Bangkok protesters demand king cedes control of royal fortune as Thailand revives law banning criticism of monarchy (VIDEOS)
Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators staged another round of protests on the streets of Bangkok on…More
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‘Internet is an evil place’: Twitter explodes over ‘MADONNA death’ after football legend Maradona passes away
Sports fans found themselves more than a little frustrated on Wednesday following the passing of…More
Newly discovered MAGNETAR signal alters understanding of mysterious deep-space radio bursts
Bursts of radio and X-ray activity from a star with an extremely powerful magnetic field…More
Palestinian driver shot dead after ramming car into Israeli checkpoint outside Jerusalem – police
Israeli border police shot dead a Palestinian driver who allegedly tried to ram his car…More
EU unveils emergency plan to bypass patents for faster access to key drugs
The EU has published documents laying out extraordinary measures that could be taken to give…More
French FM slams UK’s ‘tactical’ Brexit approach, says negotiators dragging their heels on trade deal
The French foreign minister has slammed the attitude of the UK’s Brexit negotiators, accusing them…More
Move along, nothing to see here: Australian government insists ‘incidental’ collection of COVIDSafe data didn’t violate privacy
Australian intelligence agencies “incidentally” slurped up private data from the country’s much-touted COVIDSafe smartphone app,…More
Qatar’s coastguard stops 2 Bahraini vessels returning from maritime exercise
Three Qatari coastguard vessels stopped two boats belonging to their Bahraini counterparts, the latter’s Interior…More
Not up to snuff: Thailand’s $1bn ketamine bust turns out to be cleaning agent
Earlier this month, Thailand’s drug control agency claimed it had landed the country’s largest ever…More
More than 40 killed in head-on collision between truck and bus in Brazil’s ‘worst highway crash this year’
At least 41 people have died as a result of a crash involving a bus and…More