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Cross-Channel migrants in UK decry Rwanda deportation plan
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» LONDON - If the UK government has its way, the tens of thousands of migrants arriving on England's southeastern shores each year, after crossing the Channel in small boats, will face swift deportation to Rwanda.
Stocks dip although US inflation cools
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» LONDON - US and European stocks fell on Friday despite a key gauge showing inflation to be slowing, as investors remain concerned about recession risks.
Deep freeze grips North America
Reuters and AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» A deep freeze enveloped most of the United States early Friday, while a massive winter storm brewing in the Midwest left two-thirds of the country under extreme weather alerts, confounding Christmas travel plans for millions.
Male panda at Dutch zoo turns out to be female
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» THE HAGUE: A two-year-old giant panda at a Dutch zoo has caused a stir by turning out to be a female and not a male as initially thought.
Gunman kills three at Kurdish centre in Paris
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» PARIS: A 69-year-old gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdressing salon in central Paris on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, witnesses and prosecutors said.
Body found near spot where HTMS Sukhothai sank
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 23/12/2022
» Another body has been found floating near the spot where HTMS Sukhothai sank off Prachuap Khiri Khan, but the navy has yet to confirm whether it is one of its 23 missing sailors.
Bangkok talks alarm Myanmar shadow government
Published on 23/12/2022
» Myanmar’s shadow government on Friday urged Asean not to waver from its policy of excluding the country’s military leaders from its gatherings after Thailand hosted three junta ministers in informal talks on Thursday.
'Serpent' Sobhraj headed back to France
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s in Thailand and across Asia, was heading to France on Friday after being freed following almost 20 years in a Nepali prison.
North Korea 'fires two ballistic missiles'
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a flurry of sanctions-busting weapons tests.
UK objects to US green subsidies
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» LONDON: Britain outlined in a letter to Washington its opposition to US green subsidies, claiming they would "harm multiple economies" and "undermine UK-US trade and investment flows", UK media reported Friday.