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US ties with Iraq, allies take hit after drone strike
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» BAGHDAD: A deadly US drone strike in Baghdad has rocked America's ties with allies on the ground, left diplomats scrambling to contain the fallout and Iraqi officials outraged at the airspace violation.
One man holds Europe together as Brexit tears it apart
Published on 30/12/2019
» BRUSSELS: Michel Barnier, the European Union’s top Brexit negotiator, is the Brussels equivalent of a rock star. For three years, the unflappable 68-year-old Frenchman has been hashing out the terms of the UK’s departure while making sure the remaining 27 members stick together.
It all began with 'Newsgirl Nan' in 1960
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 24/11/2019
» Switch on BBC World Service television and there is a good chance there will be a female news presenter. Among the more familiar faces these days are Lucy Hockings, Sally Bundock, Philippa Thomas and Karin Giannone. I'm always amazed how calm and relaxed they look in what must be such a stressful job.
Speak no evil
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/11/2019
» I was once screwed over massively by a competitor who won a contract via nefarious means.
Thank Frenchfolk for Gigi
Special Publications, Published on 19/11/2019
» Just when you thought all the Italian dining angles had been amply covered in Bangkok, along comes Gigi Dining Hall & Bar.
Thank Frenchfolk for Gigi
Special Publications, Published on 15/11/2019
» Just when you thought all the Italian dining angles had been amply covered in Bangkok, along comes Gigi Dining Hall & Bar.
Vietnamese cannabis farmers getting Brits high
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» HAIPHONG, Vietnam: Holed up alone in a suburban British house thousands of miles from home, cannabis farmer Cuong Nguyen spent months carefully nurturing his plants, one of thousands of Vietnamese migrants working in the UK's multi-billion dollar marijuana industry.
Filmmaker sheds new light on Britain's role in 1953 Iran coup
AFP, Published on 09/10/2019
» LONDON - Filmmaker Taghi Amirani calls them the documents that changed the fate of his country, casting light on Britain's role in organising the overthrow of Iran's leader six decades ago.
Dust in the wind and down the throat
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/10/2019
» You know there's something amiss in Bangkok when you wake up to the sounds of birds coughing. Well maybe it wasn't quite that bad, but this week our feathered friends sounded decidedly under the weather. So it came as no surprise to read the gloomy headlines about "toxic smog" returning to Bangkok.
Kolkata: birthplace of the Calcutta Cup, and still India's rugby hub
AFP, Published on 31/07/2019
» KOLKATA - When England and Scotland play rugby each year, the winner hoists the Calcutta Cup -- a relic of the sport's roots in India, and a nod to the city where it is still thriving to this day.