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Meloni denies govt responsibility on shipwreck
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» ROME - Under-fire Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday rejected any responsibility of her government for a devastating shipwreck off Italy's southern coast last weekend which left at least 69 people dead.
Spanish police protest 'gag law' reform
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» MADRID - Thousands of Spanish police took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday, angered by a bid to scrap a controversial law that bans unauthorised use of police images if it puts them in danger.
A year on, Ukraine's embattled nuclear plant turned Russian 'military base'
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» WARSAW - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant no longer produces electricity and serves solely as a military base for Moscow's troops, the exiled mayor of the city of Energodar, which houses the facility, told AFP.
Greece braces for more rail-crash protests
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» LARISSA, Greece: The station master involved in Greece's worst-ever train disaster had his court appearance postponed by a day on Saturday as the country braced for more mass protests over the crash that killed at least 57 people.
Hundreds of migrants flown home from Tunisia
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» TUNIS: Almost 280 Malians and Ivorians left Tunisia Saturday on repatriation flights, fearful of a wave of violence since a controversial tirade against migrants by the president.
Manila: Chinese ships 'loitering' near disputed island
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines said on Saturday it had spotted a Chinese navy ship and dozens of militia vessels around a contested Philippine-occupied island in the South China Sea, as territorial tensions mount in the area.
Macron lauds DR Congo ceasfire
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» KINSHASA: Brussels said Saturday it was setting up a "humanitarian air bridge" to deliver aid to conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the visiting French president said all sides had given support to a ceasefire next week.
Police chip away at network of 'Inspector Sua'
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/03/2023
» Police say they plan to apprehend more holders of “mule” accounts and freeze more assets of a multi-billion-baht gambling network allegedly run by a policeman known as “Inspector Sua”.
MFP 'ready to work with Pheu Thai'
Chakrapan Natanri and Online Reporters, Published on 04/03/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) is ready to work with the Pheu Thai Party after the coming election and has reiterated its determination not to join any coalition government that includes either Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha or Gen Prawit Wongsuwon.
Tokyo and Seoul mending frayed ties
Kyodo News, Published on 04/03/2023
» TOKYO: Japan and South Korea are considering settling a dispute over wartime labour compensation and other issues in a package deal amid growing momentum toward improving ties, a diplomatic source said on Saturday.