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Migrant rescue sailboat defies Salvini, heads for Italy
AFP, Published on 06/07/2019
» ROME - A charity rescue vessel vowed Saturday to bring 41 shipwrecked migrants into port in Lampedusa in defiance of far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini who has tried to close Italian ports to the ships.
Bagan wins World Heritage status
Published on 06/07/2019
» YANGON: Unesco has declared Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for listing.
California desert towns brace for aftershocks
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2019
» RIDGECREST, California: Emergency officials and jittery residents in the high desert of Southern California braced for potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that damaged buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked fires near the remote epicentre of the temblor.
Couple swindles B2m in romance scam
Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2019
» CHON BURI: A Nigerian man and his Thai wife were arrested on Saturday in connection with an online romance scam that swindled Thai women out of more than 2 million baht.
Police decry 'fake news' about Ja New case
Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2019
» Police are preparing to press charges against people spreading “fake news” accusing deputy chief Chaiwat Ketworachai of playing a role in the attacks on political activist Sirawith “Ja New” Seritiwat.
'New Apirat' to focus only on army
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/07/2019
» Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has said he will wash his hands of politics after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is dissolved once the new cabinet is sworn in.
Baby dugongs to be livestreamed 24/7
Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2019
» Twenty-four-hour coverage of the orphaned baby dugongs Mariam and Yamil, who have captivated the country, will start on Sunday.
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor
AFP, Published on 06/07/2019
» ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the governor of Turkey's central bank and replaced him with his deputy, a presidential decree said Saturday, after months of tension with the government over high interest rates.
Pyongyang: Freed Aussie was 'spying'
The Associated Press, Published on 06/07/2019
» SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday that an Australian student who was released after being detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged in espionage by providing photos and other materials to news outlets with critical views toward the North.
Ex-attorney-general dead at 69
Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2019
» Former attorney-general Chulasingh Vasantasingh died from cancer Saturday morning at the age of 69.