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US citizen George Glezmann released from detention in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» KABUL - Taliban authorities on Thursday freed US citizen George Glezmann after more than two years of detention, in a deal brokered by Qatar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.
Out of Africa: Hard knocks the spur for history-making Coventry
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» COSTA NAVARINO - Kirsty Coventry says she has "learned the best lessons by failing" and the Zimbabwean swimming great's mantra appears to have served her well after she became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Kirsty Coventry elected first woman president of Olympic movement
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» COSTA NAVARINO (GREECE) - Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment.".
'A tsunami of tears': N. Macedonia buries victims of deadly nightclub fire
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» KOčANI (REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA) - Hundreds of people clutching red and white roses and wearing t-shirts with their loved ones' faces gathered in a small town in North Macedonia on Thursday to bury victims of a devastating nightclub fire.
Thai police arrest rental car theft gang
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/03/2025
» Police have busted a gang which stole at least 50 rental cars, used fake documents to register the vehicles and resold them on the internet.
Hamas fires at Tel Aviv in first riposte to deadly Israel assault
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Hamas said it fired rockets at Israeli commercial hub Tel Aviv on Thursday in its first military response to the growing civilian death toll from Israel's resumption of air and ground operations in Gaza.
Thai rice prices hit over 2-year low, Indian rates steady at 21-month low
Published on 20/03/2025
» Thai rice export prices fell to a more than two-year low this week, weighed down by weak demand and rising supplies, while India's rice export prices held steady near a 21-month low.
IOC confirms Boxing’s inclusion in LA28 Olympics
Published on 20/03/2025
» The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially approved the inclusion of boxing in the sports program for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28), said Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, an IOC member.
Gulf's KBank share purchase sparks takeover speculation
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Yuthana Praiwan and Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/03/2025
» Gulf Energy Development (Gulf) has become the fifth-largest shareholder in Kasikornbank (KBank), Thailand’s third-largest lender by asset value, in a move that sparked speculation that the energy giant may replicate its takeover of Intouch Holdings (INTUCH).
Three cities honoured for public health achievements at Paris summit
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 20/03/2025
» PARIS: Three cities were recognised for their achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases and injuries on Thursday during the annual Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in the French capital.