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Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh just before Biden speech
AFP, Published on 28/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - A bridge collapse Friday in Pittsburgh provided a symbolic backdrop for President Joe Biden's trip to the city to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan -- and try rebuilding his own crumbling approval ratings.
W.Africa bloc suspends post-coup Burkina
AFP, Published on 28/01/2022
» OUAGADOUGOU - West African leaders on Friday decided to suspend Burkina Faso following a coup but will not impose other sanctions pending the outcome of talks with the junta, a participant at their summit said.
Workers race to keep oil from Rayong shores
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2022
» RAYONG: Hundreds of workers set up oil barriers along beachfronts in this eastern province on Friday as authorities raced to limit the environmental damage from oil that leaked from an underwater pipeline earlier this week.
Taxman to go easy on crypto traders
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2022
» The Finance Ministry plans to ease tax rules for investments in digital assets, a senior official said on Friday, following a surge in crytocurrency trading.
Medvedev last man between Nadal and Slam record
AFP, Published on 28/01/2022
» MELBOURNE: Daniil Medvedev won a tempestuous Australian Open semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday and will face Rafael Nadal, who is bidding to become the all-time men's Grand Slam leader, in Sunday's final.
Hong Kong's best-known travel agency folds after 50 years
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/01/2022
» HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong's best-known tour operators has decided to wind up after 50 years of business and amid the worsening Omicron outbreak, with an industry leader expecting the travel sector's woes to continue for the rest of 2022 at least.
Officer who killed doctor faces another charge
Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2022
» Police will press a fresh charge of driving over the speed limit against a junior crowd control officer who killed a doctor on a zebra crossing.
UN warns of 'extreme lack of food' in Tigray
AFP, Published on 28/01/2022
» ADDIS ABABA: Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray are suffering "an extreme lack of food" in the face of an extended de-facto blockade of the war-hit region, a UN agency said Friday.
More illegal job seekers caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Another 73 job seekers from Myanmar and a guide were caught for illegal entry in three different districts of Kanchanaburi on Friday.
Pope: Covid fake news is human rights violation
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on Covid-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of human rights.