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  • Thailand News

    Muay Thai boxer shares near-death experience on Qatar flight

    A Muay Thai boxer recounted his near-death experience when he and other passengers were stranded for three hours on a Qatar Airways flight from Greece to Qatar, even though a fire broke out at the back of the aircraft. The Muay Thai boxer, known as Thananchai Sit Song Phi Nong, visited the city of Patras in Greece to participate in…

  • World News

    Devastating wildfires displace 19,000 in Greece tourist hotspots amidst record heatwave

    Corfu Island, a cherished tourist destination in the northwest of Greece, became a tragic scene of devastation yesterday as raging wildfires swept through the region. Swiftly responding to the emergency, local authorities initiated the evacuation of residents from high-risk areas. Meanwhile, Rhodes Island, situated in the eastern Aegean Sea amidst the Dodecanese Islands, faced a similarly alarming situation, prompting authorities to…

  • World News

    Greece’s political earthquake: Mitsotakis wins, Tsipras suffers huge setback

    Greece experienced a “political earthquake” as the conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his centre-right New Democracy party secured a significant electoral victory. With nearly 41% of the vote, the party was just five seats short of a majority. Alexis Tsipras, the centre-left rival and leader of the Syriza party, congratulated Mitsotakis as Syriza only managed to secure 20% of…