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Macron attacks Le Pen as lead slips in French polls
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday launched a bitter attack against far-right leader Marine Le Pen after warning supporters to take nothing for granted in an increasingly tight French election.
Three dead as West Bank violence escalates
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» JENIN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli security forces on Thursday raided a West Bank city after three fatal attacks rocked the Jewish state in a week, with two Palestinians shot dead and a third killed after launching a stabbing attack on a bus.
UN urges donors to avert 'death spiral' for Afghans
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» LONDON - Afghanistan's economy risks falling into a "death spiral" without urgent aid, with some Afghans already forced to sell their children and body parts to survive, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
FIFA faces new attack over rights in World Cup host Qatar
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» DOHA: Lingering divisions over FIFA's decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar overshadowed the annual congress of football's world governing body on Thursday, forcing its president Gianni Infantino to insist that the event had already brought change to the Arab state.
Americans to be allowed to mark gender as ‘X’ on passports
New York Times, Published on 31/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: The Joe Biden administration Thursday announced several measures intended to make federal forms of identification, applications for federal programs and travel documents more inclusive for Americans who identify as transgender or nonbinary, or who otherwise do not conform to traditional gender roles.
Fifa heads for record $7bn revenues
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» DOHA: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) is on target to reap record revenues of US$7 billion on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football.
South committee to build on Saudi ties
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 31/03/2022
» The government's strategic committee for the development of southern border provinces is pushing for a raft of development projects aimed at strengthening ties between Thailand and Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine in 'desperately important' rescue bid for besieged city
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv said Thursday it was sending dozens of buses to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol after a Russian ceasefire announcement, as the international Red Cross said it was ready to lead the "desperately important" operation.
Needlefish stabs man in the neck in Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 31/03/2022
» TRAT: A tourist was seriously injured after a needlefish, known in Thai as pla tek leng, stabbed him in the neck while he was swimming with other people at a beach in Laem Ngop district on Thursday.
China signs cooperation deal with Cambodia army amid US strain
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» The Chinese and Cambodian armies have signed a memorandum of understanding, as Beijing seeks to deepen regional security ties amid increasing competition with the US.