Mekong River’s New Aquamarine Color May Be Sign of Trouble
BANGKOK (AP) — The Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams, experts in Thailand say.
Paris Police Arrest Scores Amid Strike Over Pension Reform
PARIS (AP) — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains came to a standstill and hundreds of thousands marched nationwide in a strike over the government’s plan to overhaul the retirement system.
R.Kelly Charged With Paying Bribe Before Marriage to Aaliyah
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a secret ceremony in 1994.
Trump Calls Trudeau ‘Two-Faced’ as Palace Gossip Goes Viral
WATFORD (AP) — NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London — but a spat over off-the-cuff chit chat at a royal reception rattled their show of solidarity.
Elon Musk Insists No One Interpreted Tweet to Mean Pedophile
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A British cave explorer who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year testified Wednesday that Elon Musk branded him a pedophile and sullied his reputation.
French Trains Stop as Mass Strike Begins Over Pensions
PARIS (AP) — French trains rolled to a halt Wednesday evening, kicking off massive nationwide strikes and protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the retirement system, seen as an untouchable symbol of the French way of life.
Classic Blue Is Pantone Color Institute’s Color of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — In these uneasy times, as we move along to a new decade, the Pantone Color Institute has reached back in time to calming, confident Classic Blue as its color of the year for 2020.
Thai Women’s Badminton Wins Four Consecutive Golds at SEA Games
MANILA — Thailand’s cinched its badminton women’s team gold for the fourth consecutive win Tuesday at the SEA Games.
American on Phuket Fined for Fighting With Burmese Waiters Over Seafood Order (Video)
PHUKET — Police on Wednesday said an American was arrested and fined for allegedly starting a brawl with Burmese waiters over a seafood order mishap.
2 Elderly Men Die from Cold Weather
KALASIN — At least two deaths has been attributed to plunging rural temperatures after two elderly men died as of Wednesday.
