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Limping, but still standing, Elton John set to wow Cannes
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» CANNES (FRANCE) - Elton John limped into Cannes Thursday for the premiere of "Rocketman", the much-hyped warts-and-all movie about his wild rock 'n' roll years.
New York Mayor de Blasio joins 2020 race to 'take on' Trump
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» NEW YORK - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio jumped into the increasingly crowded White House race Thursday, defying hostile media and dismal polls to cast himself as the Democrats' best chance of unseating the "con artist" Donald Trump in 2020.
EU fines five major banks 1bn euros for currency collusion
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» BRUSSELS - The EU's powerful anti-trust authority on Thursday fined five major banks -- including Barclays and Citigroup -- more than a billion euros for collusion in the massive foreign exchange currency market.
Thanathorn vows to form government
Online Reporters, Published on 16/05/2019
» Leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has said his Future Forward Party will be the core to form the next government with him as PM if he succeeds, minutes after the Election Commission asked the Constitutional Court to disqualify him as MP.
Ganja coming in allergy-type drops 'by July'
Published on 16/05/2019
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) said on Thursday it is ready to deliver medicinal cannabis products in the form of sublingual — or under-the-tongue — drop to hospitals nationwide by the end of July.
10 from three southern drug gangs caught
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/05/2019
» Ten members of three major drug gangs in Phatthalung and Narathiwat provinces have been arrested separately, with speed pills and heroin worth a combined 200 million baht seized.
Bank of Thailand prepares for US manipulation listing
Published on 16/05/2019
» Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob has admitted there is a chance the United States will add Thailand to a watch list on currency manipulation because of a high current account surplus, but not for stepping into the foreign exchange market for trade advantages.
Thailand to cut rubber exports next week after delay
Published on 16/05/2019
» Thailand will cut rubber exports by 126,240 tonnes next week for four months after a delay in implementing a supply cut agreement with other regional producers, the Rubber Authority of Thailand said on Thursday.
Ex-Australian prime minister Bob Hawke dies at age 89
Published on 16/05/2019
» CANBERRA: Bob Hawke, Australia's longest-serving Labor Party prime minister, whose charisma and powers of persuasion earned him near-folk hero status among many Australians, died on Thursday, his wife said. He was 89.
China warns US against trade 'harm' over Huawei ban
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» BEIJING: China warned the United States on Thursday against further harming trade ties after President Donald Trump effectively barred Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the US market, escalating tensions between the world's top economic powerhouses.