Russian police said they found more than $2 million worth of diamonds and gems buried in a forest, believed to be a hidden trove from a heist carried out by a Colombian suspect during the 2018 soccer World Cup.
Asia PacificCattle for raffle gets Thai town in moood for vaccines
Panarat Thepgumpanat
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A farmer in Thailand walks his cattle back home as the sun sets on August 14, 2007. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang
A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for inoculated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to boost the local COVID-19 vaccination drive.
From next month, one lucky vaccinated villager in the Mae Chaem district of Chiang Mai province will be randomly chosen every week to win a young cow worth around 10,000 baht ($319).
The campaign, set to run for 24 weeks, has been met with enthusiasm in the town of 43,000 since it was announced earlier this week.
WorldOn Ceuta border, a window to a better life opens - and then closes
Reuters
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Weary of his hand-to-mouth existence in a poverty-stricken Moroccan town, Yasser El-Shada thought his route to a better life had opened up this week when controls at the border with Ceuta, a Spanish enclave just down the road, appeared to ease.
He and his best friend in Fnideq on the Mediterranean coast joined crowds of other would-be migrants heading for the tiny pocket of European territory by swimming around the fence separating it from North Africa.
They were part of an estimated 8,000-strong wave of humanity of all ages that crossed by water or climbed the border fence on Monday and Tuesday.
17 May 2021 | 08:12am
StockMarketWire.com - Saint-Gobain agreed to acquire Duraziv, a Romanian group specialized in the production of adhesives and other value-added construction chemicals solutions. This acquisition will allow Saint-Gobain to expand its range of interior and exterior finishing solutions, the company said.
The acquisition followed the recent acquisition of Scientific and Production Company Adhesive LLC in Russia, a full-cycle company specialized in polyurethane and epoxy production to develop, manufacture and supply a broad selection of high-quality products for the construction, transport and space markets. These acquisitions, which represent around €40 million in sales, are subject to the approval of the competent competition authorities, it added/
New Zealand batsman Devon Conway hopes sprinkling kitty litter on practice wickets might help him prepare for India's spin bowlers ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final.