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Dismissing more moderate voices, Biden is Putin's accuser-in-chief
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» WASHINGTON - A "war criminal" and "butcher" who "cannot remain in power": over recent weeks, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted remarks that have raised the temperature in his relations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Toll hits 259 in South Africa's deadliest floods on record
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» DURBAN, South Africa: Devastating floods killed 259 in the South African city of Durban and surrounding areas, a senior government official said Wednesday, after hillsides were washed away, homes collapsed, and more people were still feared missing.
Police intensify manhunt for New York subway shooter
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» NEW YORK - Nervous New York commuters crowded on to the subway Wednesday morning, as police on the streets above intensified their hunt for a fugitive gunman who shot 10 people in a train car the day before.
Thailand lags SE Asia peers in tourism recovery
Published on 13/04/2022
» Two years after tourism in Southeast Asia ground to a halt, travellers are getting back on planes as entry and Covid-19 quarantine rules are lifted in the region, but a full recovery will be slow and some long-time hotspots like Thailand are falling out of favour.
Dry streets as Myanmar boycotts water festival to protest junta
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» Myanmar marked its normally boisterous new year water festival with silence and boycotts on Wednesday, as fighting between the military and opponents of the coup raged across the country.
Different Songkran wishes from Prayut, Yingluck and Thaksin
Online Reporters, Published on 13/04/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and two former premiers, including the one unseated by his coup, have offered different hopes as the country entered the traditional new year on Wednesday.
47 killed, 292 injured in Songkran road accidents Tuesday
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/04/2022
» A total of 301 road accidents occurred nationwide on Tuesday, the second of the so-called "seven dangerous days" around the Songkran Festival, causing 47 deaths and 292 injuries.
Intense heat, thunderstorms for Songkran
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/04/2022
» Revellers can expect hot weather during the Songkran festival followed by gusty winds and thunderstorms, the Meteorological Department has warned.
China's imports fall as Covid outbreaks, lockdowns hit demand
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» BEIJING - China's imports shrank on-year in March for the first time in nearly two years, official data showed Wednesday, hit by coronavirus lockdowns and weakening consumer demand.
47 killed, 292 injured in Songkran road accidents on Tuesday - govt
Online Reporters, Published on 13/04/2022
» A total of 301 road accidents occurred nationwide on Tuesday, the second of the so-called "seven dangerous days" around the Songkran Festival, causing 47 deaths and 292 injuries, according to government data that probably understates the true death toll.