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Cuban baseball star defects on arrival in US
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» HAVANA - Cuban baseball talent Cesar Prieto abandoned his team several hours after arriving in the United States for an Olympic qualifier, sports officials in Havana said, in the latest defection to hit the communist island.
Fight to douse Sri Lanka ship fire could take 'days': navy chief
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» COLOMBO - An international firefighting effort to put out a huge blaze on a container ship off the Sri Lanka coast will likely take days, the country's navy chief said Thursday, amid mounting fears of a major oil leak.
Court vows action in Toyota bribery case
Online Reporters, Published on 27/05/2021
» The Thai Court of Justice has vowed to take action against wrongdoers following a report the US Department of Justice is taking the Toyota bribery probe involving three top Thai judges to a grand jury.
'No-one is invincible', Rafael Nadal tells AFP ahead of French Open
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» PARIS - Rafael Nadal said "no-one is invincible" in an interview with AFP Thursday as he targets a 14th French Open title and record-setting 21st Grand Slam crown.
Mass exodus as new eruption of DR Congo volcano feared
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» GOMA (DR CONGO) - Tens of thousands of people fled the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Thursday, choking highways, after the local governor warned in a dawn broadcast of a possible new eruption of the volcano Mount Nyiragongo.
Zidane resigns as Real Madrid coach
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» MADRID - Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid manager with immediate effect, the Spanish club said Thursday just days after they were beaten to the La Liga title by Atletico Madrid.
'No-one is invincible', Rafael Nadal tells AFP ahead of French Open
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» PARIS - Rafael Nadal said "no-one is invincible" in an interview with AFP Thursday as he targets a 14th French Open title and record-setting 21st Grand Slam crown.
Macron recognises France's responsibility in Rwanda genocide
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» KIGALI - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday recognised his country's role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, from backing a genocidal regime to ignoring warnings of the impending massacres.
1,228 more inmates infected at 14 prisons
King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/05/2021
» Another 1,228 inmates at 14 prisons across the country have been diagnosed with Covid-19, says deputy chief of the Corrections Department.
Gold shop owner accused of laundering drug money
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/05/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities on Thursday arrested a local gold shop owner on allegations he was laundering money for border drug smugglers, and impounded assets worth about 30 million.