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Is a return to gold standard possible?
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 11/12/2025
» We are now in the middle of the holiday season. Therefore, I will refrain from writing about heavy and depressing issues like the Thai economy and the outlook for 2026 and beyond. In this moment of joy, I will write about the possibility of returning to the gold standard, which some supporters say can be seen in central banks aggressively buying gold bullion to replace the dubious US dollar. The last article of the year will be about the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF).
Netflix airs Diddy doc despite imprisoned mogul’s legal threat
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» NEW YORK - An explosive docuseries about Sean “Diddy” Combs — produced by his longtime rival 50 Cent — has been released on Netflix, despite the disgraced music mogul’s attempts to block its airing.
In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war'
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» AW DHEEGLE — The helicopter pilot is worried. Any more than 20 minutes in this shattered frontline village and Somalia's Al-Shabaab militants could start lobbing mortars at their position.
'Severely restricted': Russia's Saint Petersburg faces cultural crackdown
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Russian bookseller Lyubov Belyatskaya sighed as she lamented the "climate of widespread anxiety" that has taken hold in her native Saint Petersburg amid the war in Ukraine.
ONE Championship: Nabil says Haggerty ‘missed his chance,’ wants kickboxing title if fight rebooked
Published on 14/11/2025
» Nabil Anane says he still wants to fight Jonathan Haggerty next in ONE Championship, but this time for the bantamweight kickboxing world title.
Trump says firebrand ally Greene has 'lost her way' after criticism
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — It used to be a political match made in Make America Great Again (MAGA) heaven.
UK welcomes king's move to strip Andrew of royal titles
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» LONDON - King Charles III's historic decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and effectively exile him won widespread backing Friday, but failed to calm calls for further action and greater oversight of the monarchy.
Irish octogenarian enjoys new lease on life making harps
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» STRABANE, Northern Ireland - “It’s never too late to start a new hobby,” says 89-year-old Irish harp-maker Noel Anderson, one of only a few making the intricate instrument, a national symbol of Ireland.
Trump says Fifa chief would back moving World Cup games
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Fifa chief Gianni Infantino would support moving 2026 World Cup games from US cities for security reasons if necessary.
'Backyard fireworks' of WWII bombs still litter Solomon Islands
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» HONIARA — Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip was ploughing his soil by hand when he heard an unusual clunk -- one of the countless unexploded bombs still scattered across the small Pacific nation decades after World War II.