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Georgia runoff Senate vote a new test for Biden
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - Voters were casting ballots in the southern US state of Georgia on Tuesday to choose between a pastor and a former American football star in a Senate race with high stakes for Joe Biden's presidency.
Ukraine war revives EU wish to bring Balkans into its fold
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» TIRANA - European Union leaders vowed on Tuesday to strengthen ties with the Western Balkans, a drive reinvigorated by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Soul-searching in Senegal after woman MP hit in parliament
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» DAKAR - Senegal is asking some tough questions about the state of its democracy, reputedly one of the strongest in Africa, after opposition lawmakers physically attacked a woman MP in parliament.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa future fragile despite party backing
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - The threat of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's immediate exit from office over a cash-in-sofas scandal has temporarily faded after his party vowed to rally around him at next week's impeachment vote, but his woes are far from over.
Cops raid illegal beauty clinics, arrest eight suspects
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/12/2022
» Six women and two men have been arrested after police and health authorities raided eight illegal beauty clinics in Bangkok, Chon Buri, Samut Songkhram and Pathum Thani.
Spain's former king wins partial victory in UK harassment case
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» LONDON - Three appeal judges in London on Tuesday ruled that the former mistress of Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos I could not sue him for harassment in the English courts for the period while he was on the throne.
PPRP faction rebuts defection rumours
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/12/2022
» The Pak Nam clique in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) pledged to stick with the PPRP for now, although its future in politics remains up in the air, faction member Sunthorn Pansaengthong said on Tuesday.
Zelensky visits Donbas near 'difficult' Ukraine front
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited the frontline region of Donetsk in east Ukraine, describing fighting in the area as "difficult" with Russian forces pushing to capture the industrial city of Bakhmut.
BCPG preps Asia's largest wind farm in Laos
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/12/2022
» BCPG Plc, the renewable power generation arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, is planning to build Asia’s largest wind farm in Laos in cooperation with PowerChina International Group.
Man arrested for taking upskirting photos of actresses, and selling them online
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/12/2022
» Police arrested a 31-year-old man in Chon Buri province for alleged upskirting women, including some 40 actresses, and selling their photos and videos online.