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Somali president reopens election talks in bid to ease tensions
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» MOGADISHU - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Saturday relaunched talks over the holding of fresh elections, in a move welcomed by the opposition following the country's worst political crisis in years.
Iran, UN thrash out 'temporary' nuclear solution ahead of deadline
AFP, Published on 22/02/2021
» VIENNA: UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Sunday he had negotiated a "temporary solution" after two days of talks with Iranian officials to allow the agency to continue its inspections work in the country and allow breathing space for diplomatic negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue.
Hong Kong logs 3.57 million arrivals in 2020, lowest number on record
Published on 17/01/2021
» Plagued by the collapse of travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, arrivals to Hong Kong plummeted nearly 94% year on year in 2020 to just 3.57 million, the lowest number on record for the once-mighty tourism hub.
Chelsea collapse leaves Lampard testing Abramovich's patience
AFP, Published on 04/01/2021
» LONDON: Frank Lampard knows the demands of being a Chelsea manager under Roman Abramovich more than most having played for nine different coaches during his playing career at Stamford Bridge.
Politics of exclusion must end
Oped, Published on 22/10/2020
» As we approach the November general election, it is essential that we learn from the tragic mistakes in our history if the present peace and reform process is to succeed. During the hasty countdown to independence in 1948, a non-inclusive Panglong conference took place and, subsequently, not all parties contested elections to a constituent assembly that drew up the country's new constitution. Our newly formed state thus became independent without solving vital political and ethnic issues. Within a year unrest and conflict had broken out across the country.
Bureaucratic reform key to Thai future
Oped, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Published on 14/10/2020
» If our nation state were a computer, the bureaucracy would be an operating system too outdated to keep up with the magnitude of Thailand's modern-day challenges.
Italy inaugurates new Genoa bridge after deadly collapse
AFP, Published on 03/08/2020
» GENOA (ITALY) - Italy inaugurates a sleek new bridge in Genoa on Monday, though relatives of the 43 people killed when the old viaduct collapsed say the pomp and ceremony risk overshadowing the tragedy.
Don't politicise the Hagia Sophia
News, Editorial, Published on 19/07/2020
» After it was designated as a museum in 1936 by the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Hagia Sophia took on a different meaning. It wasn't just a place of worship as it had been under the Byzantines and the Ottomans. It became a meeting place for people of different faiths but held by no religion in particular. It was a place where laymen, leaders, popes and presidents met to marvel at the grandeur of its domed roof, which has seen empires come and go over its long history.
Japan issues fresh rain disaster warnings as toll hits 54
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» KUMAMOTO (JAPAN) - Japan issued fresh landslide and flooding warnings Wednesday as torrential rain moved over the centre of the country and the death toll from days of downpours rose to 54.
Cathay Pacific unveils US$5 billion bailout plan
AFP, Published on 09/06/2020
» HONG KONG: Troubled Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific announced a HK$39 billion ($5 billion) government-led bailout plan on Tuesday as it battles a crippling downturn caused by the coronavirus.