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Biggest Loch Ness monster search begins
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» DRUMNADROCHIT, Scotland: The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades got under way in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world braved pelting rain to try to track down the elusive Nessie.
Iran court orders US to pay $330m for ‘planning coup’
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» TEHRAN: A court in Iran has ordered the US government to pay $330 million in damages for “planning a coup” against the newly established Islamic republic in 1980, the judiciary said on Saturday.
Fifa suspends embattled Spanish football chief
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» BARCELONA: Fifa suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain’s football federation on Saturday for kissing Spanish Women’s World Cup player on the lips, and banned him from making contact with her.
Xi hails ‘hard-won social stability’ in Xinjiang
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Xinjiang on Saturday, state media reported, calling on officials to conserve “hard-won social stability” in a troubled region where Beijing is accused of severe human rights abuses.
US reporter appeals extended detention in Russia
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» MOSCOW: US reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed against a Russian court's decision to extend his pre-trial detention by three months, according to documents published by a Moscow court.
New zoo starting to take shape
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2023
» PATHUM THANI: The new zoo in Thanya Buri district will have its soft launch by early 2026, says the Zoological Park Organization (ZPO).
Former red-shirt leader wants proof of Thaksin’s illness
Online Reporters, Published on 26/08/2023
» Former red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan has joined those demanding the Department of Corrections and Police General Hospital release video to clear up the public’s lingering doubts over the illness of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
2,000 artefacts ‘missing’ from British Museum
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» LONDON: The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne said on Saturday, admitting the collection did not have a complete catalogue.
Americans mark 60th anniversary of ‘dream’ speech
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2023
» WASHINGTON: Thousands of Americans were preparing to converge on Washington on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a pivotal event in the 1960s US civil rights movement at which Martin Luther King Jr gave his galvanising “I have a dream” speech.
Bhutan cutting steep tourist fee by half
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2023
» KATHMANDU: The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is preparing to halve the $200 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of Covid-19 restrictions.