A woman walks past pictures related to a planned Amazing Thailand Countdown 2023 event at a shopping mall in Bangkok. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) New Year countdown celebrations will be allowed to take place in Bangkok, though patrons will be required to wear face masks in […]
Day: December 14, 2022
New plan in pipeline to cut road accidents over holidays
Paramedics perform a drill to remove an injured person from a truck after a staged accident in Klong Luang district of Pathum Thani on Wednesday. The drill, conducted by police with Tha Kloang municipality, is part of an emergency response exercise ahead of the busy […]
OPEC Plus Marks Sixth Anniversary
Azerbaijan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Equatorial Guinea, which later joined the OPEC, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Sultanate of Oman, the Russian Federation, the Sudanese Republic and the South Sudanese Republic met in Vienna, Austria in 2016 and established the DoC as a platform […]
Social media reacts after Morocco’s historic World Cup run
In the end, it took the defending world champions to stop Morocco. The Atlas Lions – the first Arab and African team to make it to a World Cup semifinal – had beaten Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their adventure in Qatar. But France took […]
Patriot systems would be legitimate target in Ukraine: Kremlin
The Kremlin has said Patriot missile defence systems would be a legitimate target if sent to Ukraine to intercept the barrage of incoming Russian missiles that have crippled the war-torn country’s power infrastructure. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday warned NATO against equipping Kyiv […]
‘We are the champions’: Morocco fans proud despite World Cup loss
Al Khor, Qatar – Wednesday evening at Al Bayt Stadium was the extension of a dream for Morocco. Fans across the world, and not just Moroccans, had pressed their snooze buttons to allow the dream to linger a bit longer, stretching it for the extra […]
Brazil to resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela under Lula
Brazil is set to restart diplomatic relations with neighbouring Venezuela once President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva assumes office on January 1. On Wednesday, Mauro Vieira – whom Lula named last week as his pick for foreign minister – announced that a diplomatic mission will […]
For African fans, legendary Morocco feat means ‘sky is the limit’
Al Khor, Qatar – They came from far and wide to be part of history: For the first time, a football team from their continent, Africa, was playing in a World Cup semifinal. “What I have witnessed tonight will be with me for the rest […]
Morocco fans honour their team despite semifinal loss
Al Khor, Qatar – Morocco’s dreams of reaching the World Cup final were dashed after a 2-0 loss to France in the last four. After reaching the semifinals of the world’s most prestigious event – the first time in history for an African or Arab-majority […]
Tesla shares at lowest level in two years as investors bash Musk
Tesla shares have extended declines and hit their lowest level in more than two years as investors, including a “fanboy” of CEO Elon Musk, lashed out at the executive as they alleged his purchase of Twitter is distracting him from the electric car company. Tesla, […]