North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties with South Korea on Tuesday in a "terrific explosion" after threatening action if North Korean defectors went ahead with a campaign to send ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand to spend $707 million to boost domestic tourism
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved three projects with a combined budget of more than 22 billion baht ($707 million) to help the country’s reeling tourism industry recover from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
The Cost Of Thailand’s Coronavirus Success: Despair … And Suicide
Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis. ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s roving dog groomer back in business
Volunteer pet groomer Kriengkai Thatwakorn is thrilled to be back helping out stray dogs in Thailand, some in urgent need of a shearing after waiting three sweltering months for a trim. ( read original story ...)
Kitchener native Alex Witmer dies months after fighting insurance to return from Thailand
Alex Witmer, a Kitchener native who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in Thailand last December and whose insurance company initially wouldn't cover his emergency surgery, has died at the age of 31. ( read original story ...)
Iran To Send France Ukraine Airline Black Boxes ‘Soon’: Trudeau
"The black boxes are supposed to be sent to France soon," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a daily briefing, adding that the coronavirus pandemic had delayed the handover. "We're going to continue ... ( read original story ...)
Iran warns against UN nuclear watchdog resolution
Iran criticised on Tuesday a plan to put forward a resolution at a meeting of the UN's nuclear watchdog urging the country to allow access to two disputed sites. European states are expected to submit ... ( read original story ...)
Russia hosts Zarif, promises to stand by Iran on nuclear deal
Lavrov says, after meeting Zarif, Russia will do 'everything' to preserve nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. ( read original story ...)
Conviction in the Philippines Reveals Facebook’s Dangers
But Facebook’s effect on the world is multifaceted and complicated, and the good can’t simply make us forget the bad. Without Facebook or a digital hangout like it, we might never have seen the ... ( read original story ...)
As economy slumps, Philippines lets eateries reopen to recoup job losses
The Philippines is getting back to business after one of the world's strictest coronavirus lockdowns spanning nearly three months, allowing restaurants to reopen this week for dine-in customers in an ... ( read original story ...)