World's richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6 billion combined - Oxfam

By George Obulutsa

 

Reuters

 

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday.

 

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After fire, dust and hail play havoc on Australian summer

By Byron Kaye

 

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Drought-ravaged parts of rural Australia have been hit by dust storms that threaten to drift over more heavily populated cities including Sydney, bringing a new element to the extreme weather that has dominated the country over summer.

 

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Masks on, Chinese start holiday travels as alarm mounts over mystery virus

By Huizhong Wu, Sophie Yu

 

Passengers wearing masks walk under a train information board at the Beijing West Railway Station, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Bundled up in winter clothes as they head home for the Lunar New Year holiday amid a health scare over a mystery new virus, Chinese travellers on the teeming concourse of Beijing West station were evenly split between the masked and the barefaced.

 

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Philippine volcano recharging, scientist says, as shops, hotels told to keep shut

 

A man cleans his boat in an ash-covered fishing port in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - A restive volcano in the Philippines has a high risk of eruption as it is “recharging” with fresh magma and rising emissions of toxic gas, a top scientist said on Monday, while authorities ordered commercial establishments to stay shut.

 

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Taiwanese expat, Thai wife caught with 160kg of corals at Koh Kaew house

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The lobster drums at Mr Sheng-Mou Thou’s house in Koh Kaew contained 160kg of corals. Photo: DMCR

 

PHUKET:-- A 55-year-old Taiwanese expat and his Thai wife have been charged under the new Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act after they were found in possession of 160 kilograms of corals at a lobster farm at their house in Koh Kaew.

 

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Minister Puttipong seeks Facebook’s help on advancing digital industry

 

 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has sought Facebook’s assistance to develop Thailand’s digital industry.

 

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Explainer: The new life of Prince Harry and Meghan after split from royal family

By Andrew MacAskill

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit Canada House in London, Britain January 7, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will stop using their royal titles, give up state funding and repay taxpayer money used to refurbish their home at Windsor Castle as they seek to pursue new careers outside of Britain’s royal family.

 

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Hua Lamphong station to remain open after Bang Sue station opens

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has confirmed the Bangkok Railway Station or Hua Lamphong, will remain open but with fewer train services radiating from the station, after the opening of Bang Sue Grand, which will serve as the new central station for Bangkok.

 

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Exports to Middle East performing well

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce reports that the value of Thai goods exported to the Middle East has continued to grow for a second month at 2.9 percent, with health products being the most popular item. However, the ministry has suggested exporters carefully manage risks presented by exchange rate fluctuations.

 

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8 Biggest Jaw-Droppers at the 2020 SAG Awards

by NATALIE FINN

 

Getty Images

 

Actors never look as comfortable as they do on nights such as this—because who else, other than their fellow actors, truly know what it's all about?

 

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Netflix's A Fall From Grace plot twists explained

BY GABRIELLA GEISINGER

 

 

If you've logged onto Netflix today you might notice a brand new thriller at the top of your screens: A Fall From Grace, written and directed by Tyler Perry.

 

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Ella Eyre: ‘I have a posh accent, so people assume I come from a privileged background’

By Alexandra Pollard 

 

'You can get so caught up in this hurricane of work and this pressure that if you’re not working, it’s going to dry up' (Jack Bridgland)

 

The day after Ella Eyre’s father died, she was supposed to play a comeback show in Camden.

 

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