Thai authorities are hunting for a hacker who claims to have stolen personal data of 55 million Thais for ransom. Local media cited Pol Lt Gen Worawat Watnakhonbancha, commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), saying that the CCIB has asked the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) …
Read More »Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday service, bounces back from illness
Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged the world to take better care of the poor, the lonely and the infirm. Pope Francis blesses the olive branches as he leads the Palm Sunday mass on …
Read More »Thieves steal 1,500 ornamental balls from railings around West Lake
Thieves have used tools to remove as many as 1,500 cast iron ornamental balls from the railings surrounding West Lake in Hanoi, authorities said. Nguyen Dinh Khuyen, chairman of Tay Ho District, where the lake is located, said thieves have been stealing the balls for a year now and that …
Read More »20-kg crocodile caught in Vietnam’s house yard
People in Bac Lieu Province in the Mekong Delta caught a crocodile 1.6 meters long and weighing 20 kg in a house yard on Sunday morning. Tuan, a resident in Long Thanh Commune, Vinh Loi District, said he was awaken by dog barks at 1 a.m. As his neighbors said …
Read More »Two killed as passenger bus slams into house
A bus driver and one of his passengers were killed when the vehicle slammed into a house along the road in Gia Lai Province Sunday. Nguyen Xuan Dong, 52, was driving the bus carrying 26 people on National Highway 14 in the Central Highlands province when he decided to turn …
Read More »Residents besieged by dust storms from construction of Vietnam’s largest airport
Dust from the construction of Long Thanh Airport, planned to be Vietnam’s largest, has been impacting the life of many people in Dong Nai Province. Residents besieged by dust storms from construction of Vietnam’s largest airport Residents besieged by dust storms from construction of Vietnam’s largest airport
Read More »Police identify two among eight dead trying to enter US from Canada
Police in Canada on Saturday identified two victims among eight bodies recovered from two families who died this week trying to enter the United States from Canada by boat across the St. Lawrence River. The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service said 28-year-old Florin Iordache died and had two Canadian passports in …
Read More »Death toll tops 20 as storm takes aim at eastern US
A violent storm packing high winds and heavy rains ripped through Southern and Midwestern sections of the United States as it headed east on Saturday, leaving at least 22 dead and scores injured, according to officials and media reports. At least five people were killed in Arkansas, according to officials, …
Read More »Russia assumes UN Security Council presidency
Russia assumed charge of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday causing fury in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calling it an absurd and destructive move. The last time Russia held the rotating presidency of the body responsible for maintaining peace and combating acts of international aggression was in February …
Read More »1.67 million phone subscribers locked from making calls
Around 1.67 million phone subscribers have been locked from making phone calls and sending text messages due to failing to verify their personal information. This number accounts for more than 56% of subscribers who have been told by their service providers to verify their personal subscription data to ensure they …
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