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Teens Popovici and McIntosh grab world swimming golds as Dressel quits
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» BUDAPEST: After Caeleb Dressel, one of the veterans expected to dominate the World Swimming Championships, quit the competition on Wednesday, two teenagers, 17-year-old David Popovici and Summer McIntosh, 15, leapt to the top step of the podium.
Vatican's hidden sins
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/06/2022
» David Kertzer put down his cappuccino, put on his backpack and went digging for more Vatican secrets. "There's an aspect of treasure-hunting," said Kertzer, a 74-year-old historian.
Heaven can wait: How the super-centenarians live
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» TOULON (FRANCE) - Her 118th birthday wish is "to die soon". But in the meantime, Lucile Randon, better-known as "Sister Andre", always keeps her door open for any visitor who might want to say hello.
Foreign journalists in China facing 'unprecedented' pressure: media group
AFP, Published on 31/01/2022
» BEIJING: Threats of legal action, online troll campaigns and dwindling numbers after the expulsion of colleagues -- foreign journalists in China are facing "unprecedented hurdles" from efforts to discredit independent reporting, a press group said Monday.
“TRANSLUCIA” UNVEILS THE METAVERSE IN GLOBAL FORUM TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER WORLD
Published on 27/12/2021
» The metaverse brings limitless possibilities that will transform the world in all dimensions and usher in new opportunities, ranging from entertainment to digital assets, while helping boost social harmony, according to experts in various fields surrounding this virtual environment technology.
Britain's Johnson left reeling after Brexit minister quits
AFP, Published on 19/12/2021
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was left reeling on Sunday after his Brexit minister resigned, ending a difficult week during which his Conservative party suffered a humiliating defeat in a local by-election and his own MPs rebelled over new coronavirus curbs.
Brexit negotiator David Frost quits UK govt: report
AFP, Published on 19/12/2021
» LONDON - Former Brexit negotiator David Frost has resigned from the government, The Mail on Sunday reported, in another potentially big blow for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Elevation of Thai law and justice personnel
Published on 29/11/2021
» Cornell University, The Thai Bar, and TIJ foster academic collaboration and scholarship
'His shots should be illegal!': Roger Federer turns 40
AFP, Published on 08/08/2021
» PARIS: Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Roger Federer on Sunday celebrates his 40th birthday with his career at a crossroads.
N. Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies aged 83
AFP, Published on 03/08/2020
» LONDON - John Hume, the Northern Irish politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for his pivotal role in ending decades of violence in the British province, has died aged 83, his family announced Monday.