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Former Taipei mayor charged for bribery, misuse of political donations
Published on 26/12/2024
» TAIPEI - Taiwan prosecutors have charged a former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party with accepting T$17.1 million ($522,392) in bribes over a major property development in the capital and misuse of political donations.
Pope kicks off Christmas under shadow of war
AFP, Published on 25/12/2024
» ROME - Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the Vatican.
Response to graft cases criticised
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/12/2024
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has released a report on high-profile graft cases which it says have been a slight to the public while their impacts have also exacerbated poverty.
Clock ticks down on France government nomination
AFP, Published on 23/12/2024
» PARIS - The clock ticked Monday for French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint the fourth government in a year marked by a deepening political crisis.
Warning system still robust, 20 years after tsunami
Published on 23/12/2024
» Phuket is gearing up for a major event this Thursday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the devastating tsunami that claimed more than 5,000 lives and injured 8,000 others in Thailand.
France awaits appointment of new government
AFP, Published on 22/12/2024
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by political deadlock awaited the appointment of a new government.
Heavyweights Usyk and Fury set for titanic rematch
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» RIYADH - Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight “fight of the century” on Saturday with multiple titles and both fighters’ place in history on the line.
Croatia school stabbing rampage kills one
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» ZAGREB - A seven-year-old pupil was killed and several others injured in a stabbing attack at a school in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Friday, with a 19-year-old man arrested as a suspect, authorities said.
French PM rushes to name new government
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» PARIS - France’s new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was racing on Friday to name by Christmas at the latest a government to lead the country out of its political crisis, but with no sign of an end to months of tensions that have rattled President Emmanuel Macron.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» TAIPEI — Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as President Lai Ching-te's party tried to block the passage of bills they say could harm the self-ruled island's "democratic system".