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Starbucks faces new hot spill lawsuits weeks after $50 million ruling
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Starbucks was facing two new lawsuits over spilled hot drinks Wednesday, just weeks after a court ordered the coffee giant to pay US$50 million to a man who was injured by a cup of tea.
Trump talks Xi, tariffs and aliens in freewheeling Rogan podcast
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2024
» WASHINGTON - Former United States President Donald Trump said he’d consider entirely replacing income taxes with tariffs, conceded he had botched senior staff appointments, and teased a possible revelation about extraterrestrial life during a freewheeling three-hour podcast with comedian Joe Rogan on Friday.
China spokeswoman's Taiwan restaurant tweet sparks ridicule online
Published on 08/08/2022
» A senior Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman has prompted a storm of ridicule online, after a late-night tweet where she used restaurant listings to assert Beijing's claim over Taiwan.
Making the best of a bad situation
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/12/2021
» Renowned street artist Parinya Sirisinsuk, better known as Benzilla, found inspiration in the pandemic lockdowns that enabled him to successfully launch his solo exhibition, "Midnight Call", after a seven-year hiatus.
Mustard, fries in short supply due to Canada climate woes
AFP, Published on 25/12/2021
» OTTAWA - A mix of drought in Canada's prairies and flooding on its Pacific coast have brought about crop production and shipping woes now leading to international shortages of fries and mustard.
Put Thais before THAI
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/06/2020
» I fully agree with Chartchai Parasuk in his June 18 article that "Thai Airways will require 100 billion baht to make up for past and future losses. Without an initial cash bailout, it is almost pointless to discuss business restructuring.
The new normal
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 22/05/2020
» The curfew has been shortened. The booze ban has been lifted. Malls have reopened and so have restaurants. Bangkok is going back to normal! Or is it? As citywide measures start to ease up, Guru checks out what has changed in this city of ours. Welcome to Bangkok's new normal.
Hong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters
AFP, Published on 14/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's more hardline pro-democracy protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching within the movement. But few moderates are willing to abandon their more radical comrades.
Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21: coalition
AFP, Published on 24/06/2019
» RIYADH: A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other civilians Sunday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, in a new escalation following a series of strikes on the site.
Alex Morgan: The battling face of Team USA
AFP, Published on 23/06/2019
» LOS ANGELES: On and off the football field, Alex Morgan prefers to attack.