Showing 1 - 10 of 91
Microsoft users kicked out of apps during global outage
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» PARIS - US tech giant Microsoft said on Wednesday it had suffered a global outage that limited access to software including Outlook and Teams for several hours.
UK's Royal Opera House ends 33-year BP funding deal
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» LONDON - The UK's Royal Opera House announced on Wednesday that it had ended its 33-year sponsorship deal with energy giant BP following pressure and protests from environmentalists.
Russia shuts down oldest rights group
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia's oldest human rights organisation, the Moscow Helsinki Group, silencing another respected institution amid a political crackdown.
Venice recruits next generation in flooding fight
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» VENICE - As rising waters fuel fears that Venice may one day be entirely submerged, local children are being educated on how to protect the lagoon, a fragile ecosystem threatened by climate change.
Hunger strikers' supporters to rally on Thursday
Published on 25/01/2023
» Supporters of two hunger-striking political activists plan to rally again on Thursday at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre to draw attention to their deteriorating condition and their demands for reform.
China: Covid cases peaked at 7m daily
Published on 25/01/2023
» HONG KONG: China’s daily new Covid-19 infections hit a peak of more than 7 million per day around Dec 22, while deaths reached a daily peak of more than 4,000 on Jan 4, the country’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Defiant Indian students vow to show Modi documentary
Published on 25/01/2023
» NEW DELHI: Indian students said they would show again a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government has dismissed as propaganda after a Tuesday campus screening was disrupted by a power cut and intimidation by opponents.
Buakaw affirms Thai nationality
Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2023
» Muay Thai superstar Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek has clarified that he is descended from the Kuy indigenous ethnic group but has Thai nationality, after Cambodian boxing fans had claimed he is of Cambodian descent.
German economy 'to avoid recession in 2023'
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» FRANKFURT: Germany is set to narrowly escape a recession this year, the government said Wednesday, as Europe's biggest economy weathers the fallout from the Ukraine war better than expected.
Spain detains suspect over letter bombs
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» MADRID: Spanish police arrested a suspect Wednesday in the letter bombing campaign that targeted the prime minister and the Ukrainian embassy, authorities said.