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'Unprovoked and unjustified:' world reacts to attack on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 24/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: World leaders swiftly condemned Russia's military attack on Ukraine on Thursday, with Western capitals pledging new sanctions on Moscow and the UN chief demanding the conflict "stop now".
Police reclaim Canada capital after trucker siege ends
AFP, Published on 21/02/2022
» OTTAWA - The last big rigs were towed Sunday out of Canada's capital, where the streets were quiet for the first time in almost a month after a massive police operation ended a drawn-out siege by protesters opposing Covid health rules.
For Chip Industry, Supply Woes Push Next Target to $1 Trillion
Business, Published on 01/02/2022
» Chip companies just had their best sales year ever -- charged by a global semiconductor shortage and growing demand -- and industry executives expect that total to double in less than a decade, to more than $1 trillion.
In Britain it helps to be a little eccentric
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/01/2022
» Last week's column concerning traditional British food unfortunately failed to mention one of the highlights of the year, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships, held every September in Ramsbottom, near Manchester. It dates back to the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century between the House of Lancaster (red rose) and the House of York (white rose).
Brave sister to the rescue, off his meds, sideline job
News, Mae Moo, Published on 23/01/2022
» He fled into the bushes
Climate change 2021: There's no turning back now
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» PARIS: Across a quarter century of UN climate conferences tasked with saving humanity from itself, one was deemed a chaotic failure (Copenhagen/2009), another a stunning success (Paris/2015), and the rest landed somewhere in between.
Prisoners forced to make fishing nets under threat of violence
Published on 23/12/2021
» Prisoners in Thailand are being forced to make fishing nets for private companies under threat of punishment including beatings and delayed release, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has found.
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Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/12/2021
» Life gives out awards in recognition of the best worst and everything in between for all things LGBTI-related in 2021.
Capitol riot panel votes to hold Trump aide in contempt
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: Lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol voted unanimously Monday to pursue criminal contempt charges against Donald Trump's former chief of staff for refusing to testify.
US Capitol riot panel moves to hold Trump aide in contempt
AFP, Published on 13/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol prepared Monday to vote on recommending criminal contempt charges against Donald Trump's former chief of staff for refusing to testify.