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Turkey's Erdogan orders expulsion of 10 ambassadors
AFP, Published on 24/10/2021
» ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries, including Germany and the United States, who had appealed for the release of a jailed civil society leader.
Shutdown Bangkok marcher sentenced to jail
Online Reporters, Published on 20/10/2021
» Sonthiyan Chuenruthainaitham, founder of Top News television channel, was on Wednesday sentenced by the Appeal Court to eight months imprisonment without suspension for disrupting advance voting for the Feb 2, 2014 general election.
Algeria court jails brother of deposed president Bouteflika
AFP, Published on 13/10/2021
» DAR EL BEïDA (ALGERIA) - The powerful younger brother of deposed late Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for "obstructing the course of justice", the official APS news agency reported.
Exiled ex-president Saakashvili says back in Georgia
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» TBILISI - Ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday he had returned from exile to Georgia, despite the threat of arrest and ahead of local elections in the Caucasus country gripped by a protracted political crisis.
China infrastructure drive traps poor nations with $385 bn 'hidden debt': study
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» BEIJING - China's ambitious foreign infrastructure push has saddled poor nations with "hidden debt" worth $385 billion, and more than a third of the projects have been hit by alleged corruption scandals and protests, a study said Wednesday.
Algeria's Bouteflika: a veteran leader who was finally ousted
AFP, Published on 18/09/2021
» ALGIERS - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who died Friday aged 84, was Algeria's longest-serving president and a veteran of the independence struggle who clung to power through ill health before being forced out in 2019.
Passing the baton
News, Published on 11/09/2021
» The no-confidence debate has passed with the government coming through relatively unscathed, leaving the anti-government pendulum swinging back to the street protests.
Revealed: the craven corruption behind the Myanmar coup
Published on 08/09/2021
» BANGKOK/LONDON: A week after the Burmese military seized power, a Twitter account that had lain dormant for nearly a decade flickered back into life.
Heed climate warning signs
News, Editorial, Published on 01/08/2021
» Emerging a little over a year-and-half ago, Covid-19 has been a collective shock on the human psyche. It has redefined how we live and view the future and although the crisis was largely unexpected, the same can't be said of climate change. Scientists have been trying to warn us for decades and recommended measures to cut down emissions before it is too late. It is such a pity that policymakers rarely paid attention until recently.
The 2021 Olympics Are Turning Into a $20 Billion Bust for Japan
Business, Published on 22/07/2021
» When Toyota Motor Corp. said this week it wouldn't run any ads in Japan tied to the Olympics, it sent a message louder than any TV commercial about the host nation's grim mood.