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Zuckerberg lifts US content guardrails in bias shift
News, Published on 09/01/2025
» It was no accident that Meta Platforms Inc chose Donald Trump's favourite TV news show, Fox and Friends, to discuss its decision to ditch outside fact-checking.
Surviving a climate disaster isn't a vote-changer
News, Published on 20/09/2024
» This year, elections and extreme weather events have collided: In India, the spring general election was snarled by a heat wave that killed dozens of people, including poll workers. In Germany, severe flooding prompted evacuations just days before elections for the European Parliament. And in the US, people attending campaign rallies have fallen ill from record-breaking heat.
Sex workers in peril
Published on 02/06/2024
» Sex workers in Bangkok say they feel unsafe as they cannot report cases of assault to the police without fear of being prosecuted for prostitution.
Antiviral therapeutics 'need bigger push'
Published on 26/05/2024
» Experts say antiviral therapeutics need to be an investment priority if another pandemic were to happen in the future, due to the possible length of time a vaccine takes to develop.
Thais clamour to study in New Zealand despite high cost of living
News, Published on 17/05/2024
» The number of Thai students choosing New Zealand for their secondary or tertiary education is expected to increase, with Thailand the Oceanic nation's fifth-largest source country of international students.
US carrier docks in Chon Buri for 'community service'
News, Published on 26/04/2024
» CHON BURI: The USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, has docked at Laem Chabang to carry out community service in Thailand and tighten the relationship between the two countries.
Hilton Cutting About 22% of Global Corporate Workforce
Business, Published on 18/06/2020
» Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. said it is cutting nearly 22% of its corporate workforce globally, in what analysts said is one of the deepest job cuts so far by a major lodging company in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Marriott Begins Furloughing Tens of Thousands of Employees
Business, Published on 19/03/2020
» Marriott International Inc. the world's largest hotel company with nearly 1.4 million rooms world-wide, said it is starting to furlough what it expects will be tens of thousands of employees as it ramps up hotel closings across the globe.
Hilton's Waldorf Beverly Hills Used a Mole to Steal Secrets From Rival, Lawsuit Says
Business, Published on 27/02/2020
» The Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills is making a push to attract Middle Eastern royals and well-heeled celebrities. Now, a rival luxury hotel next door is alleging that the Waldorf stole corporate secrets and personal information about some of those VIP guests in an effort to win more of that business.
Planet smartphone
Business, Published on 13/12/2019
» In the half-dozen years since they became mainstream, smartphones have become the world's most ubiquitous and used consumer electronic device.