Day: February 17, 2024
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole from police hospital
Formerly exiled billionaire freed six months into eight-year sentence due to age and healthFormer Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been freed on parole and returned home, six months after he was arrested on his dramatic return to the kingdom …
Could Solar Water Heaters Become Popular Again?
An article in the Washington Post remembers a 1980s-era “glass box with metal water pipes running through it” that “converted sunlight into hot water. By trapping solar energy like a greenhouse, it heated the water to a scorching 180 degrees Fahrenheit…
Hungary can ratify Sweden’s NATO bid as soon as Feb 26, Orban says
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King County charges brothers, ages 12 and 13, in wild carjacking and chase in North Seattle
Brothers, 12 and 13, charged in carjacking, car theft following Seattle police chase on Aurora Avenue.
China’s top diplomat to visit Germany, France and Spain to ease relations
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Germany for the Munich Security Conference then travel to Spain and France in the coming days, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Czech Republic has identified a way to procure 3.5 million rounds of ammunition for Ukraine but needs funding to do so, said the country’s president Petr Pavel
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Rawalpindi commissioner resigns, admits tampering with election results for 13 seats
A bureaucrat resigned, admitting to manipulating election results. He accused Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, and Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja of involvement in massive rigging. The matter will …
Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty’ in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump fraudulently misrepresented financial figures to get cheaper loans and other benefits.