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Questions linger among the corpses of an Ethiopian massacre
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» MAI-KADRA (ETHIOPIA) - Scores of freshly-dug graves fill the church compound in Mai-Kadra. Shovels abandoned by weary hands are strewn on the dirt among empty cans of lemon air freshener that fail to mask the stench of death.
Denmark's culled minks rise from mass grave
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» COPENHAGEN - A rushed cull of Denmark's minks over concerns about a coronavirus mutation has left the country facing a new horror, as cadavers of the animals re-emerge from the earth.
Principal MD buys personal stake in Bumrungrad Hospital
Published on 25/11/2020
» Dr Satit Viddayakorn, managing director and chairman of the executive committee of publicly-held Principal Capital Plc, admitted on Wednesday he personally entered into a deal to acquire 90.56 million shares of Bumrungrad Hospital (BH) at 103 baht apiece, worth a combined 9.32 billion baht, from Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS).
Indonesian minister among 17 arrested in corruption probe
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's maritime and fisheries minister was arrested on Wednesday by the country's anti-graft agency, among 17 people detained in simultaneous swoops as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the export of baby lobsters.
LA shuts restaurants as virus surges, but Europe eases lockdowns
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» A restaurant dining ban in Los Angeles was due to come into force Wednesday as officials warned Americans to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday, while parts of Europe eyed looser coronavirus lockdowns over the festive season.
Ethiopian PM rejects 'interference' ahead of surrender deadline
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» ADDIS ABABA - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said he rejected international "interference" in Ethiopia's affairs, hours before a deadline for Tigray's rebellious leaders to surrender or face an assault on their capital.
Meghan Markle reveals miscarriage in July
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» NEW YORK: Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in July this year, writing in the New York Times on Wednesday of the deep grief and loss she endured with her husband Prince Harry.
8m meth pills, 'ice' seized in Bung Kan
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 25/11/2020
» Eight million methamphetamine pills and 265 kilogrammes of crystal meth were seized, and one person arrested, in a joint police-military operation in Bung Kan province on Tuesday night.
Anti-government rally at SCB Park
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2020
» Anti-government protesters rallied in front of SCB Park, the headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank, in Chatuchak district on Wednesday evening, under the eyes of border patrol police lining the fence.
Use of cannabis, hemp to be allowed in food, cosmetics
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2020
» The government plans to allow use of most parts of cannabis and hemp plants in cosmetics and food, the permanent secretary for health said on Wednesday.