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Warrant out for Swiss man in Phuket assault case
Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2025
» The Phuket Kwaeng Court has issued an arrest warrant for a Swiss man after he failed to attend a hearing for a ruling in a high-profile assault case involving a Thai doctor, according to the doctor’s lawyer.
The beautiful game: Pope Francis's passion for football
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - His predecessor loved Mozart, but Pope Francis's passion was football, for him "the most beautiful game" and also a vehicle to educate and spread peace.
Japan’s World Expo touts unity … and algae
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» OSAKA, Japan - World Expo opens on Sunday with host Japan aiming to bring humanity together, despite global turmoil and tepid public enthusiasm for the six-month event showcasing innovation — as well as Hello Kitty in algae form.
Sweden to tighten gun laws after mass shooting
Published on 07/02/2025
» OREBRO, Sweden - Sweden’s right-wing government said on Friday it would seek to tighten gun laws in the wake of the country’s deadliest mass shooting at an adult education centre where the attacker appeared to have used several of his own licensed rifles.
Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term.
New 'oligarchy' under fire as global elite descend on Davos
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» DAVOS, Switzerland - A leading NGO warned on Monday of an emerging "aristocratic oligarchy" with massive political clout and primed to profit from Donald Trump's presidency, as global elites descend on Davos for their annual confab.
Ex-Man City striker set to be Georgia's new far-right president
AFP, Published on 14/12/2024
» TBILISI — Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi's next figurehead president in an indirect election Saturday, denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-European Union (EU) leader.
Iran ‘told US it’s not trying to kill Trump’
Published on 16/11/2024
» Iran sent a message to the Biden administration in October saying that it was not trying to kill Donald Trump, as Tehran attempted to ease rising tensions with Washington, according to US officials, as well as an Iranian official and an analyst.
Stolen Lennon watch saga ends
Published on 15/11/2024
» GENEVA - A rare watch given to John Lennon by his wife Yoko Ono and stolen after his death does not belong to an Italian man who bought it from an auction house years later, a Swiss court has ruled, paving the way for its return to Ono.
Watch industry failing to make models women want - survey
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2024
» GENEVA — The watch industry is not producing and marketing enough models that women want to wear, a survey has found.