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'Grandma, we've been hit': Russian strikes rock Kyiv
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Georgiy Yatsenko was hiding in the basement trying to comfort his anxious grandchildren on Thursday morning when an explosion rocked his normally sleepy street in southern Kyiv.
Tech billionaires see wealth shrink amid 2022 stock crunch
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - The fortunes of Silicon Valley billionaires took a beating in 2022 as share prices of the world's tech giants plummeted.
Stocks diverge as investors track China Covid surge
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» LONDON - Stock markets mostly rose in Europe and the United States but sank in Asia on Thursday as investors weighed the economic impact of China's Covid surge as the country reopens.
Death of ex-pope would put Vatican in uncharted territory
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» VATICAN CITY - The death of a pope usually sets in motion time-honoured traditions, but with ex-pontiff Benedict XVI in failing health the Vatican is on unfamiliar ground.
Prayers and emotion in ailing ex-pope Benedict's home region
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» REGENSBURG, Germany: The declining health of former pontiff Benedict XVI has sparked a wave of emotion in the region of Bavaria where he was born, while the controversies that marked his time in office remain vivid for many.
Huge fire in Poipet hotel-casino
Published on 29/12/2022
» At least 19 people have been reported killed and up to 30 were still missing on Thursday night after a fire broke out at a Cambodian casino-hotel complex in the border town of Poipet.
10-man Thailand draw with Indonesia
Published on 29/12/2022
» JAKARTA: Defending champions Thailand fought back from going a goal behind and seeing a player sent off to earn a 1-1 draw with Indonesia in Jakarta in the Asean Football Federation championship on Friday in a re-run of last year’s final.
Ex-pope Benedict's health serious but stable
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Former pope Benedict XVI remains in a serious but stable condition, Italian media reported Thursday, the day after the Vatican revealed the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated.
Daughter who stole B250m from sick mother gets 20 years
Published on 29/12/2022
» A woman who stole more than 250 million baht from her bed-ridden 85-year-old mother was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison.
Serbs start removing barricades in Kosovo
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» MITROVICA, Kosovo: The roadblock near the main border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia was removed Thursday, state-run TV said, announcing a move that paves the way to easing of tensions in the volatile region.