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Fate of global climate action 'in the balance' as U.N. talks go down to wire

By Matthew Green and Valerie Volcovici

 

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EU Executive Vice-President in charge of the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans poses with ministers and envoys from the High Ambition Coalition during the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Big polluting countries faced last-ditch pressure from smaller nations to show serious commitment to fighting climate change as negotiators battled into the early hours of Saturday to salvage a result from a fraught U.N. summit in Madrid.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138659-fate-of-global-climate-action-in-the-balance-as-un-talks-go-down-to-wire/

 

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Department publishes guidelines for national park visitors

By THE NATION

 

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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Saturday (December 14) posted on its Facebook page a list of Dos and Don’ts for tourists visiting national parks and wildlife reserves to ensure their own safety and that of nature.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138660-department-publishes-guidelines-for-national-park-visitors/

 

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Pheu Thai Party gives its backing for Thanathorn’s rally

By THE NATION

 

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The Pheu Thai Party is fully backing the rally being held Saturday (December 14) by Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, and has told its members they were free to attend the event.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138664-pheu-thai-party-gives-its-backing-for-thanathorn’s-rally/

 

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Trailer flips, blocks Phuket major highway after alleged tire explosion 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The truck was carrying 36 tons of particle boards Surat Thani province to Phuket Deep Sea Port. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: A fully-loaded semi-trailer overturned on Thepkrasattri Rd earlier today (Dec 14) blocking the southbound lane of Phuket's major highway south of Wat Muang Mai.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138665-trailer-flips-blocks-phuket-major-highway-after-alleged-tire-explosion/

 

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Opinion: Pattaya's bar and nightlife image is dead - operators must change or face extinction

 

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Image: PPTV

 

News coming out of Pattaya leaves an inescapable conclusion. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138715-opinion-pattayas-bar-and-nightlife-image-is-dead-operators-must-change-or-face-extinction/

 

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Resort blames guests for their heating technique after family taken to hospital

 

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Caption: No gas leak

 

A resort in the north east of Thailand has pointed the finger of blame at a Singaporean family after they fainted in a Phu Thap Berk room.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138718-resort-blames-guests-for-their-heating-technique-after-family-taken-to-hospital/

 

 

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Video: Grab vs "Win" turf wars leaves foreigner dumbfounded!

 

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Caption: You wanna be stabbed - foreigner shocked as trouble making "win" confronts Grab

 

A video doing the rounds of Thai social media showed a motorcycle taxi rider pull out a sword and threaten a Grab rider outside the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138721-video-grab-vs-win-turf-wars-leaves-foreigner-dumbfounded/

 

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Actor Danny Aiello of 'Do the Right Thing' dead at age 86

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

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FILE PHOTO: Actor Danny Aiello (C) is kissed by actress Lucy Lawless (L) and actress Joy Behar at the New York Friars Club roast in his honor, September 26, 1997/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Danny Aiello, a veteran stage and film actor remembered for his roles in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" and dozens of other movies, died at age 86, his publicist and agent said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138723-actor-danny-aiello-of-do-the-right-thing-dead-at-age-86/

 

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