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Trump proposed White House summit to Putin in March: Kremlin
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» MOSCOW - US President Donald Trump proposed a White House summit when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, prior to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from the US, a top Kremlin aide said Monday.
Egypt's Sisi claims 97% of presidential vote
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has secured a second term with 97% of valid votes, according to official results announced Monday, at an election last week that saw him face no serious rivals.
Malaysia set to intercept boat said to be carrying Rohingya
Published on 02/04/2018
» Malaysian authorities said Monday that they have stepped up patrols to intercept a boat thought to be carrying dozens of people from Myanmar's beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority seeking refuge in the country.
France braces for mass rail strikes
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS - France braced Monday for the start of three months of rolling rail strikes, the first in a series of walkouts affecting everything from energy to garbage collection as President Emmanuel Macron's reform agenda comes up against resistance.
Elon Musk makes light of Tesla's woes in April 1 Twitter prank
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk, the flamboyant boss of Tesla and SpaceX, took to Twitter on April Fool's day to joke the electric car-maker, which has been rocked by bad news, was going bankrupt.
Two degrees no longer seen as global warming guardrail
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS - Limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius will not prevent destructive and deadly climate impacts, as once hoped, dozens of experts concluded in a score of scientific studies released Monday.
Trump says Mexico not stopping migrant flow, threatens NAFTA
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump accused Mexico on Sunday of doing "very little" to stop the flow of people across the US border, and threatened to target the North American Free Trade Agreement in retaliation.
Child of the revolution
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/04/2018
» With a background in student activism at Thammasat University, Rangsiman Rome has come under the public spotlight after becoming one of the leading figures railing against the powerful regime following the 2014 military coup.
Abhisit shuns Prayut supporters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/04/2018
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has shut the party's door on former MPs thinking of remaining with the party but who wish to support Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to return as an outsider premier after the next general election.
Grabbing too big a share?
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/04/2018
» The recent acquisition of Uber Technologies Inc's Southeast Asian operations by fierce rival Grab has stoked fears of a monopolistic entity taking control of the regional ride-hailing service. Critics say that with competition poised to drop, so will consumer benefits and choice.