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Delegate protests over Russia to upstage G20 meeting
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: Western nations are preparing to stage coordinated walk-outs and other diplomatic snubs to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine at Wednesday's meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington, their officials said.
Covid hotline flooded with 10,000 calls a day
Post Reporters, Published on 19/04/2022
» The government's Covid-19 hotline received some 10,000 calls a day during the five-day Songkran holiday, according to the National Health Security Office (NHSO).
Nearly five million Ukrainians flee war
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» GENEVA - Nearly five million Ukrainians have fled the war since Russia's invasion, the United Nations said Tuesday, sounding alarm at the rapid exodus and voicing concern that the situation may worsen.
Indonesia launches corruption case over palm oil exports
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have opened a corruption case linked to the issuance of palm oil export permits, naming four suspects including a trade ministry official and palm oil company executives, the attorney general said on Tuesday.
China says it has signed security pact with Solomon Islands
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» BEIJING - China said Tuesday it has sealed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands, an agreement the United States and its regional allies fear could give Beijing a military foothold in the South Pacific.
Macron warned against complacency ahead of Le Pen duel
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» PARIS - French leader Emmanuel Macron faced warnings against complacency on Tuesday despite polls showing a solid lead over far-right leader Marine Le Pen, one day ahead of a debate crucial to the outcome of the presidential election.
Russia launches major 'offensive' in eastern Ukraine
Anatoly Stepanov, Published on 19/04/2022
» Moscow launched dozens of air strikes across eastern Ukraine overnight, its defence ministry said Tuesday, after Kyiv accused Russian forces of unleashing a major new offensive in the Donbas region.
Another arrest warrant out for Yingluck
Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2022
» The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Tuesday issued a warrant for the arrest of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra for failing to appear for the first hearing in a case where she and five others are accused of corruption in funding the Roadshow to Future Thailand 2020 project.
Israel hits Gaza after rocket attack as Jerusalem tensions spike
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» JERUSALEM: Israel carried out its first air strike on the Gaza Strip in months early Tuesday, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave after a weekend of violence around a Jerusalem holy site.
Guitar that broke Oasis up for auction in Paris
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» A guitar, the smashing of which triggered the break-up of Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher, goes under the hammer in Paris next month alongside other rock memorabilia.