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Protest at German village to block coal mine expansion
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» LüTZERATH (GERMANY) - Protesters gathered in the west German village of Luetzerath on Sunday to challenge the extension of an open-air coal mine they say runs counter to the country's climate commitments.
40 killed in Senegal bus disaster
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» DAKAR - Forty people were killed and 85 were injured when two buses crashed in a head-on collision overnight on an arterial road in Senegal's central Kaffrine region, the government said on Sunday.
Boat with 185 Rohingya refugees lands in Indonesia's Aceh
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2023
» JAKARTA: A boat with 185 Rohingya refugees landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, a local disaster agency official said, following hundreds who arrived late last year fleeing desperate conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Benin elects lawmakers, with opposition allowed to stand
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» COTONOU - Benin voted for a new parliament on Sunday with opposition candidates authorised to stand in the legislative elections for the first time under President Patrice Talon after four years of absence.
Prince Harry to defend scandalous memoirs in TV interviews
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» LONDON: Prince Harry will discuss his memoirs in television interviews Sunday after the book's explosive revelations about royal rifts, sex and drugs cast doubt on his future in the British royal family.
More arrests over murder of Kenya LGBTQ activist
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» NAIROBI: Kenyan police have arrested more suspects over the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was found on a roadside stuffed in a metal trunk, media reports said Sunday.
Some visitors must show minimum US$10,000 health insurance
Post Reporters, Published on 08/01/2023
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) from Monday will require visitors whose next destinations require proof of a negative Covid-19 test to show health insurance coverage worth at least US$10,000.
Sudden jab proof rule upsets foreign tour firms: Phuket Tourist Association
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/01/2023
» PHUKET: Tour operators in many countries have been upset by the Public Health Ministry's suddenly-announced requirement for all international travellers to show proof of at least two Covid-19 vaccinations before boarding flights to Thailand and this could affect the attempt to restore the tourist industry, the Phuket Tourist Association said in a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Pheu Thai 'should probe' ex-DPM's alleged adultery
Post Reporters, Published on 08/01/2023
» Pheu Thai should probe the allegation that a former deputy prime minister committed adultery as a well-known lawyer has vowed to speak on the matter on Monday, according to the party's deputy leader.
As China lifts pandemic border controls, mixed feelings at home and abroad
The New York TImes, Published on 08/01/2023
» HONG KONG: Over the past three years, Zhou Wanhui, a Hong Kong resident, has visited her parents in China just three times.