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Bullying prompted French schoolboy's suicide: mother
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» PARIS - The mother of a 13-year-old boy who killed himself in eastern France this month said Monday she believed homophobic bullying by classmates had "triggered" his suicide.
Russia claims advancing near Vugledar
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - A Moscow proxy official said Monday that Russian forces were advancing near Vugledar, a town in the eastern Donetsk region, which is the epicentre of fighting in Ukraine, but Kyiv denied the claim.
Finland still hopes to join NATO with Sweden
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» HELSINKI - Finland still hopes to join NATO together with Sweden, Finland's foreign minister said Monday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks that Ankara could accept Helsinki's bid without its Nordic neighbour.
Indonesia to offer 10 oil and gas blocks in 2023, including in S. China Sea
Bloomberg, Published on 30/01/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to offer 10 oil and gas working areas this year, including a block in the South China Sea, amid efforts to boost energy production and make new discoveries, a senior energy ministry official said on Monday.
At least 28 killed, scores injured in Pakistan mosque blast
Bloomberg, Published on 30/01/2023
» At least 28 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in a security compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. It was the worst such attack in almost 11 months.
Covid situation improves, low infection rate in outbound travellers
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/01/2023
» The local Covid-19 situation is improving and the infection rate among outbound travellers is only about 4%, with vaccination stations for foreign tourists now open in 31 provinces, according to the Public Health Ministry.
World 'dangerously unprepared' for next crisis: Red Cross
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» GENEVA: All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters.
Philips cuts 6,000 jobs after sleep device recall
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» THE HAGUE - Embattled Dutch medical tech maker Philips said on Monday it will slash 6,000 more jobs worldwide in a bid to restore profitability after a massive recall of faulty sleep respirators.
Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» LONDON: Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has claimed President Vladimir Putin threatened to target him with a missile attack before ordering Russian forces into Ukraine.
21kg 'ice' in packages labelled Chinese tea
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 30/01/2023
» NAKHON PHANOM: An army patrol seized 21 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine packaged as Chinese tea from the bank of the Mekong River, and arrested one suspect, in That Phanom district.