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Arab dismay - and jokes - after mass World Cup exit
AFP, Published on 21/06/2018
» NIZHNIY NOVGOROD (RUSSIA) - No-one expected Egypt, Morocco or Saudi Arabia to win the World Cup but for all three to crash out on the same day was a disaster for Arab football.
Pope Francis seeks 'unity' with non-Catholics in Geneva
AFP, Published on 21/06/2018
» GENEVA - Pope Francis vowed Thursday to seek deeper "unity" between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths as he arrived in Geneva, a centre of Protestantism, amid Christianity's waning influence in Europe.
Former mayor jailed for forcing reporter to strip
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/06/2018
» A court in Khon Kaen has sentenced former Ban Phai municipality mayor Premsak Piayura to two months in jail without suspension for detaining a journalist who reported his apparent engagement to an underage girl and forcing him to strip.
Former mayor jailed for forcing reporter to strip
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 21/06/2018
» KHON KAEN: A local court has sentence former Ban Phai municipality mayor Premsak Piayura to two months in jail without suspension for detaining a journalist who reported his apparent engagement to an underage girl and forcing him to strip.
Fare rises 'key to bus quality', study finds
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/06/2018
» A new set of higher standard costs should be used in calculation for a “just” bus fare hike, a study commissioned by the Department of Land Transport (DLT) says.
Pressure 'will see skytrain join ticket plan'
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/06/2018
» The operator of the BTS skytrain network will “eventually be pressured” into joining the common ticketing system when all modes of transport adopt the single-card scheme, Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn said.
Strike a pose for International Yoga Day
AFP, Published on 21/06/2018
» NEW DELHI: Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors were set to sprout all over the world Thursday, as the fourth annual International Yoga Day got under way.