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Fire engulfs iconic Copenhagen landmark
Published on 16/04/2024
» COPENHAGEN - A fire ripped through Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital’s best-known buildings, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
UK debates tough anti-smoking law
Published on 16/04/2024
» LONDON - British lawmakers were preparing to vote on Tuesday on a proposal by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes.
French ‘hero’ invited to stay in Australia
Published on 16/04/2024
» SYDNEY - Australia has invited a French national who confronted a knife-wielding attacker in a Sydney mall to stay in the country permanently, heeding calls from the public who had hailed him as a hero who deserved citizenship.
Ukraine ’ran out of missiles’ to save power plant
Published on 16/04/2024
» A lack of air defence missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region near the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Fire guts Ayutthaya tour boat, all on board safe
Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2024
» A fire broke out on a sightseeing boat while it cruised along the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya on Tuesday but all passengers and crew members are safe.
Lee to stay on as senior minister in Singapore
Published on 16/04/2024
» SINGAPORE — Prime minister-designate Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday that incumbent leader Lee Hsien Loong would serve as a senior minister in his cabinet after he takes power in Singapore on May 15.
No red zones but PM2.5 levels unsafe in 19 provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2024
» Nineteen provinces in the North and the Northeast were shrouded with slightly unsafe levels of fine dust but no “red” levels of air pollution were detected nationwide on Tuesday afternoon.
Olympic flame begins journey to Paris
Published on 16/04/2024
» OLYMPIA, Greece - The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the start of the Games on July 26.
Three illegal foreign workers arrested on tourist islands
Published on 16/04/2024
» Police have arrested three foreigners — from Canada, Russia and Myanmar — on the southern tourist islands of Koh Phangan and Phuket for working illegally.
Woman complains about Songkran groping
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/04/2024
» A woman has complained to police about being groped during a Songkran celebration in Samut Prakan on Monday night.