Pope Francis turns 80

 

 

Pope Francis has celebrated his 80th birthday with a mass and a gluten-free cake made by a pastry chef in Rome.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959106-pope-francis-turns-80/

 

Violence erupts as Venezuelans scramble to replace void banknote

 

 

Police have opened fire on protesters in parts of Venezuela after looting broke out due to a severe cash crisis.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959108-violence-erupts-as-venezuelans-scramble-to-replace-void-banknote/

 

Many dead and wounded in Turkish bus blast

 

 

At least 13 people are reported to have been killed and 55 wounded after a blast targeted a bus carrying military personnel in central Turkey.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959110-many-dead-and-wounded-in-turkish-bus-blast/

 

Bird flu comes back to the UK

 

 

After sweeping across Europe, Bird flu is back in the UK.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959111-bird-flu-comes-back-to-the-uk/

 

Five women airport workers gunned down in Afghanistan

Catherine Hardy

 

 

Five female airport guards have been killed in a gun attack in Afghanistan.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959112-five-women-airport-workers-gunned-down-in-afghanistan/

 

Henry Heimlich, life-saving maneuver creator, dies at 96 

LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press

 

CINCINNATI (AP) — The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959113-henry-heimlich-life-saving-maneuver-creator-dies-at-96/

 

FIFA president defends video replays at Club World Cup 

JIM ARMSTRONG, AP Sports Writer

 

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended the use of video replays despite a shaky debut for the new system at the Club World Cup.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959117-fifa-president-defends-video-replays-at-club-world-cup/

 

Police try to identify Caucasian man found with throat slit

By Dethawee Theewarangkool 
The Sunday Nation

 

Police are still baffled over the identity of a Caucasian man whose body was found tied to a concrete pole used for buoy anchoring off Samae Beach in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959118-police-try-to-identify-caucasian-man-found-with-throat-slit/

 

Fitness centre boss vows to sue ex-AMLO chief

By The Sunday Nation

 

A FORMER executive of California Wow Xperience fitness clubs has vowed to pursue a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Money Laundering Office although the agency made an “about-face” in court, accepting findings of the Securities and Exchange Commission and auditors of no wrongdoing in the firm’s conduct of its business operations in Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959119-fitness-centre-boss-vows-to-sue-ex-amlo-chief/

 

New strawberry will be pick of the crop for flavour and health benefits

By Mayuree Sukyingcharoenwong 
The Sunday Nation

 

The strawberry research farm is run by Naresuan University in Phetchabun.

 

A promising research project aims to deliver a new strawberry variety that not only packs a taste punch but also has enhanced health benefits.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959120-new-strawberry-will-be-pick-of-the-crop-for-flavour-and-health-benefits/

 

Phuket Highways Chief calls for patience as Chalong Underpass construction begins

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET: Excavation to install the retaining walls for the Chalong Underpass began last Friday (Dec 9), marking the beginning of at least two years of major traffic tailbacks at one of the busiest intersections on the island.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959122-phuket-highways-chief-calls-for-patience-as-chalong-underpass-construction-begins/

 

Trump says Michelle Obama's 'no hope' comment about the past

JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press

 

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said first lady Michelle Obama "must have been talking about the past" when she said there's no sense of hope after his election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959127-trump-says-michelle-obamas-no-hope-comment-about-the-past/

 

Vietnamese comic Minh Beo sentenced in sex crimes case 

 

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Vietnamese comedian Minh Beo has been sentenced to 18 months in state prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy in California.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959128-vietnamese-comic-minh-beo-sentenced-in-sex-crimes-case/

 

Papua New Guinea quake causes small tsunami, no damage

 

SYDNEY (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, generating a small tsunami and knocking out power in parts of the Pacific island nation. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/959129-papua-new-guinea-quake-causes-small-tsunami-no-damage/

 

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