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Forty Thailand senators seek PM Srettha Thavisin’s dismissal over Cabinet appointment

May 17, 2024 admin

A general view of Thailand Senate. (File photo used for representational purpose only.) | Photo Credit: Reuters Forty caretaker senators on May 17 petitioned Thailand’s Constitutional Court to dismiss Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over a Cabinet appointment which they say breaches the constitution. The senators object to the appointment of Pichit Chuenban, a former lawyer,…

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French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue

May 17, 2024 admin

A French police forensics member collects evidence after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who tried to set fire to the city’s synagogue in Rouen, France, on May 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having…

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Vatican To Hold Press Conference On “Supernatural Phenomena” Today

May 17, 2024 admin

This is the first time since 1978 that the Vatican is holding such a press conference. The Vatican will hold a press conference to announce the updated church doctrines on “supernatural phenomena” on Friday. A notice about the press conference has been posted on the website of Holy See Press Office, which led several outlets…

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Vladimir Putin And Xi Jinping Exchange Rare Hugs, Cementing Strategic Partnership

May 17, 2024 admin

They were concluding an informal tea and dinner event. (File) Beijing, China: A vaunted ‘new era’ of strategic partnership between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Xi Jinping begun in Beijing on Thursday may not exactly have been sealed with a kiss, but it did lead to rare hugs between them. Russia, grappling with…

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All About The Parasite That Has Cause Diarrhoea Outbreak In UK Town

May 17, 2024 admin

The water company has apologised for causing the disease outbreak. People in Devon, southern England, have been battling a diarrhoea-type illness, blamed on a faulty valve that may have allowed a parasite to make its way into the water network. According to the BBC, 22 cases of cryptosporidiosis were confirmed in Brixham on Wednesday, with…

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North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea’s military says

May 17, 2024 admin

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on May 17. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff…

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Russia Intercepts 100 Ukrainian Drones In Largest Overnight Attack

May 17, 2024 admin

Russia’s latest offensive has further stretched Ukraine’s forces. (Representational) Moscow, Russia: Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones overnight in the south of the country and over annexed Crimea and the Black Sea, Moscow’s defence ministry said on Friday. Fifty-one drones were destroyed over Crimea, 44 over the Krasnodar region, six over the Belgorod region,…

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Indonesia evacuates hundreds near erupting volcano

May 17, 2024 admin

Mount Ibu spews kilometres of volcanic ash into the air during its eruption as seen from Gam Ici village in West Halmahera, North Maluku, on May 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP “Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest…

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Hurricane-Force Storm Hits Houston Leaving 4 Dead

May 17, 2024 admin

The glass shattered from buildings was found on the streets. (File) Los Angeles, United States: A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston on Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing windows out of high-rise buildings and leaving some 800,000 homes without power as much of the city was plunged into darkness, the mayor said….

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French forces deploy to quell deadly New Caledonia unrest

May 17, 2024 admin

A protester waves the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag during a demonstration in support of Kanak people at Place de la Republique in Paris on May 16, 2024. France announced on May 16, 2024 that it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency, following three…

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