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Terror accused on the run after daring escape from London jail
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» LONDON - British authorities on Wednesday issued an all-ports alert to track down a former soldier awaiting trial on terrorism charges, after he escaped from jail by clinging to the bottom of a delivery van.
UN: G20 shirking 'critical' climate issues
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» NAIROBI - Statements by G20 ministers ahead of a key summit are "woefully inadequate" about addressing the climate emergency, the UN's climate change chief told AFP in an interview Wednesday, calling for stronger action from the nations responsible for most planet-heating pollution.
Not fade away: Stones flog new album
Published on 06/09/2023
» LONDON: The Rolling Stones will release their first album of new music in 18 years next month, lead singer Mick Jagger announced on Wednesday.
Thai women beat China for Asian volleyball title
Published on 06/09/2023
» Thailand won their first Asian senior women’s volleyball championship since 2013 on Wednesday in a five-set thriller over favourites China in Nakhon Ratchasima.
3 Kenyan women held for cocaine at Phuket airport
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/09/2023
» PHUKET: Three Kenyan women have been arrested at Phuket airport with almost 3 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth about 10 million baht, found in their vaginas and stomachs.
Ukraine parliament approves new defence minister
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» KYIV - Ukraine's newly appointed Defence Minister Rustem Umerov vowed on Wednesday to recapture all territory under Russian military control, in his first comments in the new role.
Rains kill 11 in Mediterranean, eastern Europe
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» VOLOS, Greece - Storms that unleashed torrential flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria have killed at least 11 people, authorities said Wednesday, as extreme heat gave way to heavy rain.
Graft-busters implicate 15 in ‘Boss’ hit-and-run case
Online Reporters, Published on 06/09/2023
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found 15 senior police officers and prosecutors guilty of mishandling the notorious 2012 hit-and-run case involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.
Jimmy Carr returns to Bangkok in January
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/09/2023
» Fans of adult humour and deadpan delivery should mark January 27, 2024, on their calendars.
Energy demand to grow in line with the economy
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/09/2023
» Thai energy consumption is expected to grow by 2.5% to around 2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED) this year, driven by economic growth projected at 2.5-3%, the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) said.