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'Girl with a Pearl Earring' targeted by climate activists
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» THE HAGUE - Climate activists glued themselves to Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at a Dutch museum on Thursday in the latest stunt targeting famous artworks, but the painting was undamaged.
TB firmly on the rise after years of decline: WHO
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» GENEVA: Tuberculosis has rebounded after years of decline, killing an estimated 1.6 million people in 2021, up 14 percent in two years, new World Health Organization figures showed Thursday.
Seeking 'healthy' debate of ideas, Musk nears Twitter deal finish line
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» NEW YORK: Closing in on his Twitter megadeal, Elon Musk said Thursday his goal is to enable "healthy" debate of ideas and counter the tendency of social media to splinter into partisan "echo chambers."
Your horoscope for Oct 28 - Nov 3
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 27/10/2022
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond!
ECB warns of 'looming recession'
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank announced another jumbo interest rate hike on Thursday and said further increases would follow to combat soaring inflation, even as its president, Christine Lagarde, warned a eurozone recession was looming.
Turkish doctor detained over chemical arms allegation
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Thursday ordered a doctors' union leader detained for having called for an investigation into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against outlawed Kurdish militants.
Yuan jumps to fifth most traded currency
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/10/2022
» The Chinese yuan has leaped over the Australian, Canadian and Swiss currencies to become the fifth most traded currency in the world, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Celebrity surgeon recalls Mali kidnap drama
AFP and Online Reporters, Published on 27/10/2022
» Celebrity surgeon Nopparat Rattanawaraha on Thursday described drinking oily pond water to survive during three weeks of captivity at the hands of gun-toting kidnappers in Mali.
S.Africa upset by US terror alert
Zachary Abuza, Published on 27/10/2022
» PRETORIA: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday regretted as "unfortunate" the US embassy's issuing of a warning of a possible weekend "terrorist" in the country without consulting his government.
Two Singaporeans held for drug dealing
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/10/2022
» Two Singaporean men arrested on charges of selling drugs to foreign pub-goers had been living in Thailand illegally for more than 20 years, police said on Thursday.