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Muse urged to cancel Istanbul gig
AFP, Published on 02/04/2025
» ISTANBUL — British rock band Muse was facing pressure on Tuesday from fans and artists to cancel an upcoming Istanbul gig after the Turkish concert promoter lashed out at those involved in recent anti-government protests.
Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize
Published on 10/10/2024
» STOCKHOLM - The South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”, the award-giving body said on Thursday.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: July 12-18
Guru, Published on 12/07/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Nobel Laureate economist explains ethos at city event
News, Published on 18/03/2024
» An ability to analyse sequences and future decisions is crucial in the realm of economics, Professor Finn Kydland, a Norwegian Nobel Laureate economist, told attendees during a keynote speech at a recent event.
Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize
Published on 05/10/2023
» The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded on Thursday to the Norwegian novelist and playwright Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.
Another 52,000 Ukrainians flee war as refugees
AFP, Published on 27/04/2022
» GENEVA: More than 5.3 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded two months ago, the United Nations said Wednesday, with more than 52,000 joining their ranks in the past 24 hours.
India reports first Omicron case: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2021
» Omicron continued its worldwide spread. India reported its first cases of the variant, but one prominent expert said it may not be as deadly as the earlier Delta surge in the country. Singapore, South Korea, Greece, Finland and Ghana also reported new Omicron cases.
Tolerance is essential to end war
News, Shigeru Aoyagi, Published on 16/11/2021
» In June 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged a powerful, if tender protest against all wars and related violence in the form of a now-legendary "bed-in" in a Montreal hotel. According to those present as everyone sang a new, anti-war song Lennon had composed for the occasion, when he was asked why he and Ono were doing it, Lennon simply replied, "Give peace a chance".
Lessons from abroad
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 14/06/2021
» For over a month, the Let's Move Out Of Thailand movement has attracted over a million members on Facebook groups where netizens share experiences of living abroad and how to live in various countries. Meanwhile, Twitter as well as Clubhouse users still talk about the idea.
India logs record new infections as Europe hopes peak may be over
AFP, Published on 23/04/2021
» NEW DELHI - India posted a record rise in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, in an alarming surge being blamed on a "double mutant" variant and super-spreader events, even as countries in Europe prepare to ease some of their restrictions and express tentative hopes that the peak may have passed.