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Israel agrees to four-hour 'pauses' in Gaza, US says
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Israel has agreed to daily four-hour pauses in northern Gaza to let civilians flee, the White House said Thursday, even as President Joe Biden said there was no chance of a full ceasefire.
Gaza aid conference presses for 'humanitarian pause'
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» PARIS - France hosted a conference Thursday on humanitarian aid for Gaza calling for a "humanitarian pause" so countries can "work towards a ceasefire", as the Palestinian territory remained under bombardment by Israel following Hamas' October attack.
Turkey's Gaza stand deepens splits with EU
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» BRUSSELS - As Turkey's relations with the European Union come under strain over its democratic standards, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's outspoken pro-Palestinian stance on the war between Israel and Hamas is further testing ties.
'Never again' is now: German leader vows to protect Jews
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged Thursday to protect Germany's Jews against a "shameful" upsurge in anti-Semitism in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, on the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom that began the Holocaust.
THAI baulks at Rolls-Royce engine prices
Published on 09/11/2023
» SINGAPORE - Thai Airways International is upset with Rolls-Royce for an alleged refusal to offer more favourable terms on aircraft engines, threatening to take its business elsewhere as the carrier prepares to place an order in the coming weeks.
Activists note flaw in 4am plan
Published on 09/11/2023
» More than 50 activists, some dressed in bloodied Halloween-type costumes representing injuries caused by alcohol-related road accidents, protested at the Ministry of Public Health headquarters in Nonthaburi yesterday.
Gazans bury dead in orchards and football fields
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Before he fled his home in northern Gaza, where intense fighting now rages between Israel and Hamas, Mahmud al-Masri had a grim job to do: bury his three brothers and their five children in a nearby citrus orchard.
Putin and Erdogan in Central Asia diplomatic push
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan on Thursday to cement Moscow's ties with its old ally, while Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised the West over the Israel-Hamas war during a separate trip to Uzbekistan.
Market chiefs: No plan to ban short-selling
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 09/11/2023
» Stock market regulators confirmed on Thursday that they have no plan to ban short-selling after the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) fell sharply to below 1,400 points before recovering slightly in afternoon trade.
IMF ups 2024 Thai growth forecast to 3.6%
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/11/2023
» The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its forecast for Thai gross domestic product (GDP) growth upward in 2024, based on robust private consumption gains and improving external demand.