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10,000 migrants, many Haitian, packed under Texas bridge
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» HOUSTON - More than 10,000 undocumented migrants, many of them Haitians, were being held under a bridge in Texas on Friday, US officials said, posing a new challenge to President Joe Biden's immigration policy.
Allegations of favoring China could erode confidence in IMF chief
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - A storm of controversy threatens to undermine Kristalina Georgieva's leadership of the IMF as experts, US lawmakers and the Treasury scrutinize her actions in a former senior role at the World Bank.
World on 'catastrophic' path to 2.7C warming: UN chief
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» PARIS: A failure to slash global emissions is setting the world on a "catastrophic" path to 2.7 degrees Celsius heating, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Friday just weeks before crunch climate talks.
Biden urges 'highest' ambition at UN climate summit
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Friday urged the world to bring its "highest" ambition to a UN summit on climate change in November, warning that the planet faces a tightening deadline.
Indonesia considers October reopening on Bali
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia may allow foreign tourists to start returning to the popular resort island of Bali and other parts of the country by October after a sharp slide in Covid-19 cases, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday.
Nong Khai plans for rail link with China
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 17/09/2021
» The Rail Transport Department has unveiled a plan to develop areas in Nong Khai to prepare for a rail connection with Laos as Thailand gears up for more trade with China along the line connecting the three countries.
Thammasat student faces sedition charge
Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters, Published on 17/09/2021
» Police arrested a university student on charges of sedition and computer crimes during a raid on a house used by student activists in Pathum Thani on Friday.
Austria hears first lawsuit over ski resort Covid outbreak
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» VIENNA - The first civil lawsuit began in a court in Vienna on Friday over a notorious outbreak of coronavirus at a popular ski resort last year, where thousands of people from 45 countries claim to have become infected.
Cambodia vaccinating children as young as 6
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Friday began vaccinating children as young as six against the coronavirus, even though the World Health Organisation has yet to approve a vaccine for the under-12s.
Taiwan warns off Chinese aircraft
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a US$9-billion boost to military spending to counter the threat from China.