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Abbas asks UN for international Mideast conference next year
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appealed Friday to the United Nations for an international conference on the Middle East in 2021, hoping for a new start after US elections and the milestone of Gulf Arabs' recognition of Israel.
Mali's new interim leader stands by handover, international accords
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» BAMAKO - Mali's interim president, Bah Ndaw, was sworn into office on Friday after last month's putsch, vowing to hand over power within 18 months, honour international accords and pursue the fight against jihadist insurgents.
Retiring civil servant tipped to be finance minister
Chatrudee Theparat and Aekarach Sattaburth, Published on 25/09/2020
» Finance permanent secretary Prasong Poontaneat, who will retire from the civil service at the end of this month, is expected to become the new finance minister, a government source said on Friday.
Over 1,000 women vie for 15 volunteer ranger positions
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 25/09/2020
» PATTANI: Young women show no fear about working in the strife-torn deep South, as more than 1,000 from across the country have applied for paramilitary ranger volunteer positions in the region.
Two knifed near former Charlie Hebdo office
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» PARIS: A man armed with a knife seriously wounded two people on Friday in a suspected terror attack outside the former offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, three weeks into the trial of men accused of being accomplices in the 2015 massacre of the newspaper's staff.
Navalny's treatment in Germany 'could last weeks'
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» MOSCOW: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is likely to remain in Germany for weeks as he still requires lengthy treatment to help him recover from poisoning, his spokeswoman has said.
Charter review panel to debut Wednesday
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2020
» A panel formed to study six constitutional amendment proposals will begin work on Wednesday amid increasingly strained relations among the coalition parties, following a vote to delay a parliamentary vote on charter change.
Japan to reopen to all long-stay foreigners
Kyodo News, Published on 25/09/2020
» TOKYO: Japan will reopen its borders for all foreign visitors with permits to stay in the country for some time, including students but excluding tourists, from October, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday.
PTT staff to get B5,000 travel subsidies
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2020
» The national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has set aside 18 million baht for 5,000-baht travel subsidies for its employees, to boost local tourism in the fourth quarter.
Rio scraps famed carnival as virus surges
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has postponed Rio de Janeiro's famed carnival for next year, the latest spectacle hit by the pandemic as governments across the globe struggle to contain a surge in coronavirus infections.