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Pakistan court says parliament must reconvene, orders PM no-confidence vote
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the national assembly had been illegally dissolved, and ordered parliament to reconvene to hold a no-confidence vote that will likely see Prime Minister Imran Khan booted from office.
Sri Lanka asks experts to plan debt restructure as protests rage
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's president has appointed a panel of experts to organise a restructuring of foreign debt as he seeks a way out of a worsening economic crisis, with protests demanding his resignation escalating.
Woods tees off in improbable quest for sixth Masters title
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» AUGUSTA: Tiger Woods launched his improbable quest for a record-equalling sixth Masters title on Thursday, 14 months after a rollover car crash left him with injuries so severe he feared he would lose his right leg.
Two thirds of Africans have Covid-19 since pandemic
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» JOHANNESBURG: More than two thirds of Africans have been infected by Covid-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed cases, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study published on Thursday.
Uefa: New financial rules for football clubs
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» MANCHESTER: The executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) has approved new "sustainability regulations" to replace the previous Financial Fair Play system, Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin said on Thursday.
House panel to consider petition in PM's aide misconduct
Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/04/2022
» The House committee on corruption and misconduct prevention and suppression on Thursday agreed to look into a petition requesting an investigation into alleged misconduct by Seksakol Atthawong, an aide to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Australia, Myanmar junta meeting 'unacceptable': HRW
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» Human Rights Watch on Thursday slammed a meeting between Australia's ambassador to Myanmar and the military junta chief, saying it was "lending credibility" to a regime accused of war crimes.
New routes viewed for fresh fruit exports to China
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 07/04/2022
» Trade officials in Nakhon Phanom are negotiating to speed up fruit exports through Laos to China, which are being held up by Covid-19 controls.
Vietnamese automaker VinFast files for US IPO to fund expansion
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» HAIPHONG: Vietnamese automaker VinFast said on Thursday its Singapore-based holding company had filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of the group with US securities regulators, as it plans US$4 billion spending on its first US factory complex.
Junta-appointed Myanmar central bank deputy head shot
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» The deputy governor of Myanmar's central bank was shot and wounded in her home in the commercial capital Yangon on Thursday, a junta spokesman told AFP, in the latest high-profile attack on military-linked officials.