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Reformist candidate wins Iran’s presidential election
New York Times, Published on 06/07/2024
» TEHRAN - In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday morning.
New PM pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Published on 05/07/2024
» LONDON - Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after years of upheaval and strife.
Record-breaking UK election win predicted for Labour
Published on 03/07/2024
» LONDON - Britain’s Conservative Party all but conceded election defeat to Labour on Wednesday, a day before polling stations opened, and warned that the opposition party was on course for a record-breaking victory.
Biden's lapses are said to be increasingly common and worrisome
New York Times, Published on 03/07/2024
» NEW YORK - In the weeks and months before United States President Joe Biden’s politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless or would lose the thread of conversations.
Charn fails to churn interest
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/07/2024
» A narrow win by the Pheu Thai-backed candidate in the June 30 local poll in Pathum Thani indicates that the ruling party is having a tough time expanding its support base, according to political observers.
Mid-year outlook 2024: Let's get cyclical
Business, Published on 03/07/2024
» For most of 2024, the US economy has been running its "Duracell Bunny" course, ploughing ahead on strong consumer spending, fiscal stimulus and a thriving labour market. Meanwhile, Europe and Asia, especially China, have been in the doldrums, as the real estate market malaise in the latter drains the life out of the second-largest economy in the world.
Jimmy Lai’s son says foreign judges should quit Hong Kong bench
Published on 01/07/2024
» A son of former media mogul Jimmy Lai has called on all foreign judges to leave Hong Kong’s legal system, adding pressure on them to join an exodus that threatens to erode a key distinction that set the city apart from mainland China.
Biden hits fundraising trail in show of strength after dismal debate performance
Reuters, Published on 30/06/2024
» EAST HAMPTON, NY: President Joe Biden embarked on a series of fundraising events across two states on Saturday as he works to stamp out a crisis of confidence in his re-election campaign following a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats.
Your horoscope for June 28 - July 4
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 28/06/2024
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
SET tipped to surge in 2nd half
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/06/2024
» InnovestX Securities expects the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index to bounce back to 1,500 points by the end of 2024, rising from around 1,300 points now, as accelerated budget disbursement and improvement in the manufacturing and tourism sectors propel an economic recovery in the latter half.