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Kosovo president charged with war crimes over 1990s killings
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» THE HAGUE - Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been charged with 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the country's conflict in the 1990s, a tribunal in The Hague said on Wednesday.
New York, Berlin cancel marathons due to coronavirus
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» NEW YORK - Marathons in New York and Berlin were cancelled on Wednesday due to concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced, as other races ponder their plans.
Pompeo says annexation up to Israel amid condemnation
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicated Wednesday that Israel had the US green light to annex Palestinian land, amid wide criticism of the Jewish state's plans.
Kosovo president charged with war crimes in The Hague
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» THE HAGUE - Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been charged with 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the country's conflict in the 1990s, a Hague-based tribunal said Wednesday.
COVID crisis sinks global economy in 2020, collapsing GDP 4.9%: IMF
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - The global coronavirus pandemic has sparked an economic "crisis like no other," sending world GDP plunging 4.9 percent this year and wiping out $12 trillion over two years, the IMF said Wednesday.
S. Korea to put forward adoption of mobile driving licence
Pulse, Published on 24/06/2020
» South Korea will put forward the adoption of its mobile driving licence a year earlier than the government’s initial plan as demand for contactless services has grown sharply in the era of the coronavirus.
Hospital network BDMS scraps Bumrungrad takeover
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/06/2020
» Healthcare tycoon Prasert Prasarttong-osoth, founder and owner of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), the country's largest hospital network, announced on Wednesday it had scrapped a plan to take over Bumrungrad International Hospital (BH).
HK airport operator receives HK$35bn loans from 21 banks
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/06/2020
» Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), which runs the city's airport, said on Tuesday it had secured five-year loan facilities worth HK$35 billion (140 billion baht) from 21 local and international banks.
Death toll nears half a million as cases surge in Americas: Virus update
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: Coronavirus cases are surging across large parts of the United States and in Latin America, according to experts and figures, highlighting how far the world remains from stopping the pandemic as the global death toll neared half a million on Wednesday.
BMA opens sky park over Chao Phraya River
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/06/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Wednesday officially opened Chao Phraya Sky Park — the first public park over the Chao Phraya River.