Thursday Briefing: Military Plane Crashes in Russia
A large Russian military transport plane crashed yesterday in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, killing everyone onboard, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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European Central Bank set to hold rates as market debates cut timeline
The European Central Bank is set to hold interest rates at their current record high after its monetary policy meeting on Thursday — while investors are hungry for guidance on possible rate cuts.
China expands access to loans for property developers, acting to end its prolonged debt crisis
BANGKOK (AP) — China has rolled out new rules meant to expand access to commercial bank loans for property developers as Beijing doubles down on its effort to end a prolonged crisis in the real estate industry.
2 monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past damaged by protesters ahead of polarizing holiday
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past were damaged by protesters on Thursday ahead of an increasingly polarizing national holiday that marks the anniversary of British settlement.
Singapore jails man who slashed colleague in stomach after fight over marker pen
Afraid of a co-worker after a verbal dispute with him over a marker pen, Wong Tuck Fook took two kitchen knives to work and used one of them to slash the colleague.
Japan court to sentence man over 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack
KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Thursday is set to sentence Shinji Aoba, the man responsible for a 2019 arson attack at a Kyoto Animation studio that killed 36 people in one of Japan's worst mass murders.
India eyes ‘substantial’ tourism uptick from religious fervour amid Ayodhya Hindu temple opening
India is eyeing a boost in religious tourism following the inauguration of a Ram temple in the ancient city of Ayodhya, which is likely to pave the way for revamps of other pilgrimage spots and increase footfalls across the country.
Thai coal leader Banpu boosts EV shift with $67m ADB loan
BANGKOK -- Banpu, Thailand's biggest coal miner, has signed a 2.4 billion baht ($67 million) loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank as it urgently seeks to shift from reliance on coal and expand electric vehicle operations.