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Iraq jails YouTuber, TikToker over 'indecent' videos
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» A court in Baghdad has sentenced two Iraqis to prison time over "indecent" videos on social media that "undermine modesty and public morality", the judiciary said Wednesday.
Biden hits road after fiery State of the Union speech
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden hit the road Wednesday with trips to the election battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Florida, after a barnstorming State of the Union speech reinforcing expectations that the 80-year-old will seek a second term.
Sontaya 'group of 12' to join Pheu Thai
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/02/2023
» A group of 12 politicians led by veteran Chon Buri politician and former Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome will contest the general election under the Pheu Thai Party banner.
Putin 'likely approved MH17 missile supply'
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» THE HAGUE: There are "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the supply of the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, international investigators said on Wednesday.
Ten at a time funerals for quake victims
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» GAZIANTEP, Turkey: Green metal coffins were lined up 10 at a time under a shelter at Gaziantep's main cemetery on Wednesday for an imam to bless victims of Turkey's devastating earthquake before their hurried burial.
Myanmar vendors nabbed on Khao San Road
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/02/2023
» Immigration police have raided kebab and roti shops owned by Myanmar vendors in the Khao San Road area as part of a crackdown on foreigners working in jobs reserved for Thai citizens.
Legendary Croatian football coach Miroslav Blazevic dies at 87
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» ZAGREB: Croatia's famed football coach Miroslav Blazevic — who led the country to a third-place finish at the 1998 World Cup — died on Wednesday, the national football federation said. He was 87.
First 72 hours crucial for quake rescues
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» PARIS: Time was running out for survivors buried in the rubble of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, as search efforts near the crucial 72-hour mark, a rescue response expert said Wednesday.
Ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» PARIS: With the death toll rising by the hour, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb 5 is already among the ten deadliest of the 21st century.
Couple charged with B36m theft from bank
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/02/2023
» A former bank employee and her husband have been arrested in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok for allegedly cheating customers out of 36 million baht in cheques.