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New Zealand rout England as Cricket World Cup suffers empty feeling
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - New Zealand handed defending champions England a nine-wicket thrashing at the Cricket World Cup on Thursday at the start of a marathon tournament likely to dictate the event's status in the future of the sport.
US offers no new cash to climate fund for developing world
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - The United States offered no additional funds to the world's largest climate fund on Thursday, overshadowing fresh support for nations most vulnerable to global warming and infuriating campaigners.
Michelin to rate hotels as well as restaurants
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - From stars to keys -- the Michelin Guide will start rating hotels in the same way as restaurants, it announced on Thursday.
Russian strike kills 51 gathered for wake in east Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» GROZA (UKRAINE) - A Russian strike on Thursday killed at least 51 people gathered for a wake in an eastern Ukrainian village in what a UN official called a "horrifying" attack.
Smuggled critters cause chaos on Bangkok-Taipei flight
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2023
» A baggage-screening worker at Suvarnabhumi airport has been suspended for failing to search a bag that turned out to be filled with smuggled animals, some of which got loose and caused chaos on a Bangkok-Taipei flight.
US adding to Mexico border wall
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Biden administration quietly announced plans on Thursday to add to the border wall with Mexico — extending construction of the barrier that was a signature policy of Donald Trump.
Chinese firm 'sold spy satellites to Wagner'
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - The Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP.
EU says it can't fill US funding gap for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» GRANADA, Spain - The European Union vowed steadfast support for Ukraine at a summit on Thursday but warned leaders — including Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky — that it would not be able to fully fill any funding gap left by the United States.
E-buses ‘to rule Bangkok by 2030’
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/10/2023
» Bangkok City Council has approved a draft city code seeking to replace all fossil fuel-powered public buses with electric vehicles within seven years to better protect the environment and people’s health.
September hottest on record by ‘extraordinary’ margin
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - Last month was the hottest September on record by an "extraordinary" margin as the world flirts dangerously with breaching a key warming limit, the EU climate monitor said on Thursday.