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New movies out this week: Aug 7-13
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 07/08/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
The scramble for the world's critical minerals
Oped, Published on 07/08/2025
» The world's superpowers have developed a seemingly insatiable appetite for the critical minerals that are essential to the ongoing energy and digital transitions, including rare-earth metals (for semiconductors), cobalt (for batteries), and uranium (for nuclear reactors). The International Energy Agency forecasts that demand for these minerals will more than quadruple by 2040 for use in clean-energy technologies alone. But, in their race to control these vital resources, China, Europe, and the United States risk causing serious harm to the countries that possess them.
Madame Tussauds unveils 13 Taylor Swift figures across four continents
Life, Published on 06/08/2025
» Madame Tussauds recently unveiled its biggest figure launch to date, creating not one, but 13 brand new Taylor Swift wax figures.
Dutch windmill village churned by overtourism debate
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» ZAANDIJK — With its historic windmills and gabled wooden houses nestling by a meandering river, the picture-perfect and TikTok-famous area of Zaanse Schans is a must-see for any visitor to the Netherlands.
Wax lyrical: Taylor Swift gets lucky 13 Madame Tussauds statues
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» LONDON — US pop megastar Taylor Swift will be honoured with 13 waxworks of her at Madame Tussauds venues around the globe, the museum said on Wednesday.
European court finds Russia committed abuses in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» STRASBOURG, France - A top European court on Wednesday ruled Russia committed a string of human rights violations in backing anti-Kyiv separatists in eastern Ukraine from 2014, in the downing of the MH17 flight that year and in invading Ukraine in 2022.
In New York, Vermeer show reveals art of the love letter
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» NEW YORK - In a special exhibit featuring just three paintings, the Frick Collection in New York is inviting viewers to contemplate the age and the art of seduction by the written word.
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in UK assault case
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» LONDON - American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty in a UK court to a charge stemming from an alleged London nightclub brawl in 2023.
Dutch museum rolls out 200-year-old condom
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» THE HAGUE - The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday placed on display a rare condom from around 1830, featuring an erotic print of a nun and three clergymen in provocative poses.
World Press Photo suspends credit for 'Napalm Girl' picture
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» AMSTERDAM - World Press Photo suspended on Friday the credit for who took one of the most iconic pictures in history, the Vietnam War image "Napalm Girl", after doubts were raised over the photograph's authorship.