Former Thai Key Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has reduced former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s 8-year jail sentence to a person 12 months, the royal gazette reported on Friday.
“Thaksin acknowledged his criminal offense and confirmed remorse,” the document explained, introducing the previous primary minister was unwell.
Europe markets open firmly in the green The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index was trading 0.7% higher at 8:20 a.m. London time. Germany’s DAX was up 0.52%, France’s CAC was 0.49% higher and Italy’s FTSE MIB was up 0.51%. All sectors were in the green, with tech stocks among the best performers, up 1.1%. — Katrina […]
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Izusek | E+ | Getty Images Bringing people together, showing determination and being a good listener are some of the qualities younger generations look for in leaders. That’s according to Generation Z and millennial participants at the One Young World summit in Montreal, Canada. “It’s essential that, when leaders are at the forefront, they are […]
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