Showing 81 - 85 of 85
7.1 quake strikes near Papua New Guinea
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2018
» An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck 135km east of the town of Rabaul, on the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea's island of New Britain, at 3.39am on Friday, local time (0.39 Thailand time), the US Geological Survey said.
First new banknotes featuring King out on Chakri Day
Oranan Paweewun, Published on 09/03/2018
» The first series of circulating banknotes to be printed during the reign of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun will debut with three denominations on Chakri Memorial Day, April 6.
World marks Women's Day hot on heels of rights demands
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» PARIS - Countries around the world mobilised Thursday for International Women's Day with Spaniards on an unprecedented strike, France threatening to "name and shame" firms that pay women less and Iraqi women running a shortened 'marathon'.
'Dirty diesel' killed 6,000 Germans in 2014
AFP, Published on 09/03/2018
» BERLIN: Nitrogen dioxide emissions mainly produced by diesel cars led to 6,000 premature deaths in Germany in 2014, an official report showed Thursday, in a new punch against the automobile sector.
New law protects Constitutional Court from criticism
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» A new law makes criticism of the Constitutional Court punishable by imprisonment, giving extra protection to a body that in recent years has made controversial rulings altering the shape of governments.