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Daihatsu suspends all production in Japan
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» TOKYO - The Japanese carmaker Daihatsu has suspended all its domestic production as the Toyota-owned company faces a massive safety testing scandal.
Fading colours: Bangladesh's threatened rickshaw art
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» DHAKA - Vibrant greens and swirling yellows, film stars, birds and architecture: Bangladesh's bicycle rickshaw drivers have for decades used their transport as a unique moving canvas of urban folk art.
Toyota subsidiary to halt shipment of all models over rigged safety tests
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» TOKYO - Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu said on Wednesday it will suspend shipments of all car models currently in production both in Japan and abroad, following new revelations about its rigging of safety tests.
Drone in Chiang Mai helps solve forest carbon capture riddle
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» CHIANG MAI: On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern city of Chiang Mai, a drone's rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest.
Allies pressure Israel as war rages on
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday despite growing international concern, even from Israel's allies, over the devastation of the Palestinian territory.
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
Hamas fighters to free more hostages as families reunite
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave.
Second stage of hostage-prisoner release awaited in Gaza truce
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Hamas fighters were set to release a second group of hostages Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, officials said, as a truce largely held in the devastated Gaza Strip after seven weeks of war that killed thousands of people.
New coach for Thailand after muted World Cup campaign start
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» Thailand's national football team have parted ways with head coach Alexandre Polking, officials said Wednesday, after a mixed start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Israel expands Gaza operation amid hostage deal talks
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Gaza braced for a further expansion of Israeli military operations on Monday even as cautious hopes built for a deal to release hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting.