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Power blackouts hit 130 million people in Bangladesh
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» DHAKA - At least 130 million people in Bangladesh were left without power on Tuesday after a grid failure caused widespread blackouts, the government's power utility company said.
EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» STRASBOURG: The EU parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB-C to be the single charger standard for all new smartphones, tablets and cameras from late 2024.
Stocks surge on interest rate hopes
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» LONDON: Global stocks rallied Tuesday and the dollar mostly slid as weak US data sparked hopes the Federal Reserve could ease its interest-rate hiking plans.
Pro-Russia demonstrators rally in Burkina after coup
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» OUAGADOUGOU - Several dozen protestors waving Russian flags rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday as West African delegates arrived on a fact-finding mission following the country's second coup in less than nine months.
Russian forces under pressure in south Ukraine
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» KRYVYI RIG (UKRAINE) - A Kremlin-installed official in the south Ukraine region of Kherson urged residents to remain calm Tuesday as reports were surfacing that Kyiv's forces were making sweeping gains into Russian-controlled territory.
Flooding damages crops, risks tourism recovery
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/10/2022
» Thailand is battling the worst flooding in years with a large swathe of its crop land inundated by seasonal storms and swollen rivers, threatening to fuel food prices and hinder a nascent tourism recovery.
French-US-Austrian trio win physics Nobel for quantum mechanics work
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM: A trio of physicists on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize for discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics that have paved the way for quantum computers, networks and secure encrypted communication.
Govt urged to probe Orange Line bid by ACT
Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2022
» An anti-graft watchdog is urging the government to investigate allegations of unfair competition in past bidding rounds for the right to jointly invest with it in the Orange Line’s western expansion, as fears mount these violations could cost the government 69 billion baht in losses.
Ex-F1 chief Ecclestone faces fraud trial next October
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» LONDON: Former Formula One (F1) supremo Bernie Ecclestone will stand trial in October next year on charges of failing to declare a multi-million pound trust in Singapore to the British tax services, a judge in London said on Tuesday.
Road cracks, mudslides in road to Phu Thap Boek
Published on 04/10/2022
» PHETCHABUN: Highway officials have warned travellers of cracks in the main road to Phu Thap Boek, a popular mountainous attraction in Lom Kao district, and possible mudslides.