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Saudi to unveil 'proof' linking Iran to attacks as US tightens sanctions
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia said it would unveil evidence on Wednesday linking regional foe Iran to attacks on key oil installations, as US President Donald Trump sought to intensify pressure on Tehran by announcing new sanctions.
Dozens of children killed in Liberia school fire: presidency
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» MONROVIA - Dozens of children were killed on Wednesday in a fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia.
'Flying' river taxi tests Seine waters in Paris
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» PARIS - A "flying" electric river taxi hailed by its creators as the future of clean city transport is being put through a battery of tests in Paris this week, with a view to being in service by the spring.
Tiny penguin's clean bill of health after epic NZ-Australia swim
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» SYDNEY - A tiny penguin that made the mammoth journey from New Zealand to Australia has been nursed back to health and released into the wild -- in the hope it will find its own way home.
Russians protest over crackdown in growing solidarity campaign
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» MOSCOW - A campaign in support of jailed Russian demonstrators gained momentum Wednesday, with celebrities, priests and teachers calling for their release and more than 200 people protesting outside the presidential administration.
New city to be built in Siem Reap province
Published on 18/09/2019
» A new urban centre will be built in Siem Reap, with the project having recently been included in the province’s tourism master plan.
Paris tests new bubble-shaped water taxi
Published on 18/09/2019
» PARIS: Paris is testing out a new form of travel: an eco-friendly bubble-shaped taxi that zips along the water up and down the Seine River.
Cops seize huge 'kratom cocktail' haul
Published on 18/09/2019
» SONGKHLA: About 250kg of kratom leaves and 800 bottles of cough syrup worth altogether almost 200,000 baht were seized at a warehouse in Hat Yai district on Wednesday.
Prayut dodges opposition questions over flawed oath
Published on 18/09/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has come under fire in a parliamentary debate because he omitted a key phrase in taking his oath of office in July, but dodged opposition demands to explain why he had left it out.
200 pigs culled in Chiang Rai amid swine fever fears
Reuters, Published on 18/09/2019
» More than 200 pigs were culled in Chiang Rai this week, authorities said on Wednesday, in the first such action amid heightened fears of a potential outbreak of African swine fever.