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Biden on defensive over classified documents
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said Thursday "a small number" of classified documents had been found at his private residence, prompting calls for a congressional investigation into the alleged mishandling of official papers.
Nuclear reactor experiment rules out one dark matter hope
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» PARIS - It was an anomaly detected in the storm of a nuclear reactor so puzzling that physicists hoped it would shine a light on dark matter, one of the universe's greatest mysteries.
German anti-coal activists storm Green politician's office
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» BERLIN - Climate activists occupied the regional office of Germany's vice chancellor Thursday in a show of support for a flagship anti-coal protest, accusing the Green party politician of betrayal.
US inflation slows further
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/01/2023
» US inflation continued to slow in December, adding to evidence that price pressures have peaked and putting the Federal Reserve on track to slow the pace of interest-rate increases.
UK concedes some crooks got ‘golden visas’
Published on 12/01/2023
» LONDON: The British government said on Thursday that a small number of people who had obtained “golden visas” for rich investors might have obtained their wealth through corruption or other illicit financial activity.
Consumer confidence at 25-month high in Dec
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2023
» Thai consumer confidence rose for a seventh straight month in December, reaching a 25-month high, boosted by improved economic activity and higher foreign tourist arrivals, a survey showed on Thursday.
George Pell denied public memorial in home Australian state
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» SYDNEY - An Australian state leader on Thursday emphatically ruled out a taxpayer-funded memorial for Cardinal George Pell, saying it would be "deeply distressing" for sexual abuse survivors.
World number one Swiatek leads Australian Open charge
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» MELBOURNE - World number one Iga Swiatek is the woman to beat when the Australian Open begins on Monday without retired great Serena Williams and last year's champion Ashleigh Barty.
SET launches overhaul of systems as trades increase
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/01/2023
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has unveiled a three-year strategic plan focused on improving its trade monitoring system and enhancing the competitiveness of the Thai capital market as it seeks to handle an expected increase in stock trading this year.
China tour packages record 20% price hike
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 12/01/2023
» Tour packages to Thailand for Chinese visitors surged in price by 20% because of few tours and high demand, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).