Man accused of lacing sweets as kids fall ill at UK camp
AFP : A 76-year-old man appeared in a British court on Saturday accused of lacing sweets with sedatives and causing several children to fall unwell...
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Thai storm kills six
AFP : Floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Wipha since last month have killed six people and affected more than 230,000 people across Thailand....
In Short: Japan sweats through hottest July on record
AFP : Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further “severe heat” in the...
In Short: SpaceX crew Dragon docks with Int’l Space Station
AFP : An international team of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). “Docking confirmed!”,...
In Short: Jihadists kill ‘dozens’ of soldiers and civilians
AFP : Two jihadist attacks in northeastern Burkina Faso early this week killed “several dozens” of soldiers and civilians, two security sources and a local...
Trump hits more countries with steep tariffs, markets tumble
REUTERS : Item 1 of 2 Containers are loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at a port under the Port Authority of Thailand, following...
Russia oil imports ‘point of irritation’ in India-US ties
BBC : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Delhi’s relationship with Moscow remains a “point of irritation” in India-US ties. Rubio’s statement...
New peace plan increases pressure for Palestinian
AFP : A new vision for Middle East peace emerged this week which proposes the withdrawal of Israel from Gaza and the West Bank, the...
Thai-Cambodian cyberwarriors battle on despite truce
AFP : Thailand and Cambodia may have reached a ceasefire to halt their bloody border clashes, but cyber warriors are still battling online, daubing official...