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‘Doomsday vault’ gets record batch of seeds
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» OSLO - A vault built in the frozen Arctic to preserve global agricultural crops from extinction received seeds on Tuesday from the largest number of new contributors yet, according to a custodian of the remote facility.
NFTs attempt a comeback
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» NFTs — which went from being touted as the cutting edge of the digital frontier to the punchline for the most recent crypto bust — are suddenly staging an unlikely comeback.
Private-sector moon mission ending early
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 27/02/2024
» Shares of Intuitive Machines slumped 21% on Tuesday after the US space exploration company’s lunar mission neared a premature end after a sideways touchdown hindered communications and solar charging capability of its moon lander Odysseus.
Russia jails Nobel winner for criticising war
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» The co-chairman of Memorial, a Russian human rights group awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and banned by the Kremlin, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for criticising the invasion of Ukraine.
Germany arrests Red Army member after decades on run
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» BERLIN - Daniela Klette, a member of the notorious Red Army Faction militant group, has been arrested in Berlin after decades on the run from armed robbery and attempted murder charges, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Prosecutors to monitor ‘scapegoat’ probe
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2024
» The attorney-general has set up a panel of prosecutors to oversee a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigation into the case of a man forced to falsely confess to his wife’s murder.
Former red-shirt leader seeks new probe into 2010 political deaths
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2024
» A former co-leader of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has called upon the ruling Pheu Thai Party to form an independent committee to reinvestigate the violent handling of street protests in April 2010, which resulted in scores of deaths.
Ex-police chief indicted for role in Red Bull heir case
Bloomberg News and Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2024
» The attorney general has indicted former police chief Somyot Poompunmuang and seven others for helping Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya evade criminal charges after a deadly hit-and-run in 2012.
Thailand's tourist-free teak town Phrae
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/02/2024
» Phrae, around 550 kilometres (342 miles) north of Bangkok and 200km southeast of Chiang Mai, is a town seemingly lost in time, and almost completely ignored by tourists.
Atthaya aims for March return to LPGA
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2024
» Atthaya Thitikul, out all season due to a thumb injury, hopes to return to action late next month in Arizona, her agent has told Golfweek.