on Monday morning, the Foreign Ministry said, citing a report from the Thai embassy in Yangon.
Feeling stressed? Cuddle a cow, says UK dairy farm
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» BEVERLEY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Morag, an imposing Highland cow with a caramel coat, ambles out of the main shed at Dumble Farm in northern England and stands ready to meet her guests.