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China and US hold ‘fruitful’ talks in Bangkok
News Agencies, Published on 27/01/2024
» Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had “candid, substantive and fruitful strategic communication” in Bangkok with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, aimed at furthering a pledge of dialogue by their leaders, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday.
German companies test four-day work week
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/01/2024
» Germany’s struggle to revive its sluggish economy is about to take an experimental turn as a host of companies test out the merits of working less.
Temple opening emboldens Hindu activists
Reuters, Published on 27/01/2024
» NEW DELHI - A powerful Hindu group claims several mosques in India were built over demolished Hindu temples, apparently hardening its stance in a decades-long sectarian dispute just days after a huge temple was inaugurated on the site of a razed mosque.
Two major drug hauls made in North
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 27/01/2024
» Authorities seized 5 million speed pills from a warehouse in Chiang Rai on Saturday morning, while another 6 million speed pills and 29 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine were found abandoned by smugglers after a clash in Chiang Mai.
Sabalenka triumphs at Australian Open
Reuters, Published on 27/01/2024
» MELBOURNE - Aryna Sabalenka continued to be an irrepressible force at the Australian Open as she powered to a 6-3 6-2 victory over Chinese 12th seed Zheng Qinwen on Saturday to successfully defend her title and add a second Grand Slam trophy to her cabinet.
Srisuwan granted bail, denies extortion charge
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2024
» Prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya and Yoswaris Chuklom, who were arrested in a sting on Friday on charges of attempting to extort a senior civil servant, have been released on bail after undergoing almost nine hours of police questioning.
UN sacks Gaza staff accused of role in Hamas assault
News Agencies, Published on 27/01/2024
» GENEVA - The United Nations has fired 12 employees in the Gaza Strip and begun an investigation after accusations by Israel that they had helped plan and had participated in the Oct 7 terrorist assault by Hamas.
Philippine troops kill nine Islamist militants
Reuters, Published on 27/01/2024
» MANILA - Government troops killed nine members of a pro-Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday, including two suspects in a deadly blast at a Roman Catholic mass last month.
77 test positive for drugs at Samut Sakhon pub
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2024
» Seventy-seven people have tested positive for drugs during a raid on a Samut Sakhon pub operating on the site of a nightspot that was ordered closed for five years after a drug raid in 2018.
Environmentalists fight massive forest revocation plan
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2024
» The Seub Nakhasathien Foundation has objected to the proposed revocation of over 265,000 rai (104,772 acres) of forest preserve, warning that it would represent the largest loss of forest land in the past 10 years.