Thai parliament elects Srettha Thavisin as PM: AFP count
BANGKOK, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Thai lawmakers approved tycoon Srettha Thavisin as the kingdom's new prime minister on Tuesday,…
2 years ago
Children trapped in cable car dangling over Pakistan ravine
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Six children and two adults were suspended inside a cable car dangling over…
2 years ago
India’s oldest elephant dies at estimated age of 89
One of the world's oldest elephants has died on an Indian tea farm at an estimated age of 89, caretakers…
2 years ago
Elusive Japanese ‘Ninja’ bear killed
Hunters in Japan's remote north have killed an elusive and infamous brown bear nicknamed "Ninja" that attacked at least 66…
2 years ago
Russia’s Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon
Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, the Luna-25 probe, has crashed on the Moon's surface after an unspecified…
2 years ago
North Korea’s Kim slams ‘irresponsible’ premier over flood damage
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed his cabinet's "irresponsible" handling of flooding, blaming them for recent storm damage in…
2 years ago
Crying wolf to save livestock and their predator
By Nina LARSON PONTIMIA PASTURE, Switzerland, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Using a powerful torch, Aliki Buhayer-Mach momentarily drenches a…
2 years ago
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday
By Natsuko FUKUE, Hiroshi HIYAMA TOKYO, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken…
2 years ago
AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs: UN study
GENEVA, Aug 21, 2023 (AFP) - Artificial Intelligence is more likely to augment jobs than to destroy them, a UN…
2 years ago
North Korea plans satellite launch as Seoul, US hold drills
TOKYO, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - North Korea has informed Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming…
2 years ago