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Armenia crisis grows as president blocks bid to fire army chief
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» YEREVAN - Armenian President Armen Sarkisian said Saturday he had refused to sign a prime ministerial order to dismiss the army's chief of staff, deepening an entrenched national political crisis.
Roman chariot unearthed 'almost intact' near Pompeii
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» ROME - An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered "almost intact" near Italy’s buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with "no parallel" in the country.
Russians, Western envoys mark anniversary of Kremlin critic Nemtsov's murder
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» MOSCOW - Several thousand Russians and Western diplomats paid tribute at a Moscow bridge on Saturday where opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead six years ago, as the United States said it was "deeply troubled" by the Kremlin's growing intolerance of free speech.
UK bids farewell to lockdown hero as US backs huge rescue plan
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» LONDON - Britain said farewell Saturday to fundraising war veteran Captain Tom Moore who died from coronavirus earlier this month, as the US pushed forward with a massive recovery plan for its Covid-battered economy.
Hundreds more arrested in Myanmar
Published on 27/02/2021
» Police in Myanmar arrested hundreds of protesters on Saturday in their most extensive crackdown yet on demonstrations against the Feb 1 military coup, a rights group said.
Ranger hurt in clash with Chiang Rai drug gang
Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2021
» CHIANG RAI: Three suspected drug couriers were arrested and 1.6 million speed pills seized following a clash in Mae Chan district on Friday night in which one ranger was wounded.
Bangladesh: 'No obligation' to help Rohingya at sea
Published on 27/02/2021
» DHAKA: Bangladesh is under “no obligation” to shelter 81 Rohingya Muslim refugees adrift for almost two weeks on the Andaman Sea and being assisted by neighbouring India, said Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen.
Jabs rollout on course, Prayut won't be first
Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2021
» Thailand will roll out Covid-19 vaccination on Sunday as planned but the person who will get the first shot will not be the prime minister.
14 rail services resume Monday as virus curbs ease
Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2021
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will resume 14 local train services, starting on Monday in line with the easing of Covid-19 prevention measures throughout most of the country.
Auckland locked down after 1 case found
Published on 27/02/2021
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s prime minister has ordered a seven-day lockdown of Auckland, the country’s biggest city, after a single local coronavirus case of unknown origin was recorded.