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Facebook lets users block political ads, aiming to quell outcry
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: Facebook is allowing users to turn off all political ads in a move aimed at quelling criticism of the leading social network's hands-off approach to election misinformation.
Floyd's brother tells UN 'black lives do not matter' in US
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» GENEVA: George Floyd's brother on Wednesday begged the United Nations to help African Americans because "black lives do not matter in the United States", as the UN's rights chief urged reparations for centuries of discrimination.
Fists, stones and clubs: China and India's brutal high altitude, low-tech battle
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» NEW DELHI - India and China's militaries have some of the world's most sophisticated modern weaponry, but their deadliest scrap in over 50 years was fought using fists, rocks wrapped in barbed wire and clubs studded with nails.
Turkey deploys troops against Kurdish rebels in Iraq
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» ANKARA - Turkey launched an air and ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday, in a move likely to increase friction with the Baghdad government.
Vowing new Syria campaign, US sanctions dozens including Assad wife
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife and dozens of others as it vowed a vast pressure campaign under a new law that has already rattled the war-torn nation's economy.
Airports of Thailand forecasts 50% fall in revenue, passengers
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2020
» Airports of Thailand (AoT) said it expects passenger numbers and revenue to fall by 50% in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife and dozens of others as it vowed a vast pressure campaign under a new law.
New political group Care calls for ‘true democracy’
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/06/2020
» Care, the newly formed political group, has sent a strong message urging “all uncles” to end their grip on power and return democracy to the country.
Governorship candidate vetting process begins on June 25
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/06/2020
» A committee to nominate the Bank of Thailand’s new chief will consider the qualifications of the four applicants on June 25, who will then be required to present their visions on June 29, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity.
Norway says its salmon did not cause virus at Beijing market
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2020
» OSLO: Chinese and Norwegian authorities have concluded salmon from Norway was not the source of the coronavirus found on cutting boards at a Beijing wholesale food market, Norway's fisheries and seafood minister said on Wednesday.