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Kim Jong Un 'deeply moved' by K-pop concert
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiled, clapped and said he was "deeply moved" by a rare performance by South Korean K-pop stars in Pyongyang, state media reported Monday.
Coming down in flames: Fiery endings for spacecraft
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» BEIJING: Shortly after the Tiangong-1 space station re-entered Earth's atmosphere on Monday, most of it was vaporised, Chinese space officials said, with the remnants expected to have plopped harmlessly somewhere into the Pacific Ocean.
Training or enslavement? Making internship ethical
Christopher Bruton, Published on 02/04/2018
» "Unpaid, unadvertised, unfair" is how the UK's Sutton Trust described the situation of many intern workers in that country. Enough real slavery still exists in the world today (including both in Thailand and in the UK). There is certainly no need to introduce institutionalised enslavement into established workplaces. However, many of the characteristics of slavery are fully part of the conditions of modern-day internship: no pay, hard work, long hours. While torture is presumably absent, there is the mental torture of fearing that a negative employer's report may deny an intern a successful subsequent employment opportunity.
China slaps retaliatory tariffs on 128 US imports (video)
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» BEIJING - China on Monday imposed new tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion, including fruits and pork, in retaliation to US duties on steel and aluminium, fuelling fears of a trade war.
French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS: French state railway operator SNCF warned Sunday of major disruption caused by strikes this week that analysts say will be a major test of how much weight the country's once fearsome trade unions still carry.
Gold prices fell B50 to B19,650
Online Reporters, Published on 02/04/2018
» Gold prices dropped 50 baht to 19,650.00 baht per baht-weight in Bangkok on Monday.
China's space lab mostly burns up over South Pacific
Associated Press, Published on 02/04/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese space authorities say the defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific.
Watch saga 'just a plot to attack PM'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/04/2018
» Having kept quiet for months during the luxury watch controversy, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday broke his silence to insist the whole affair was designed to attack Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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.
Poulter stars in Texas to punch ticket to Masters
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» HOUSTON - Ian Poulter dramatically earned the final Masters invitation, defeating American tour rookie Beau Hossler at the first extra playoff hole to capture the Houston Open on Sunday.