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All eyes on OPEC as Trump gripes over prices
AFP, Published on 13/06/2018
» NEW YORK - Just nine days before a big OPEC meeting, US President Donald Trump joined the oil-market fray Tuesday, blaming the group for high prices.
In tourist spots, a hidden world of male sex slavery
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 13/06/2018
» CHIANG MAI: Young boys walk in pairs late in the evening at Chiang Mai's popular Tha Phae Gate, sauntering past tourists taking photos of the fort as locals hawk souvenirs.
Mohamed Salah shrugs off injury to join Egypt training
AFP, Published on 13/06/2018
» GROZNY (RUSSIA) - Mohamed Salah gave Egypt's World Cup hopes a huge boost Wednesday when he joined a squad training session at their Grozny base.
Italy, France tensions spiral over rejected migrant ship
AFP, Published on 13/06/2018
» ROME: Italy postponed high-level talks with France Wednesday after Paris blasted Rome for its "nauseating" refusal to take in a migrant rescue ship, in a major diplomatic spat.
Trump accuses OPEC of driving up oil prices
AFP, Published on 13/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries of driving up oil prices, in a fresh swipe at the cartel's agreement to cap production.
US, Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup
Reuters, Published on 13/06/2018
» MOSCOW: The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada after Fifa's congress voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to back the tri-nation joint bid for the tournament and leave Morocco to miss out for the fifth time.
Nakhon Phanom immigration chief shunted over ex-monk escape
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 13/06/2018
» NAKHON PHANOM: The immigration chief of this northeastern province has been moved to a regional office and is facing a probe after his subordinates allowed a former senior monk wanted in connection with a temple fund scandal to flee the country.
Yemen forces launch assault on rebel-held port city
AFP, Published on 13/06/2018
» AL JAH, Yemen: Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition launched a major offensive on Wednesday to retake the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, despite UN warnings of a "catastrophic humanitarian impact".
Lopetegui sacked by Spain on eve of World Cup
AFP, Published on 13/06/2018
» KRASNODAR, Russia: Spain dramatically sacked coach Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday -- just two days before the team's opening game against Portugal at the World Cup.
Lights, camera, summit: critics pan White House Kim film
AFP, Published on 13/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: A Hollywood-style trailer US President Donald Trump played for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their Singapore summit has received decidedly mixed reviews.