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Ethiopia launches air strike on rebel 'training centre': govt
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» NAIROBI - Ethiopia's military on Tuesday launched another air strike in war-torn Tigray, hitting what a government official called a rebel training facility just outside the regional capital Mekele.
Latest climate plans worlds away from 1.5C target: UN
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» PARIS: Countries' latest climate plans will deliver just a tiny percentage of the emissions cuts needed to limit global heating to 1.5C, the United Nations said on Tuesday in a damning assessment ahead of the COP26 climate summit.
Facebook a 'propaganda tool' for Vietnam govt: activists
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» Facebook in Vietnam has turned into a propaganda tool of the country's authoritarian government, activists told AFP Tuesday, after a report said CEO Mark Zuckerberg had personally signed off on a push from Hanoi to limit "anti-state" posts.
Renewed bid for central DNA database
King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/10/2021
» The Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) is maintaining its push for a law that would require DNA samples collected from criminal suspects to be stored on a central database.
Final show in France for looted Benin treasures
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» PARIS - A Paris museum on Tuesday exhibited over a dozen colonial-era treasures taken from Benin, the last time they will be shown in France before being handed back in a landmark gesture.
Mayor reveals plot to unseat him with fake resignation letter
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 26/10/2021
» KHON KAEN: The mayor of Tambon Phra Bu Municipality in Phra Yuen district of this northeastern province said on Tuesday he had been politically persecuted by unknown perpetrators who faked a resignation letter and sent it to the provincial governor.
Nakhon Si Thammarat widens lockdowns as prison infections rise
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 26/10/2021
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Ten more communities in Muang district were put under lockdown on Tuesday to prevent the spread of Covid-19 while the number of infections at the Central Nakhon Si Thammarat prison jumped to 396.
Moves to disband Pheu Thai begin as vote nears
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2021
» Members of the military-backed ruling party asked the Election Commission to start a probe that could disband the main competition ahead of a vote expected in early 2022.
Biden to announce up to $102m in funding for US-Asean partnership
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will announce plans to provide up to $102 million to expand the US strategic partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a virtual summit with the 10-nation bloc on Tuesday, the White House said.
7,706 new Covid cases, 66 more deaths
Online Reporters, Published on 26/10/2021
» There were 7,706 new Covid-19 cases and 66 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday morning.