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Thousands of coup supporters gathered near French base in Niger
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - Thousands of supporters of Niger's coup leaders gathered on Friday near a French military base on the outskirts of the capital Niamey, AFP reporters saw.
Fire-ravaged Maui town prepares for grim search
Published on 11/08/2023
» KAHULUI, Hawaii: Search teams are preparing to comb through the charred ruins of Lahaina looking for more victims of a wildfire that ripped through the onetime capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, with officials expecting the death toll of 55 to rise.
Biden calls China economy a ‘ticking time bomb’
Published on 11/08/2023
» SALT LAKE CITY, Utah: US President Joe Biden called China a “ticking time bomb” because of economic challenges including weak growth, but misquoted the country’s growth rate.
Russia ups pressure on northeast Ukraine
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KYIV: Russia on Friday claimed to have improved its fighting positions around the northeast Ukraine town of Kupiansk, as Kyiv's troops struggle ahead with their counteroffensive in other areas.
Credit card firms want to hike top rate
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/08/2023
» Credit card issuers are planning to ask the Bank of Thailand to raise the maximum interest rate they can charge and to put off an increase in the monthly minimum payment rate.
Confidence drops for first time in 14 months
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/08/2023
» Consumer confidence dropped for the first time in 14 months in July, reflecting concerns about uncertainty in forming a new government and political stability that could affect the economic recovery.
Tak hospital in red as migrant patient numbers soar
Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health has sent 20 million baht to Umphang Hospital in Tak province to help it cover the increased costs of treating the rising number of migrants fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Myanmar.
IS attack on Syrian army bus kills 26
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» BEIRUT: At least 26 soldiers have been killed in war-torn Syria's east, a monitor said on Friday, the deadliest in a new wave of attacks blamed on Islamic State group jihadists.
All former champions out of Women's World Cup
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» AUCKLAND: A new name will be engraved on the Women's World Cup after Sweden clung on to defeat the 2011 champions Japan 2-1 on Friday, with Spain awaiting in the semi-final.
Global Covid cases up 80% as new subvariant rises
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» PARIS: The number of new Covid-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80% in the last month, the World Health Organization said on Friday, days after designating a new "variant of interest".