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Biden seeks to split Afghan assets between aid and 9/11 victims
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden seized $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government on Friday with the aim of splitting the funds between victims of the 9/11 attacks and desperately needed aid for post-war Afghanistan.
Western leaders to confer on Ukraine amid war fears
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» BERLIN - Western leaders are to hold talks on Friday over the Ukraine crisis, German sources said, as the United States warned that a Russian invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour could be days away.
Anti-Amnesty International drive picks up
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2022
» An aide to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he is preparing to submit a petition next week seeking the expulsion from the country of the human rights group Amnesty International, which ultra-royalists accuse of undermining national security.
Nakee Cave closed after positive Covid tests
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2022
» Nakee Cave in Nakhon Phanom has been closed until next Thursday after seven guides and tourists visiting the popular attraction in Phu Langka National Park tested positive for Covid-19.
Aswin in no rush to decide on Bangkok governor bid
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2022
» Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang says he is no rush to decide whether he wants to compete for the job in an election.
Biden: 'Things could go crazy quickly' in Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2022
» Russia is now massing yet more troops near Ukraine and an invasion could come at any time, perhaps before the end of this month’s Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
Millions of meth pills seized in Ubon Ratchathani
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2022
» UBON RATCHATHANI: Two men were arrested after almost 6 million methamphetamine pills were found on the back of their pickup truck in this northeastern border province on Thursday night.
Double trouble: Fears of violence over Libya's 2 PMs
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» TRIPOLI - Libyans found themselves with two prime ministers on Friday, raising the spectre of renewed violence in a country where elites have ignored the wishes of citizens to choose their leaders, analysts say.
Philippine activists ready for long battle against Marcos
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2022
» MANILA: Petitioners seeking to bar Ferdinand Marcos Jr from the Philippines presidency said on Friday they were bent on keeping "autocratic figures" from power and would use all legal channels to stop the election frontrunner, including the Supreme Court.
Malaysia's Capital A eyes separate listing of aviation business
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Capital A Bhd, which owns Malaysia's flagship budget airline AirAsia, is forming an independent board for its aviation arm while mulling a separate listing of the business as the market recovers, its chief said on Friday.