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US carries out first federal execution in 17 years
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - A former white supremacist convicted of the 1996 murders of a family of three was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday as federal executions resumed in the United States following a 17-year hiatus.
Tintin and the mystery of the duelling mummies
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» BRUSSELS - The mummified corpse of Rascar Capac thrilled and terrified generations of young fans of the Tintin comic book story "The Seven Crystal Balls".
Stolen Banksy returned to France from Italy
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» ROME - An homage to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks by street artist Banksy was returned to France on Tuesday after the stolen work was found in Italy.
US carries out first federal execution in 17 years
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - A former white supremacist convicted of murdering a family of three in 1996 was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday in the first federal execution in the United States in 17 years, the Justice Department said.
Prayut apologises, vows to step up measures
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/07/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has apologised to the people for lax Covid-91 measures which failed to effectively put dozens of foreign visitors in quarantine.
Democracy and National Unity Day of Turkey
Evren Dagdelen Akgun, Ambassador of Turkey to Thailand, Published on 14/07/2020
» On the night of 15 July 2016, the bloodiest terrorist attack in the history of Turkey was orchestrated by FETO terrorist organization under the instructions of Fetullah Gülen against our constitutional system. Gülen and his followers within the armed forces did not hesitate to use lethal force against civilians, killing 251 and wounding thousands.
Britain bans China's Huawei, handing US big win
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» LONDON - Britain on Tuesday bowed to US pressure and approved the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing.
Labour Ministry resumes migrant permit services
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/07/2020
» The Labour Ministry has resumed services nationwide by adopting social-distancing measures in order to complete the legalisation process for migrant labourers who registered online by March 30.
India IT hub locks down as virus ravages UK, Singapore economies
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» BANGALORE (INDIA) - India's IT hub Bangalore was set to go into a new week-long lockdown on Tuesday as the number of coronavirus cases surged, while new economic figures from Singapore to Britain revealed the shocking extent of the damage wreaked by the global pandemic.
Macron hosts downsized Bastille Day, to outline crisis response plans
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» PARIS (FRANCE) - French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a subdued Bastille Day ceremony on Tuesday to honour the country's medical workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, before outlining his response to the country's most severe health and economic crisis since World War II.