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'Never again!': US students stage walkout against gun violence
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Students across the United States walked out of classes on Wednesday in a nationwide call for action against gun violence following the shooting deaths last month at a Florida high school.
UK expels 23 Russian diplomats over spy poisoning
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2018
» LONDON: Britain announced Wednesday it will expel almost two dozen Russian diplomats, sever high-level bilateral contacts with Moscow and take both open and covert action against Kremlin meddling after the poisoning of a former spy, plunging UK-Russian relations into their deepest freeze since the Cold War.
Turkey ramps up assault on Kurdish enclave in Syria
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» BEIRUT - Turkey turned up the heat on Syria's Afrin Wednesday, launching deadly strikes on Damascus loyalists deployed around the Kurdish enclave and closing in on its main city.
SET slightly up, other SE Asia shares mostly down
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 14/03/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index slightly increased, while most Southeast Asian stock markets declined on Wednesday on fears of a global trade war after the sudden dismissal of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and news that Washington is seeking to impose tariffs on up to US$60 billion of Chinese imports.
Facing death penalty, US school shooting suspect in court
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2018
» FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: Now formally facing the death penalty, the suspect in the Valentine's Day school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida is headed for a court appearance Wednesday on a 34-count indictment.
Police warn of cartoon-character ecstasy pills
Online Reporters, Published on 14/03/2018
» Police have sent out a warning about the spread of ecstasy pills in the shape of cartoon characters among teenagers and university students.
US police search for Texas package bomber
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» CHICAGO - Police in Austin, Texas were searching Tuesday for a bomb maker as the US city remained on edge following a series of explosive packages sent to homes, killing two people.
Jumbo efforts in motion to save a national icon
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2018
» Thai culture and elephants have been intertwined for centuries. During wartime, jumbos were part of the army. According to historical records, monarchs would ride elephants in duels against enemy kings.
Digital TV pins NBTC in Round 1
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana and Nanat Suchava, Published on 14/03/2018
» Digital TV operators rejoiced as the Central Administrative Court handed down a ruling that will open the door for them to renounce the digital TV licences that threatened the financial health of their business.
Sevilla stun Man Utd to make Champions League quarters
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League as Wissam Ben Yedder struck twice in four second-half minutes to send Sevilla into the quarter-finals for the first time in 60 years with a stunning 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Tuesday.