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Tennis great Boris Becker could face jail after bankruptcy guilty verdict
AFP, Published on 08/04/2022
» LONDON: Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker could be jailed for up to seven years after being found guilty of charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy by a London court on Friday.
First private mission launches for International Space Station
AFP, Published on 08/04/2022
» WASHINGTON - The first fully private mission to the International Space Station blasted off from Florida Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space.
Belgium shuts Kinder chocolate factory over salmonella
AFP, Published on 08/04/2022
» BRUSSELS - Belgian authorities on Friday ordered the closure of a Kinder chocolate factory suspected to be behind a wave of salmonella cases in several European countries and the United States.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes rates as protests spiral
AFP, Published on 08/04/2022
» COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday as police fired tear gas at hundreds of students protesting over the economic crisis.
Russia delivers surprise rate cut
Published on 08/04/2022
» Russia’s central bank unexpectedly slashed its key interest rate in a sign of confidence that the worst of the financial turmoil triggered by the invasion of Ukraine is past.
At least 50 killed in Ukraine train station attack
Published on 08/04/2022
» At least 50 people were killed, including five children, in a missile strike on a rail station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that was being used for evacuations, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Friday.
Tiger to make late start in Masters comeback
AFP, Published on 08/04/2022
» AUGUSTA, Georgia: Tiger Woods continues his remarkable comeback from severe leg injuries Friday with an afternoon tee time at the Masters, where the second round began with the legend in title contention.
'Bodies everywhere' as rockets strike Ukraine evacuation hub
AFP, Published on 08/04/2022
» KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Bodies, packed bags and stuffed animals were flung to the ground outside the Ukrainian train station in the city of Kramatorsk after two rockets slammed into the busy hub for evacuees.
Myanmar hands over 'most wanted' drug suspect
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/04/2022
» Myanmar police on Friday handed over one of Thailand’s most wanted drug suspects Thawatchai Aomchompoo, alias Bang Lai, to their Thai counterparts.
Lucky licence plate auctions to fetch B300m
Post Reporters, Published on 08/04/2022
» The Department of Land Transport expects to earn at least 300 million baht from its auction of 82 auspiciously numbered vehicle registration plates, according to director-general Chirute Visalachitra.