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Designer Karl Lagerfeld to be cremated without ceremony
AFP, Published on 20/02/2019
» PARIS: Karl Lagerfeld will be cremated without ceremony and his ashes are likely to be scattered with those of his mother and lover, his label said Wednesday.
Designer Karl Lagerfeld to be cremated without ceremony
AFP, Published on 20/02/2019
» PARIS - Karl Lagerfeld will be cremated without ceremony and his ashes are likely to be scattered with those of his mother and lover, his label said Wednesday.
North Korea's US envoy arrives in Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit
AFP, Published on 20/02/2019
» HANOI - Pyongyang's special representative for the US arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday with a North Korean delegation, an AFP reporter and source confirmed, ahead of a summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un next week.
Swiss bank UBS fined 3.7 bn euros in French tax fraud case
AFP, Published on 20/02/2019
» PARIS: A Paris court on Wednesday fined Swiss banking giant UBS 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in a tax fraud case, a record for such a case in France.
Police seek to prosecute Thanathorn over junta criticism
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2019
» Police said on Wednesday said they were seeking the prosecution of the leader of the new political party Future Forward over a speech he made that was posted on Facebook last June criticising the ruling junta, the National Council for Peace and Order.
Convoy plucks women, children from last IS holdout in Syria
AFP, Published on 20/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - A convoy of trucks evacuated dozens of people including women and children from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt Wednesday, bringing US-backed forces closer to retaking the last sliver of the "caliphate".
Three MPs quit UK governing party over Brexit
AFP, Published on 20/02/2019
» LONDON: Three MPs quit Britain's governing Conservatives on Wednesday over Brexit, saying the issue had "re-defined" the party and was "undoing all the efforts to modernise it".
Myanmar touts troubled Rakhine as investment destination
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2019
» YANGON: Organisers of a summit in Myanmar's crisis-hit western state of Rakhine are this week pitching to investors its plentiful farmland and fishing grounds, tourist-ready beaches and historic temples.
Duty-free competition prepares for take-off at Thai airports
Published on 20/02/2019
» State-owned Airports of Thailand Plc approved guidelines on Wednesday for concessions for duty-free and commercial activities at its airports, as it prepares to open up retail space to new players.
Foreign investors flee Thai shares ahead of March election
Published on 20/02/2019
» Foreign investors have dumped 10.5 billion baht in Thai equities in seven straight sessions, the longest losing streak in more than two months, as worries about potential political instability grip the nation ahead of elections in March.