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Thailand's China-built high-speed rail, on track but delayed
Thailand's China-built high-speed rail, on track but delayed
by  AFP

One of Thailand's oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing. The junta led by Prayut pushed closer ties with China, leading some to fear that Thailand was abandoning its policy of trying to balance relations with Washington and Beijing.

Theranos founder Holmes heading for prison
Theranos founder Holmes heading for prison
by  AFP

Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes is to begin serving prison time this month after a judge denied her request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction. She is scheduled to begin serving her time in prison on April 27.

Biden calls Russian jailing of US journalist 'totally illegal'
Biden calls Russian jailing of US journalist 'totally illegal'
by  AFP

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Russia's imprisonment of US journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charges "totally illegal" and told The Wall Street Journal reporter's family he was working for a release. Gershkovich, an experienced reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Russia, was detained in Yekaterinburg, some 1,100 miles (1,800 kilometers) east of Moscow on March 29.

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