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Chelsea tap Potter to improve form
Published on 08/09/2022
» LONDON: Chelsea have appointed Graham Potter as their new manager on a five-year contract, with the former Brighton & Hove Albion boss taking over from the sacked Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.
Vietnam karaoke fire survivors recall terror
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» Survivors of a karaoke bar blaze in Vietnam spoke on Thursday of their terror as they tried to escape an inferno which killed 32 people and has raised questions about fire safety standards.
ECB delivers record-setting rate hike
Published on 08/09/2022
» FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the largest interest rate increase in its history on Thursday and said there were more to come as it scrambles to pull inflation down from record heights.
UN taps Austrian as next rights chief
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has tapped the Austrian diplomat Volker Turk to be the next High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to a document sent Thursday to the General Assembly, which must approve the choice.
Worst far from over in soggy Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 08/09/2022
» The worst might not be over for residents of rain-soaked Bangkok and vicinity.
Fears grow for Queen Elizabeth's health
Published on 08/09/2022
» LONDON: Fears grew on Thursday for Queen Elizabeth II after Buckingham Palace said her doctors were “concerned” for her health.
Last foreign-owned telco to quit Myanmar
News Agencies, Published on 08/09/2022
» Qatar-based Ooredoo, the last foreign-owned telecommunications provider in Myanmar, has finalised a deal to sell its operation in the military-ruled country to a Singapore-based investor.
Somkid ready to be Sang Anakhot Thai PM candidate
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/09/2022
» Former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak has expressed his readiness to be a prime ministerial candidate of the new Sang Anakhot Thai Party (SATP) if the party nominates him in the next general election.
2022 Europe's 'hottest summer on record'
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» PARIS: The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.
Megacity Chengdu extends Covid lockdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/09/2022
» The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a week-long lockdown in most downtown areas after Covid-19 cases increased, underscoring the government’s commitment to eradicating the virus even as the economic and social costs climb.