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Turkish court upholds rights leader's life jailing
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» ISTANBUL - A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose jailing has added to tensions in Ankara's uneasy ties with the West.
Tension soars as Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» BELGRADE: Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the region's worst crises in years.
Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» BELGRADE - Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the worst regional crises in years.
Russia scraps pomp in New Year revelry amid Ukraine fighting
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» MOSCOW - Russians are used to celebrating the New Year -- the country's main holiday -- with pomp, joy and high spirits.
Bodies of 3 corvette seamen found, 5 still missing
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/12/2022
» Three bodies of navy sailors from sunken HTMS Sukhothai were found in the southern province of Chumphon while five colleagues from the corvette remained missing on Wednesday, according to the navy spokesman.
Singapore sentences stock market manipulator to 36 years in jail
Bloomberg, Published on 28/12/2022
» Singapore’s High Court has sentenced the masterminds behind the country’s largest stock market manipulation to decades in jail, according to a joint statement on Wednesday from the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore Police Force and Monetary Authority of Singapore.
'Not a traitor': The Russians fighting alongside Ukraine's forces
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» DOLINA, Ukraine: For Russians who have been fighting on Ukraine's side as part of the "Freedom of Russia" legion since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, secrecy is of the utmost importance.
Russians flock to Thailand as tourism rebounds from collapse
Reuters, Published on 28/12/2022
» Thailand is receiving an influx of Russian visitors, with data showing monthly arrivals doubling in November and up nearly seven times than September, far outpacing rises from other countries in the run-up to peak travel season.
Pope says ex-pontiff Benedict 'very ill', asks for prayers
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said Wednesday that former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, whose health has steadily been deteriorating, is "very ill" and called on the faithful to pray for him.
Reopening propels fuel consumption
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/12/2022
» The full reopening of the country from July drove up fuel consumption, which grew by 14% year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2022, the Department of Energy Business reported onWednesday.