Showing 1 - 10 of 82
WNBA star Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» MOSCOW - US basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug smuggling charges in a Russian court but denied intending to break the law in a case that has further inflamed tensions between Moscow and Washington.
HSBC executive in climate row quits, attacks corporate ‘cancel culture’
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2022
» The HSBC Holdings Plc executive at the centre of a row over climate change risks has resigned from the bank as he issued a broadside against corporate “cancel culture.”
Private school switches to online learning as Covid cases surge
Online Reporters, Published on 07/07/2022
» A renowned private boys' school in Silom area will shift to online learning next week, after Covid-19 infections among students and school personnel rose to more than 700 in two months.
Activists accuse Thai officials of conspiring with Myanmar after air intrusion
Nontipat Bangwaek, Published on 07/07/2022
» Activist groups on Thursday called on parliament to investigate whether Thai officials had conspired with the Myanmar military, which led to the intrusion of a Myanmar fighter jet on June 30.
Italy bridge trial starts four years after tragedy
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» GENOA (ITALY) - Nearly 60 defendants went on trial in Genoa on Thursday, accused of manslaughter and undermining transport safety over the collapse of a bridge in the Italian city that killed 43 people four years ago.
Thai firms may sell record B1.2 tln of new bonds on rate concerns
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2022
» Domestic companies may sell a record amount of new bonds this year as they aim to lock in borrowing costs before any further increase in interest rates, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
High-octane thrills as Spain's Pamplona bull run returns
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» PAMPLONA (SPAIN) - Half-tonne fighting bulls knocked over thrill-seekers on Thursday in the first bull run since 2019 at Spain's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, with five people taken to hospital.
Brexit to exit: The rise and fall of Boris Johnson
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» LONDON - Boris Johnson rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession of setbacks and scandals that would have sunk other less popular politicians.
Actors' father, son of influential boxing figure arrested in police raids
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/07/2022
» Police commandos arrested a son of late influential boxing promoter Klaew Thanikul and the father of TV actors Nachat and Natcha Janthaphan, and 15 other suspects, when executing arrest warrants in 12 provinces on Thursday.
Thai Union leads in innovative finance
Published on 07/07/2022
» Following its recent Blue Finance deal, Thai Union continues to innovate its financial dealings in-house