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UK to roll out first driverless bus service
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» QUEENSFERRY (UNITED KINGDOM) - The UK will roll out its first driverless bus network in Scotland next week with drivers on standby behind the steering wheel, ready to take control should an emergency arise.
Zelensky says Ukraine needs time before counter-offensive
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine said it needed more time before a highly anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, according to an interview published by the BBC Thursday, as the UK pledged to send Storm Shadow missiles to help Kyiv.
Top US, China officials meet for 'candid' talks
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in Vienna this week, the White House said Thursday, seeking to maintain communication amid soaring tensions including over Taiwan.
US accuses S.Africa of having supplied weapons to Russia
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - The US envoy to South Africa on Thursday accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the Ukraine war, local media said.
Pakistan’s top court orders Imran Khan released
News Agencies, Published on 11/05/2023
» ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of detained former prime minister Imran Khan, offering a major victory for the onetime leader who was arrested on graft charges, and escalating a political crisis that has engulfed the country.
Court to rule on detention of Samran Rat rioters on Friday
Post Reporters, Published on 11/05/2023
» Nine people arrested late Wednesday after a violent protest at the Samran Rat police station remain in custody after the Criminal Court adjourned a hearing on Thursday evening.
Turkish spoiler drops out in pre-election shock
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Third-party candidate Muharrem Ince on Thursday withdrew from Turkey's tight presidential election in a shock move that raised the chances of an opposition first-round victory.
Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks in jeopardy
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» YEREVAN: Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday blamed each other for an exchange of fire along their restive border, which killed one person and wounded four days ahead of EU-hosted peace talks.
Farmers urged to reduce rice crops
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/05/2023
» Farmers are being asked to grow only one rice crop this coming season as rainfall will be below average because of the El Nino weather pattern, says the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).
27 hurt in Finnish footbridge collapse
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» ESPOO, Finland: Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said.