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UEFA suffers court defeat, but Super League finds few fans
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» LAUSANNE - Europe's top court dealt football governing body UEFA a scything legal tackle on Thursday, but an attempt by rival Super League promoters to kick off a new competition met a solid defensive wall of clubs and fans.
Marriage equality a step closer
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2023
» Lawmakers on Thursday night overwhelmingly passed four draft bills on marriage equality in their first reading, moving the country closer to legalisation of same-sex unions.
Migrants call UK barge accommodation a ‘prison’
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» WEYMOUTH, England - In the damp December cold, a blue bus stops near Weymouth town centre in southwest England. A few men get off, relieved to be spending a few hours away from what they call their "prison" — a barge housing asylum seekers.
China using Myanmar conflict to destroy scam networks
By Philip Heijmans and Josh Xiao, Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2023
» A video began circulating on Myanmar social media circles last month. It depicted a man, who called himself Bi Huijun, issuing a stark warning to his family from what looked like a padded cell.
More Gaza targets hit as envoys seek truce
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - The Israeli army said Thursday it bombed scores of targets in the Gaza Strip as diplomats pressed on with efforts to halt the fighting that Hamas says has killed 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
Festive spending forecast at B106bn
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/12/2023
» Consumer spending during the New Year holiday is expected to reach 106 billion baht, the highest in four years, pushed by the country’s continued economic revival, a new survey shows.
Three orangutans repatriated to Indonesia
Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2023
» Three orangutans seized from a transnational wildlife trafficking ring were repatriated to their homeland in Indonesia on Thursday.
Pope decries inflexible ideologies
Published on 21/12/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday warned against inflexible ideological positions that can hinder the Church from seeing reality and moving forward, speaking days after a declaration allowing blessings of same-sex couples that conservatives have condemned.
Vietnam police arrest deputy trade minister in bribery probe
Reuters, Published on 21/12/2023
» HANOI - Police in Vietnam have arrested Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai on an accusation of bribery, the country's security ministry said on Thursday.
Shrinking Caspian Sea worries Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan - On the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan — one of the world's most secretive states — Batyr Yusupov can no longer ferry his passengers between two ports. There is not enough water.