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US Navy veteran leaves Iran day after scientist returns to Tehran
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - US Navy veteran Michael White has been freed and left Iran nearly two years after his arrest, his mother said Thursday, following the US release of an Iranian scientist.
US faces unemployment crisis amid record trade drop
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - In further signs of the crisis facing the world's largest economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, new data Thursday showed US a record plunge in US exports as layoffs exceeded 42 million.
Russia struggles to clean up Arctic river fuel spill
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» MOSCOW - Russia on Thursday intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel spill that environmentalists say is the worst such accident in the Arctic, as investigators made their first arrest.
Breakthrough hopes in case of missing British girl Madeleine McCann
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» LONDON - The family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann on Thursday called an international appeal about a new suspect in the case "significant", raising hopes of a potential breakthrough in the long-running saga that has captured public attention for more than a decade.
US weekly jobless claims drop below 2m
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped below 2 million last week for the first time since mid-March, but remains astonishingly high as companies adjust to an environment that has been significantly changed by Covid-19.
ECB expands, extends bond-buying programme
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2020
» FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank beefed up its bond-buying programme on Thursday in its latest effort to support a euro zone economy pummelled by more than two months of shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazil, Mexico see record deaths
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil and Mexico reported record daily coronavirus death tolls as governments in Latin America battled to fortify their defenses against the pandemic with fresh lockdown orders and curfews.
Fleeing drug suspect recaptured on mountain
Nujaree Raekrun, Published on 04/06/2020
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A drug suspect who escaped from Lan Saka police station on Saturday has been recaptured on a mountain in Nop Phi Tham district of this southern province.
Wet massage parlours, concert halls, pubs to reopen
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/06/2020
» The government is considering measures that would allow the resumption of 12 types of businesses and activities - including pubs and concerts, parlours offering soapy massage, and sports competitions.
Wealthy businessman conned in 'gift phone' hack fraud
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/06/2020
» A man who studied computer science has been arrested for a complex fraud involving sending a gift phone, supposedly a promotion from a luxury hotel, to a wealthy businessman, and then using it to hack his bank accounts.