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Trump heads to Italy for pope’s funeral
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump headed to Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term in which he will face foreign leaders including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit
AFP, Published on 11/02/2025
» PARIS — World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris on Tuesday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits.
Macron pledges Louvre 'renaissance' after decay alarm
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the Louvre would be "redesigned, restored and enlarged" after the director of the world's most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions for visitors and its collections.
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.
Crossings chaos
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/12/2024
» Well done to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) for the excellent resurfacing of many roads in the Suan Luang area by using tarmac to eliminate all the recently installed red pedestrian crossings, white road markings and lane dividers. The ensuing havoc of cars and bikes driving all over the flipping place and pedestrians having no crossing facilities on On Nut 17 (and other sois) as a result of those essential markings being obliterated is marvellous. Congratulations!
Trump tests ethical boundaries with branded merch
Published on 10/12/2024
» WASHINGTON — Donald Trump learned a long time ago that photo opportunities could get him attention and that slapping his name on everything from skyscrapers to steaks could make him money.
Forecast fizzles
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/12/2024
» Re: "SET poised to witness volatile first half in 2025", (Business, Dec 4) & "World faces prospect of financial tumult", (Opinion, March 23, 2023).
Trump returns to world stage at Notre-Dame reopening
Published on 07/12/2024
» PARIS - US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the world stage on Saturday to join leaders for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, still a private citizen but already preparing to tackle a host of international crises.
Notre Dame Cathedral rises from the ruins
Oped, Published on 05/12/2024
» We have witnessed a modern day miracle. The splendid Notre Dame Cathedral, the heart and soul of France which was scarred and damaged by the terrible fire of April 2019, has been rebuilt, renovated and revitalised, through an amazing and painstaking restoration effort encompassing both the private and public sector.
Macron hails Notre-Dame restoration
Published on 29/11/2024
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday praised the more than 1,000 artisans who helped rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in what he called “the project of the century”, five-and-a-half years after fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece.