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Sudan truce in tatters as fighting rages on
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: Gunfire and explosions gripped Khartoum for a 20th straight day Thursday leaving the latest ceasefire effort in tatters, a day after UN chief Antonio Guterres acknowledged the international community had "failed" Sudan.
Chinese tourists tied up and robbed in Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 04/05/2023
» Two of the five men who broke into a house in Pattaya and tied up three Chinese nationals and robbed them of cash, a car and other valuables have been arrested, police said on Thursday.
Kenyan pastor linked to starvation cult faces court
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» MOMBASA, Kenya: A prominent Kenyan pastor faces a court hearing on Thursday in connection with the horrific discovery last month of dozens of bodies in mass graves.
Asian stocks shrug off latest Fed hike
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/05/2023
» Asian stocks and US futures edged higher on Thursday as investors brushed aside US Federal Reserve comments that interest rates won’t fall this year and instead looked ahead to eventual policy easing.
What will the Artemis Moon base look like?
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» COLORADO SPRINGS (UNITED STATES) - The next time NASA goes to the Moon, it intends to stay. Under the Artemis program, the US space agency plans to maintain a human presence, for the very first time, on a celestial body other than Earth.
No alternative: Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN) - In a secluded compound in south Afghanistan, Bibi Hazrato cries in dismay as a group of men hack down her poppy crop, enforcing a Taliban government order to wean the nation off the narcotic plant.
Swedish sports brand launches in Bangkok
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 04/05/2023
» Swedish sportswear brand Craft has entered the Thai market and opened its first flagship store in Bangkok.
Key Asian bourses dip amid US concerns
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/05/2023
» Major Asian stock exchanges sank on Wednesday on renewed investor concerns that a softening US economy and troubles with that country's regional lenders could slow Asia's growth.
Could've, should've
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/05/2023
» Re: "Thaksin's tweet sparks debate", & "In Quote", (BP, May 2).