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Left-wing party opposed to mining project wins Greenland vote
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» NUUK - The 34-year-old leader of a left-wing party opposed to a controversial mining project in Greenland is set to become the territory's next premier after he emerged Wednesday as the clear winner in a snap parliamentary election.
Turkey's chair snub riles EU chief as she defends women's rights
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» BRUSSELS: The European Commission hit out Wednesday after its chief Ursula von der Leyen was left without a chair as Turkey's president sat down for talks with her male counterpart.
Philippine leader cancels address as coronavirus spreads among staff
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2021
» MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled a weekly televised address and meeting with his coronavirus task force on Wednesday, following dozens of Covid-19 cases among his staff and security detail, government officials said.
EU agency to address AZ safety as countries battle virus surges
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» THE HAGUE:The EU's medicines regulator is expected to present findings over a possible link between blood clots and the AstraZeneca jab on Wednesday, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine shortfalls.
'Sofagate': Brussels angry over von der Leyen Turkey chair snub
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» BRUSSELS - The European Commission hit out Wednesday at a diplomatic snub that left its head Ursula von der Leyen without a chair as male counterparts sat down at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey jails 22 ex-soldiers for life over 2016 coup bid
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» ANKARA: A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 22 former soldiers to life in jail for their roles in a failed 2016 bid to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one of his lawyers told AFP.
Hollywood content to drive entertainment at Aquaverse near Pattaya
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2021
» Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Amazon Falls Co on Wednesday announced a deal to develop Aquaverse, the world’s first theme and water park based on productions from SPE’s Colombia Pictures studio, on a 36-rai area of land near Pattaya.
365kg 'ice' seized after Isan car chase
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 07/04/2021
» NAKHON PHANOM: A patrol from the navy's Mekong Riverine Unit seized 365 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine or "ice" in That Phanom district after a car chase late on Tuesday night.
UK Covid-19 strain in Thong Lor cluster
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2021
» The first local cases of Covid-19 with the UK variant of the virus have been reported in the Thong Lor cluster, a noted virologist said on Wednesday, and warned it could spread faster than the kind previously found in Thailand.
Indonesia readies hospital ships for cyclone survivors
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» LEMBATA, Indonesia: Indonesia's navy readied hospital ships Wednesday to help treat injured survivors of a cyclone that has killed about 160 in the archipelago and neighbouring East Timor, as fears grow over coronavirus outbreaks in cramped evacuation shelters.