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New York seeks to dissolve NRA over financial mismanagement
AFP, Published on 06/08/2020
» NEW YORK - The state of New York announced Thursday it was suing the National Rifle Association and its leader Wayne LaPierre for financial fraud and misconduct, aiming to dissolve the powerful conservative lobby.
Italian resort evacuated over risk of falling Mont Blanc ice
AFP, Published on 06/08/2020
» COURMAYEUR (ITALY) - An alpine resort in Italy was on high alert on Thursday and dozens of people were evacuated over fears a huge chunk of a mountain glacier could break away because of sudden high temperatures.
Joshua Wong, other HK activists charged
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2020
» HONG KONG: Two dozen people in Hong Kong, including pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, have been charged with participating in an illegal assembly at a vigil on June 4 commemorating the crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen square in 1989.
Man who fired at gambling den shooter surrenders
Published on 06/08/2020
» A gunman who shot dead a suspected shooter who allegedly killed three, including a police major, at a gambling den in Bangkok’s Yannawa district on Monday night has surrendered, claiming self-defence.
CPI dips for fifth month in a row
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/08/2020
» The consumer price index (CPI), a gauge of headline inflation, dropped 0.98% year-on-year in July, the fifth straight month of decline.
Proper eye care during the pandemic
Special Publications, Published on 06/08/2020
» COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 has recently become a global pandemic. It is highly transmissible, presenting with a significant fatality rate, especially among the elderly and those with comorbidities such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and immune suppression.
Cops nab three foreign suspects
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/08/2020
» Three foreigners have recently been arrested in two different criminal cases, police said on Thursday.
IATA: Full recovery years off
Published on 06/08/2020
» The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an updated global passenger forecast showing that the recovery in traffic has been slower than had been expected.
Video shows cameras being removed from shootout gambling den
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/08/2020
» A video spreading on social media shows men removing the security cameras at a gambling den in Bangkok's Yannawa district where four people were shot dead on Monday night, one of them an off-duty police major.
France's Macron heads to Lebanon after deadly mega-blast
AFP, Published on 06/08/2020
» BEIRUT - French President Emmanuel Macron was expected in Lebanon Thursday, two days after a monster blast sowed unfathomable destruction in Beirut and brought Paris's Middle East protege to its knees.