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Military-backed party takes lead in Thai election
Published On: March 24, 2019 09:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, March 24: A military-backed party has taken the lead in Thailand’s first election since a 2014 coup, preliminary results showed Sunday, suggesting junta leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha could stay in power.
Mozambique death toll rises to 446 after cyclone: minister
Published On: March 24, 2019 04:01 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIRA, March 24: The death toll after a powerful cyclone in Mozambique has risen to 446 from 417, the minister of land and environment, Celso Correia, said on Sunday, adding that 531,000 people had been affected by the disaster.
Thais go to polls in first general election since 2014 coup
Published On: March 24, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos."
Chief characters in Britain's Brexit saga
Published On: March 24, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
LONDON, March 24: Britain's drawn-out drama around Brexit, which is set to take another twist this week as parliament again grapples with the way forward, has featured a colourful cast of characters -- crashing or catapulting their careers.
Gunmen kill at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali's worst violence yet
Published On: March 24, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
BAMAKO, March 24: Gunmen killed at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali on Saturday, a local mayor said, the deadliest such attack of recent times in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence.
Italy signs deals worth 2.5 billion euros with China
Published On: March 24, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
ROME, March 24: Italy signed a preliminary accord with China on Saturday that makes it the first country of the Group of Seven industrialized nation to join the Chinese Belt and Road infrastructure project.
Helicopters rescue Norway cruise ship passengers amid storm
Published On: March 24, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
HELSINKI, March 24: Rescue workers off Norway’s western coast rushed to evacuate 1,300 passengers and crew from a disabled cruise ship by helicopter on Saturday, winching them one-by-one to safety as heaving waves tossed the ship from side to side and high winds battered the operation.
At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet
Published On: March 24, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
BAMAKO, March 24: Gunmen killed at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali on Saturday, a local mayor said, the deadliest such attack of recent times in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence.
A Brexit crisis deepens, thousands due to march through London for a new referendum
Published On: March 23, 2019 05:15 PM NPT By: Republica
LONDON, MARCH 23: Thousands of people opposed to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union will march through central London on Saturday to demand a new referendum as the deepening Brexit crisis risked sinking Prime Minister Theresa May’s premiership.
Over 25,000 Moroccan underage girls get married in 2018: minister
Published On: March 23, 2019 03:50 PM NPT By: Agencies
RABAT, March 22: A total of 25,514 girls under the legal age of 18 got married in 2018, Mohamed Aujjar, Morrocan minister of justice, said Friday in Rabat.
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