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Electrical fire kills 41 in Cairo Coptic church
AFP, Published on 14/08/2022
» CAIRO - More than 40 people died when fire ripped through a Cairo-area Coptic Christian church during Sunday mass, forcing worshippers to jump out windows while bystanders braved flames and smoke to save children.
Agent says Rushdie on 'road to recovery' after stabbing
AFP, Published on 14/08/2022
» ERIE (UNITED STATES) - Salman Rushdie is on the "road to recovery," his agent said Sunday, two days after a shocking assault at a literary event left the British author hospitalized on a ventilator with multiple stab wounds.
US congressional delegation arrives in Taiwan on heels of Pelosi visit
AFP, Published on 14/08/2022
» TAIPEI - A US congressional delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, officials said, days after China held military drills around the island in retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.
US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan amid China tensions
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2022
» TAIPEI: A US lawmaker delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day visit during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to come amid continued military tensions with the island's giant neighbour China.
Air force kicks off joint air force drills with China
AFP, Published on 14/08/2022
» Thailand and China kicked off a joint air force exercise on Sunday, the kingdom's military said, the first such drills in years following a pause forced by Covid-19.
Nitithorn shrugs off pressure to win International Series Singapore
AFP, Published on 14/08/2022
» Thailand's Nitithorn Thippong seized the initiative as his rivals faltered on Sunday, closing with a flawless three-under-par 69 to win the International Series Singapore.
Tourists in Chinese beachside resort city protest Covid lockdown
Bloomberg, Published on 14/08/2022
» Tourists in the Chinese seaside resort of Sanya on Hainan Island are protesting after being stranded for over a week due to Covid-19 lockdowns.
Rescuer has dead body as pillion rider for 5km trek out of forest
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/08/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Sibling rescuers took turns tying a dead body to themselves and transporting it as their pillion rider on Sunday from a spot 5km deep into a forest, where the man fell to his death from a fruit tree.
Pheu Thai won't make quorum for election bill that favours small parties
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2022
» The opposition-core Pheu Thai Party will not help make a quorum for the joint sitting of representatives and senators on Monday to vote on an election bill that would provide small political parties with the chance to win list-MP seats.
Six northern provinces, Ayutthaya still flooded
Online reporters and agencies, Published on 14/08/2022
» Parts of six northern provinces are still under water as a result of heavy rain brought by tropical storm Mulan - now downgraded to a tropical depression over Vietnam - the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Sunday.