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With republicans at the gates, Charles III meets realm envoys
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» LONDON - King Charles III hosted his first reception Sunday for representatives of the Commonwealth realms, the 14 former colonies over which he reigns in addition to Britain -- at least for now.
Sympathy, solidarity as US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Americans on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with President Joe Biden visiting the Pentagon and New Yorkers honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes destroyed the Twin Towers.
Hong Kong suicide rate for children under 15 hit historical high last year
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/09/2022
» HONG KONG: The suicide rate of children under the age of 15 hit a historical high in Hong Kong last year with 11 young people taking their lives, an increase that experts partially attributed to learning disruptions caused by class suspensions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ukraine reclaims swathes of east in shock offensive to oust Russia
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» KHARKIV, Ukraine: Ukraine said Sunday that its forces were pushing back Russia's military from strategic holdouts in the east of the country after Moscow announced a retreat from Kyiv's sweeping counter-offensive.
Tugboat sinks in Pa Sak river
Sunthorn Pongpao, Published on 11/09/2022
» AYUTTHAYA: A steel tugboat sank in the Pa Sak River in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district on Sunday. Nobody was hurt in the incident, an official said.
Ukraine forces advance north after fall of Russian stronghold
Reuters, Published on 11/09/2022
» KYIV: Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to the south and east of the country after the swift fall of Russia's main bastion in the northeast, Ukraine's army chief said on Sunday.
Bangkok warned of more rain Sunday night
Online Reporters, Published on 11/09/2022
» City Hall is warning residents in the capital of more rain to come on Sunday night, even as some districts in the northern and eastern parts of Bangkok remained under water from an overnight downpour.
'Skywalk over the River Kwai' opens in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A skywalk and a walking street have been opened as new tourist landmarks along the bank of the Kwae Yai river - of "Bridge Over The River Kwai" fame - in Muang district of this western border province.
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant halts operations
Reuters, Published on 11/09/2022
» Operations at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been fully stopped as a safety measure, Energoatom, the state agency in charge of the plant, said on Sunday.
5 dead in 'massive' Papua New Guinea quake
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several more severely injured.