Anutin: Seen as a problem solver. Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has downplayed a recent opinion survey that suggested he stands a good chance of becoming the next prime minister, saying voters will have the final say in the coming general election. He made the […]
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, sixth from left, grabs a shovel and joins in a ceremony to officially begin construction of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway at Mor Lak Hin in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima in December 2017. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) The State Railway of […]
Poor management practices and inexperienced leaders led to FTX’s implosion, the crypto exchange’s new chief executive, John Ray, told United States legislators, shortly after regulators charged founder Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors. “The FTX group’s collapse appears to stem from absolute concentration of control in […]
Fourteen political parties in Chile — including representatives from the left and right — have agreed to begin work on a new constitution, in the latest attempt to replace a national charter that dates back to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In a speech […]
Lusail/Doha, Qatar – Argentina have eased past Croatia to book their ticket into the World Cup final, sending their numerous fans in host country Qatar and millions back home into raptures. Inspired by talismanic captain Lionel Messi, La Albiceleste on Tuesday beat the 2018 runners-up […]
The Haitian government is expected to launch a cholera vaccination campaign this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) and local officials have said after the Caribbean nation received its first shipment of jabs. Haiti has been struggling to contain an outbreak of the disease amid […]
A judge in Peru has rejected ousted President Pedro Castillo’s appeal to end his detention as authorities build a case against him on “rebellion” and “conspiracy” accusations, which have sparked protests across the country. Supreme Court Judge Cesar San Martin Castro’s decision on Tuesday could […]
Lusail, Qatar – Superstar Lionel Messi led Argentina to a commanding 3-0 victory over 2018 runners-up Croatia to reach the final of Qatar’s football World Cup. The 35-year-old captain opened the scoring in the 34th minute after converting a penalty won by striker Julian Alvarez […]
Canada has announced that it will remove the military from investigating and prosecuting alleged sexual offences within the armed forces, in a step to promote transparency and respond to problems identified in a report earlier this year. Canada’s defence minister Anita Anand presented a report […]
Binance has registered $1.9bn of withdrawals in the past 24 hours, blockchain data firm Nansen said on Tuesday, as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange said it had “temporarily paused” withdrawals of the USDC stablecoin. How cryptocurrency exchanges, such as Binance and its now-bankrupt former rival […]
