Prime Minister Prayuth survives the fourth motion of censure

Other news of the day: Chinese paddlefish and Yangtze sturgeon are extinct. The strike at the South Korean Daewo shipyard ends. IAEA: Iranian nuclear program accelerated. A leading West Bengal minister has been arrested for money laundering. Putin promises more money to families. Armenia wants to buy weapons from India.

THAILAND

The first Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha He came out today unscathed from a new parliamentary vote to withdraw his support. It is the fourth such motion filed against him since he took office. The opposition accuses the former coup general of mismanagement of the economy and corruption. General elections will take place in 11 months.

CHINA

Chinese paddlefish and Yangtze sturgeon are extinct. This was declared yesterday by the IUCN, the international organization for the conservation of animal species. The two giant fish were widespread in the basin of the great Chinese river. Maritime traffic, intensive fishing and pollution have determined its disappearance.

SOUTH KOREA

The workers of big daewo shipyard on Geoje Island ended a strike that had been going on since June 2. The unions and the company have reached an agreement on various points of the conflict. Above all, the employees obtained a salary increase of 4.5% compared to the 30% they had requested.

IRAN

Tehran is accelerating its nuclear program, affirmed Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Grossi points out that the body he heads at the moment has a very limited picture of Iranian atomic activity. The situation increasingly complicates the renewal of the 2015 international agreement.

INDIA

Economic crime authorities today arrested Partha Chatterjee, a minister in the government of west bengal and party leader of the Trinamool Congress. He is accused of having laundered money in the framework of a scandal over the hiring of school personnel in the state governed by the popular Mamata Banerjee.

RUSSIA

Russian President Putin has instructed the government to prepare before September 15 a package of measures aimed at increasing the birth rate in Russia and supporting large families. Aid in the areas of health, education, housing guarantees and salary increases is also included.

ARMENIA

Yerevan intends to buy military drones and other weapons from India. An Armenian delegation is on its way to Delhi to negotiate the purchase. There is no information on the quantities requested or prices. Armenia has been at war with Azerbaijan for years over control of Nagorno-Karabakh.