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New Ukraine stamp shows F-16 jets 'rubbing out' Kremlin
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine on Friday issued postage stamps featuring US F-16 fighter jets, which it says it urgently needs Western allies to deliver to protect it from Russian attacks.
Putin’s fiercest critic gets another 19 years
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2023
» MELEKHOVO, Russia: Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had an extra 19 years added to his jail term on Friday in a criminal case that he and his supporters said was trumped up to keep him behind bars and out of politics for even longer.
Stock markets diverge on mixed US jobs data
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» LONDON: Stock markets diverged on Friday, with US stocks pushing higher after positive earnings and a tepid jobs report that could help the Federal Reserve hold off on further interest rate hikes.
Banned in Spain, dwarf bullfighters hit the road
Published on 04/08/2023
» TETHIEU, France: A Spanish troupe of dwarf bullfighters have taken their act to France after their home country banned such shows on the grounds that they encouraged mockery of disabled people.
Denmark on heightened alert after Koran burnings
Published on 04/08/2023
» COPENHAGEN: Danish police have temporarily intensified border controls amid security concerns following several protests where the Koran has been desecrated, the Danish justice ministry said on Friday.
Spaniard denies involvement in grisly Koh Phangan killing
Supapong Chaolan and Online Reporters, Published on 04/08/2023
» SURAT THANI: A Spanish man in police custody has denied any involvement in the disappearance of his Colombian friend, following the gruesome discovery of human body parts at a landfill on Koh Phangan, the southern island popular for its Full Moon parties.
Monaco ruler caught up in messy lawsuit
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» MONACO: A former confidant of Monaco’s ruler Prince Albert II is suing the monarch in an unprecedented and potentially damaging court case triggered by the release of leaks that have rocked the usually placid Mediterranean playground for the rich and famous.
Russian opposition leader faces 20 more years behind bars
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» MELEKHOVO, Russia: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces a court again on Friday to hear whether he has been found guilty of a series of extremism charges that could see him spend 20 more years behind bars.
Dying Chuvit devotes final days to exposing crime
Post Reporters, Published on 04/08/2023
» Political activist Chuvit Kamolvisit has confirmed that he has stage 3 liver cancer and says he will devote the rest of his life to enlightening society about issues that others fear to comment on or bring to light.
Democrats will try again to pick leader on Sunday
Post Reporters, Published on 04/08/2023
» The Democrat Party’s leadership contest will proceed as scheduled despite some members petitioning the Election Commission (EC) seeking to have Sunday’s vote postponed, according to party spokesman Ramet Rattanachaweng.