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President-elect Lasso vows to change Ecuador's 'destiny'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» QUITO - Former banker Guillermo Lasso pledged to change crisis-wracked Ecuador's "destiny" after overcoming leftist economist Andres Arauz in the country's presidential election.
Radical leftist inches into lead as Peru counts presidential votes
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» LIMA - A radical left-wing professor took a surprise lead in Peru's wide open presidential election with just over half of the votes counted on Monday, but remained short of the amount needed to win outright as a run-off loomed.
Russian prison threatens to force-feed Navalny
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» MOSCOW - Russian prison officials are threatening to start force-feeding jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, his team said Monday, after he lost eight kilograms (18 pounds) since starting a hunger strike.
Syria used chemical weapons in 2018 attack: OPCW probe
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» THE HAGUE: The Syrian regime's air force used the chemical weapon chlorine in an attack on the town of Saraqib in 2018, the global toxic arms watchdog said on Monday after an investigation.
Thong Lor police chief, deputy transferred over Covid cluster
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/04/2021
» Two top officers at the Thong Lor police station in Bangkok have been transferred to inactive posts at the operations centre of the Metropolitan Police Division 5 headquarters after Thailand's third wave of Covid-19 apparently spread from entertainment venues in an area under their jurisdiction.
Iran blames Israel for attack on Natanz nuclear site, vows revenge
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» TEHRAN: Iran charged on Monday that its arch-enemy Israel was "of course" behind an attack on its main nuclear site, the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, and vowed "revenge... in due time".
Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit with new criminal charge
AFP, Published on 12/04/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with a fresh criminal charge on Monday, as the junta's tough crackdown on dissent rolls on.
Hua Hin hotspot highlights Covid's club explosion
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 12/04/2021
» Covid-19 transmissions in Hua Hin have showcased the threat the virus poses: a single case can multiply into an exponentially expanding outbreak, forcing people across the country to scramble for tests and beds in hospitals.
Road construction vehicles set on fire in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 12/04/2021
» PATTANI: An excavator, a road grader and a water truck were damaged after being set on fire by a group of six men in Thung Yang Daeng district early on Monday, police said.
30 killed, 374 injured on second day of Songkran travel campaign
Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2021
» Thirty people were killed and 374 injured in 357 road accidents throughout the country on April 11, the second day of the Songkran road safety campaign, deputy permanent secretary for the interior Ansit Samphantharat said on Monday.