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Prayut Chan-O-Cha. Bebeto Matthews/AP  

 

The change of power in Thailand  

Prayut Chan-O-Cha leaves – nine years after the military coup  

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha is leaving politics, several media reports.  

 

Prayut took power in a military coup in 2014 when he was army chief. In May elections, his military-backed government suffered a stinging defeat when the people largely supported the opposition. A new prime minister is expected to be elected on Thursday. 

 

Prayut will remain prime minister until a new government is in place, writes CNN.  

 

 

10 July 10, 2023 shows smoke coming from a lava flow from a volcanic eruption from Litli-Hrútur in Iceland. JEREMIE RICHARD/AFP  

 

The volcanic eruption in Iceland 

Expert on the volcanic eruption: "Can last a long time"  

 

People are asked to keep a safe distance from the volcano Litli-Hrútur after yesterday's eruption in Iceland, TT reports. Everyone living on the affected peninsula of Reykjanes and in the capital Reykjavik is asked to close windows and vents due to gas pollution. Despite the advice, several Icelandic media reports that people have made it to the area to look at the volcano. 

 

- It won't be big, but it can last a long time, says Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland to the public service company RÚV.  

 

He also says that the lava coming from the volcano has decreased in strength since the beginning of the eruption. When the outbreak is over, however, cannot be said. 

 

 

Mount Everest. Niranjan Shrestha / AP  

 

Helicopter crash at Mount Everest - six dead  

 

Six people have died after a helicopter carrying tourists crashed near Mount Everest on Tuesday. This is confirmed by Nepalese authorities, writes AFP.  

 

The helicopter was returning to Nepal's capital Kathmandu after a sightseeing tour of the mountain when it was forced to reroute due to bad weather. The five tourists on board are said to be from Mexico, according to AP.  

 

The pilot is said to have been from Nepal.

 

22 people died in 2019. AP  

The volcanic eruption in New Zealand 

22 people died – five companies risk millions in fines  

The trial started today against the five companies that are considered to have contributed to the death of 22 people in the 2019 volcanic eruption in New Zealand, writes Reuters. When the volcano erupted, 47 people were on site, several of whom survived with severe burns.  

"They were not given the opportunity to make an informed decision about whether they wanted to take the risk of visiting an active and unpredictable volcano that had erupted as recently as 2016," prosecutor Kristy McDonald said as the trial began Tuesday. 

The prosecutor believes that the family business that has owned the island has failed to assess the risks and to provide suitable protective equipment. 

The five companies that are indicted risk fines of SEK 10 million each