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Massive Polish coal mine sparks international dispute
UHELNA, Czech Republic (AP) — Polluted air, noise, dry wells.
The Turow lignite coal mine in Poland is causing trouble for the environment and local...
France on strike: Trains stuck, Versailles shut, unions firm
PARIS (AP) — Frustrated travelers are meeting transportation chaos around France for a second day on Friday, as unions dig in for what they...
Elon Musk cleared of defamation in ‘pedo guy’ tweet trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk defeated defamation allegations Friday from a British cave explorer who claimed he was branded a pedophile when the...
HM King Rama IX honored on World Soil Day
Thailand organized nationwide activities to honor His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and his brilliance in the area of soil, as...
Pattaya Countdown expands again, Dec. 29-31
The annual Pattaya Countdown New Year’s music festival continues its resurgence this year, expanding to three days, Dec. 29-31.
Once a weeklong event, the concert...
Pearl Harbor vet’s interment to be last on sunken Arizona
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — On Dec. 7, 1941, then-21-year-old Lauren Bruner was the second-to-last man to escape the burning wreckage of the USS...
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
SHADNAGAR, India (AP) — Police on Friday fatally shot four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a woman in southern India...
Germany’s Merkel makes her visit to Auschwitz
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first ever visit on Friday to the hallowed grounds of the former Nazi German...
Hong Kong police sound alarm over homemade explosives
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's much-maligned police force provided a rare behind-the-scenes look Friday at its bomb disposal squad to show the potentially...
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Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...