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Egypt's Sisi pardons researcher a day after jailing sparked outcry
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» CAIRO - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail term sparked an outcry from local rights groups and Western governments.
Fiery bus crash kills 34 in Algeria
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ALGIERS: A road crash in Algeria killed 34 people when a passenger bus collided head-on with a pickup truck carrying fuel cans and burst into flames Wednesday, deep in the southern Sahara region, officials said.
WHO: Extreme heat straining health systems
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» GENEVA: The extreme heat in the northern hemisphere is putting an increasing strain on healthcare systems, hitting those least able to cope the hardest, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Democracy Monument crowd decries Pita ouster
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2023
» Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Democracy Monument on Wednesday night to vent their anger over the end of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become prime minister.
Women’s World Cup opener yet to sell out
Published on 19/07/2023
» AUCKLAND: Fifa president Gianni Infantino has urged fans to “seize the moment” and snap up Women’s World Cup tickets, with Thursday’s opening match yet to sell out on the eve of the tournament.
Tap generative AI or count your losses: Accenture
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/07/2023
» Business organisations should ride the wave of generative AI to create opportunities to raise their value to create new and disruptive ways of earning revenue, improving their productivity and reducing their costs and risk, according to Patama Chantaruck, the managing director of Accenture Thailand.
EEC Phase 2 courts foreign investors
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/07/2023
» The Office of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is inviting foreign investors to get involved in Phase 2 of the project and promising them more attractive incentives, says Chula Sukmanop, the office’s secretary-general.
Ukraine: Russia targeting grain sites after deal exit
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» KYIV: Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of deliberately striking its Black Sea grain facilities — and destroying tonnes of food — since Moscow quit an export deal meant to stave off a global crisis.
‘Aem Cyanide’ and accomplices indicted
Post Reporters, Published on 19/07/2023
» Prosecutors have handed down the first indictments in the case of Sararat “Aem Cyanide” Rangsiwuthaporn, who is accused of poisoning 14 people to death.
Supreme Court upholds Ufun fraudsters’ 12,265-year jail terms
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2023
» The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling sentencing 22 people to 12,265 years each in the Ufun online pyramid scheme and ordered them to pay 356 million baht to 2,451 victims.