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New photo dump fuels Capitol Hill push on Epstein files release
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US House Democrats on Thursday published a fresh batch of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, stepping up pressure on Donald Trump's administration on the eve of its deadline to release federal files on the late financier and convicted sex offender.
AI models win gold at global maths contest
Published on 22/07/2025
» Google and OpenAI said their artificial-intelligence models won gold medals at a global mathematics competition, signalling a breakthrough in capabilities in the race to build systems that can rival human intelligence.
Thousands protest against new Israel law expanding control over judicial appointments
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - Thousands protested Thursday after Israel's parliament passed a law expanding the power of politicians over the appointment of judges pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
What did we miss in run-up to Assad's ouster?
News, Published on 23/12/2024
» The downfall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, offering fertile ground for conspiracy theories.
Genre-bending greats
Life, John Clewley, Published on 16/07/2024
» Swamp Dogg (real name Jerry Williams Jr) is a well-known black American singer, songwriter, producer and Williams Jr's alter ego. A few years back, I wrote about Blame It On The Dogg: The Swamp Dogg Anthology 1968-1978, which features some of his hit R&B songs (put out under his real name and alter ego), such as She's A Heartbreaker by Gene Pitney and Stop Knocking by Ruth Brown.
Global investors
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/06/2024
» Re: "Phuket targets nominees", "PM pitches Thai, US partnership", & " 'Illegal' British guide nabbed", (BP, June 1).
Israel strikes Gaza as pressure grows to free more hostages
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel carried out fresh strikes on Gaza Sunday as its leaders came under growing pressure to secure the release of hostages still held in the Hamas-run territory more than two months after the Oct 7 attacks.
For some families, returning Gaza hostages bring 'sign of life'
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» TEL AVIV - When the first group of Israeli hostages was released from Gaza as part of a truce, Noam Peri's elderly father was not among them. But they brought with them news that he was still alive.
'You are in a safe place': Israel prepares to embrace hostages
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - "I am here to take you home. You are in a safe place" -- Israeli soldiers are being carefully prepared to receive potentially deeply traumatised women and child hostages seized by Palestinian militants.
Israeli farms desperate for workers
Published on 14/11/2023
» KADIMA, Israel - Israeli farms, core to the country’s national identity, for years employed Palestinian and Thai workers. But since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct 7 and the war in the Gaza Strip, most Palestinians have been banned from Israel and many fearful Thais have returned home, leaving growers to scramble for labour.