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An irreparable break-up?
News, Published on 17/02/2024
» Several stalwarts of the main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) say the same thing — being judged to have plotted to subvert the constitutional monarchy will only galvanise the party further.
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In a climate of fear, Ecuadorans elect a new president
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» QUITO - Polls closed in Ecuador Sunday with no reports of violence as both presidential candidates cast their votes in bulletproof vests just weeks after a rival was murdered.
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French firm says to be charged over Qatar building sites
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» PARIS - French construction firm Vinci said on Monday it expected to be charged this week by a magistrate investigating allegedly abusive work practices on its building sites in Qatar.
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Kenyan women make history with record election wins
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» NAIROBI - Kenyans have elected a record number of women to positions of power in this month's polls, with the list including seven governors, three senators and 26 MPs, in a step towards gender equality.
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Deadly flood reminds of need for cooperation
Oped, Published on 25/06/2022
» It is gratifying to note that Bangladesh and India resolved to work more closely for further collaboration in the areas of common rivers and water resources management during the seventh session of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting held in Delhi on June 14.
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Deep in the paradox
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/05/2022
» In Cairo, a religious student at the prestigious Al-Azhar Islamic University is recruited by secret police to infiltrate a Muslim Brotherhood cell. In Mashad, a holy city in Iran, a serial killer prowls a seedy suburb and strangles head-scarfed prostitutes. In the first film, bloodlust officials torture dissidents with abandon. In the second film, religion is evoked and the name of God is cited as a justification for murder. This begs the obvious question: Will Boy From Heaven be banned in Egypt, and Holy Spider Iran?
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Facebook's crypto project Diem sold after pushback
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: The Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem announced Monday the winding down and $182-million sale of its technology, capping a years-long initiative that drew significant concern from regulators.
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Desperate search for survivors after India glacier disaster
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» TAPOVAN, India: Indian rescue workers battled through tonnes of rock and mud Tuesday searching for survivors in a choked Himalayan tunnel after a deadly flood -- apparently triggered by a glacial burst -- smashed through two mountain dam projects.
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Barrage projects divide opinion
News, Published on 08/09/2020
» The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) is going to submit the environmental impact assessment (EIA) on two controversial barrages to be built on the Songkhram River, known as one of few pristine rivers in the country, and home to wetland recently registered by Unesco.
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Opposition in tight spot
News, Published on 27/06/2020
» The opposition has found itself in a tight spot after its by-election loss last week, its fourth in as many months and which has cemented the government's grip on power.
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