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Starship destroyed on re-entry after successful flight
Published on 14/03/2024
» BOCA CHICA, Texas - The SpaceX Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire test flight on its third try on Thursday, making it much farther than before with a cruise through low orbit before being destroyed during a return to Earth, the company said.
Court rejects claim of bitcoin ‘inventor’
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2024
» LONDON - An Australian computer scientist who claims he invented bitcoin is not the pseudonymous inventor of the cryptocurrency, a judge at London’s High Court ruled on Thursday.
EU agrees on new firearms trade rules
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2024
» BRUSSELS - The European Union has reached provisional agreement on new rules to make the legitimate trade in firearms more transparent in a bid to combat illegal trafficking and keep arms out of the hands of criminals.
Same-sex marriage bill moving ahead
Bloomberg, Published on 14/03/2024
» Thailand is pushing ahead with its plan to legalise same-sex marriage, with lawmakers set to approve changes that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights.
Five bogus doctors arrested in clinic raids
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/03/2024
» Five bogus doctors and a clinic owner have been arrested during raids on eight unregistered cosmetic and medical clinics in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Sanctioned Russian plane spotted in Pyongyang
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» A Russian cargo plane under US sanctions touched down in Pyongyang this week for an unannounced trip that raised concerns about illegal arms transfers, a specialist news service has reported.
Hong Kong restaurants ready for disposable plastics ban
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/03/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong restaurants are ready for next month's ban on throwaway plastic tableware but are concerned about the costs of shifting to wooden and paper alternatives, catering sector representatives have said.
China urges US to stop ‘unreasonably suppressing’ TikTok
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» BEIJING - China called on the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok, as the popular video-sharing application used by 170 million Americans moves to the centre of lingering tensions between the superpowers.
Trans woman gets 25 years for lese-majeste
Published on 14/03/2024
» A transgender woman has been sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison for royal defamation and related computer crimes, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
A Coca-Cola culinary collab
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 14/03/2024
» Coca-Cola just dropped Foodmarks in the Asean and South Pacific region, and it is next level.