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A capitalist nightmare
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/07/2025
» Thump thump bump. Netflix's psychological thriller Wall To Wall envisions a dystopian contemporary South Korea. It is a cautionary tale of late-stage capitalist society fraught with economic volatility, mental breakdowns and class divide.
Russia strikes Ukraine after Kyiv offers fresh talks
AFP, Published on 21/07/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russia fired a volley of drones and missiles at Ukraine early on Monday, hitting apartment blocks and a nursery in Kyiv, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding a fresh round of peace talks.
At least three impacts in Israel during Iran missile attacks, 23 hurt
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - Three areas of Israel including coastal hub Tel Aviv were hit Sunday morning during waves of Iranian missile attacks, with at least 23 people injured, according to rescue services and police.
Sao Paulo's pumas under attack as 'stone jungle' threatens rainforest
AFP, Published on 15/06/2025
» JUNDIAí (BRAZIL) - Apartment blocks and shopping centers sprout like mushrooms around a wild cat sanctuary that shelters pumas recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of mankind in Brazil's Sao Paolo state.
Ukraine says Russian strikes hit Kharkiv, killing two
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv killed two people and wounded 54 including children early Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with its relentless attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire.
Beyond police lines, community and culture persist
Oped, Published on 11/06/2025
» On Saturday, I went to a riot and found myself at a quinceañera -- a traditional coming-of-age celebration for girls in Latino culture.
Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» XINGYI (CHINA) - Surrounded by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tianming's ramshackle tower of faded plyboards and contorted beams juts into the sky in southwestern China, a teetering monument to one man's stubbornness.
Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, killing 5
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» KYIV — Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing five people as it retaliated for a brazen attack on air bases days earlier.
A story told through art
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/05/2025
» As a bustling neighbourhood in Singapore's East Coast, Bedok Town Square has experienced a kaleidoscopic turn of events. No sooner had it hosted a polling station earlier this month than it conjured a transient art space, inviting everybody to find their place in an ever-shifting world at the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA).
Taiwan students heading to Harvard 'anxious' after US enrolment block
Published on 25/05/2025
» TAIPEI - With an admission letter in hand, Taiwanese student Yu-hsuan Lin was ready to attend her dream school, Harvard University, this September.