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At least 50 feared dead in Kentucky as storms batter US
AFP, Published on 11/12/2021
» NASHVILLE: Tornadoes ripped through half a dozen states overnight Friday into Saturday, leaving at least 50 people feared dead in a devastated city in Kentucky and around 100 trapped in a partially collapsed Amazon warehouse in Illinois.
UK gives 23 more permits to French fishermen
AFP, Published on 11/12/2021
» BRUSSELS: Britain has granted another 23 licences to French fishermen, a government spokesperson said Saturday, a day after a deadline set by Paris to resolve a post-Brexit battle over fishing rights.
Protesters chain themselves to Olympic rings
Published on 11/12/2021
» LAUSANNE: Two Tibetan students chained themselves to the Olympic rings outside the Swiss headquarters of the International Olympic Committee on Saturday to call for an international boycott of next year’s winter games.
Ministry pushes full cannabis legalisation
Online Reporters, Published on 11/12/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health will next year push for legalisation of all cannabis parts, lifting the last remaining hurdle preventing full use and commercialisation of the plant.
UK calls for Western unity against Russia, China threats
AFP, Published on 11/12/2021
» LIVERPOOL - The West and its allies need to be united against authoritarianism, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Saturday, as she hosted G7 counterparts with concern about threats from Russia and China.
New Caledonia tense on eve of independence vote
Published on 11/12/2021
» The Pacific territory of New Caledonia goes to the polls on Sunday for a third and final referendum on independence from France with campaigning marked by angry demands to call off the vote because of the Covid pandemic.
Four of nine escapees caught in Nakhon Pathom
Published on 11/12/2021
» Four of nine male inmates who escaped from a temporary prison in Nakhon Pathom early Saturday have been recaptured and a manhunt is under way for the remaining escapees.
Omicron: What we know so far
Published on 11/12/2021
» A little more than two weeks since the discovery of Omicron, a lot has been learned about the latest coronavirus variant. A lot remains to be discovered.
Teen pilot makes first Asia stop on round-the-world trip
Published on 11/12/2021
» SEOUL: Teen pilot Zara Rutherford has landed in Seoul, the first Asia stop on her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo.
Soldiers, monks unhurt in Narathiwat bomb blast
Published on 11/12/2021
» NARATHIWAT: Two monks and two rangers providing protection for them during morning alms escaped unhurt when a bomb exploded on a road in Rueso district on Saturday morning.