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Greek officials charged over train crash, PM vows 'transparency'
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» ATHENS - Greek prosecutors on Thursday charged three more railway officials in connection with the country's worst train crash, as the prime minister vowed "absolute transparency" in the probe into the tragedy.
Ukrainian soldiers wait to reinforce 'real hell' of Bakhmut
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» CHASIV YAR (UKRAINE) - Standing in mud, a group of Ukrainian soldiers armed with military kit and rations wait nervously be to sent as reinforcements to the eastern town of Bakhmut.
Power cut to Paris 2024 Olympic sites in pensions protest: union
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PARIS - A French labour union said members working in the energy sector had on Thursday cut power to the building sites for the Olympic Village for the 2024 Paris Games, as well as the main Stade de France stadium.
Thailand improves but still ‘not free’
Online Reporters and AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» Thailand has improved slightly in an annual assessment by Freedom House but remains “not free” overall, the US democracy research group said on Thursday.
Pyongyang fires missile ahead of US-South Korea drills
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» SEOUL: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Thursday, the South Korean military said, Pyongyang's latest show of force just days before South Korea and the United States kick off major joint military exercises.
Scientists use TikTok to fight climate change
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PARIS: With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills.
Pro-Western war hero sworn in as Czech president
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PRAGUE: Retired general Petr Pavel, who was sworn in as the Czech Republic's new president on Thursday, is a war hero with a pro-Western drive and a passion for motorcycles.
Sansiri shares fall as Srettha takes political leave
Bloomberg and Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2023
» Shares of the property developer Sansiri Plc (SIRI) tumbled on Thursday on the Stock Exchange of Thailand after chief executive Srettha Thavisin said he would take an unpaid leave to focus on his new role as an adviser to the Pheu Thai Party ahead of the coming general election.
Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented'
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PARIS: Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.
Myanmar migrant fatally stabbed by colleague
Post Reporters, Published on 09/03/2023
» A Myanmar migrant worker was arrested for fatally stabbing a female compatriot in Bangkok’s Pratunam neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.