1B Meth Pills: East, SE Asia Drug Industry Hits Ominous Peak
BANGKOK (AP) — The number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia exceeded a billion last year for the first time, highlighting the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in the region and the challenges of fighting it, the U.N. said Monday.
Ukraine, Russia Battle in the East as Zelenskyy Visits Front
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian troops traded blows in fierce close-quarter combat Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian city as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain a strategic foothold to conquer the region. Ukraine's leader also made a rare frontline visit to Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, to assess the strength of the national defense.
States Divided on Gun Controls, Even as Mass Shootings Rise
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a tweet listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: “Your turn Congress.”
Russia Takes Steps To Bolster Army, Tighten Grip on Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an order Wednesday to fast track Russian citizenship for residents of parts of southern Ukraine largely held by his forces, while lawmakers in Moscow passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army.
Ukraine: 200 Bodies Found in Basement in Mariupol’s Ruins
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, as more horrors come to light in the ruined city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war.
Gunman Kills 19 Children in Texas School Rampage
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was killed by law enforcement.
NAVARANG, Paramount Corporation Berhad’s Appointing Contractors for Na Reva Charoennakhon Project
Navarang Asset Company Limited’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Apipu Phromyothi and Chief Operating Officer Mr. Onkarit Phromyothi and Malaysia-based Paramount Corporation Berhad’s Chief Executive...
Biden: US Would Intervene Militarily if China Invades Taiwan
TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, in one of the most forceful and overt statements in support of Taiwan in decades.
CP Foods to showcase ‘FOOD FOR THE NEXT DECADE’ at Thaifex-Anuga World of Food...
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) will be among leading companies around the world that join the upcoming ThaiFex-Anuga World of Food...
N. Korea’s Low Death Count Questioned Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities and worry about a possible humanitarian crisis.
