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Amazon unveils climate plan, aims to advance Paris goals
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - Amazon chief Jeff Bezos pledged Thursday the US technology and retail giant would become carbon neutral by 2040 and encourage other firms to do the same, in a bid to help meet the goals of the Paris climate accord 10 years early.
Pilot saved from power line after Belgian F-16 crashes in France
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» PLUVIGNER, France: An F-16 fighter jet of the Belgian air force crashed Thursday in western France, with both pilots successfully ejecting but one spent two hours hanging from a power line before being cut down, officials said.
Supreme Court to rule next week on UK parliament suspension
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» LONDON - Britain's Supreme Court announced Thursday it will rule next week on whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in shutting down parliament in the final weeks before Brexit.
Amazon pledges to meet Paris climate goals 10 years early
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» WASHINGTON - Amazon chief Jeff Bezos pledged Thursday the retail giant will meet its emissions targets taken under the Paris climate accord 10 years ahead of schedule.
Tunisia's ex-president Ben Ali dies: foreign ministry
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» TUNIS - Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died Thursday in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia's foreign ministry told AFP.
New video emerges of Canada's Trudeau wearing blackface makeup
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» OTTAWA - New images of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface makeup emerged on Canadian television Thursday, throwing his floundering re-election bid into further disarray.
South put on haze alert
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2019
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Thursday warned seven southern provinces to brace for worsening haze after the number of burning hotspots in Indonesia rose rapidly.
Iranian FM warns US or Saudi attack would trigger 'all-out war'
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» TEHRAN - Iran's foreign minister has said a military strike on Iran would trigger "all-out war", as the United States and its Gulf allies accuse Iran of being behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Philippines declares new polio outbreak after 19 years
AP, Published on 19/09/2019
» MANILA: Philippine health officials declared a polio outbreak in the country on Thursday, nearly two decades after the World Health Organisation declared it to be free of the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease.
Police to ask for autopsy results on 'pretty'
Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters, Published on 19/09/2019
» Police investigators will ask for the post-mortem results of Lunlabelle, a young product presenter, and believe they can solve her mysterious death at a male companion’s Bangkok condominium within 48 hours.