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Democrat Warren to kick off 2020 run, hobbled by ancestry row
AFP, Published on 09/02/2019
» LAWRENCE (UNITED STATES) - Democrat Elizabeth Warren was set Saturday to officially kick off her 2020 White House run with a pledge to defend working Americans, even as a bitter row over her Native American ancestry threatens to nip her campaign in the bud.
Woman cleared of blasphemy still stuck in Pakistan
The Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2019
» ISLAMABAD: A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan has been transferred from a secret location near the capital to another in Karachi, but is still unable to leave the country to join her daughters in Canada, a friend said on Saturday.
Iranian pair caught with fake Bulgarian passports
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 09/02/2019
» An Iranian man and woman have been arrested at Suvarnanabhumi airport for using fake Bulgarian passports to enter the country.
Student satirists deliver their annual kick
Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2019
» Colourful floats took aim at politics, pollution and persecution at the annual Thammasat-Chula football match on Saturday afternoon at the National Stadium in Bangkok.
5 Chinese among 7 hurt in Phuket speedboat crash
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/02/2019
» PHUKET: Seven people, including five Chinese tourists, were injured when their speedboat hit a barge at Koh Rang off the east coast of this island province on Saturday afternoon.
Istanbul building collapse death toll at 16
The Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2019
» ISTANBUL: The death toll in the collapse of an eight-storey apartment building in Istanbul has risen to 16, Turkey’s interior minister said on Saturday.
Rainmaking to combat smog in 6 provinces
Chakrapan Natanri and Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2019
» Two rainmaking units will be deployed to combat worsening smog in six northern and northeastern provinces from Sunday to Friday.
IMF chief warns of high Arab public debt
AFP, Published on 09/02/2019
» DUBAI - Public debt has rapidly increased in many Arab countries since the 2008 global financial crisis, due to persistently high budget deficits, the International Monetary Fund warned Saturday.
Venezuela's Guaido: 'We will do what is necessary'
AFP, Published on 09/02/2019
» CARACAS - Opposition leader Juan Guaido is challenging President Nicolas Maduro for control of crisis-hit Venezuela, a country plagued by hyperinflation, shortages of basic necessities and rampant violence.
Pressure mounts for EC to dissolve Thai Raksa Chart
Mongkol Bangprapa and Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2019
» Pressure is mounting on the Election Commission to dissolve the Thai Raksa Chart Party for nominating Princess Ubolratana as its prime ministerial candidate, even though it has now agreed to withdraw the nomination.