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Villagers win race to save UK pub, as thousands close
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» NEW RADNOR, Wales — A nearly 200-year-old pub, the Radnor Arms in rural Wales stood abandoned a few years ago. Water ran down the walls, ivy crept around broken windows and rats' skeletons littered the floor.
The rise of rental companions
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/07/2025
» A recent post on Facebook read: "Buddy Home Care is starting a new service called Children for Rent. It is for seniors in need of companions. Maybe they want to go to the doctor, shop, run errands, or want someone to accompany them. Maybe they just want someone to be there. We charge only 350 baht per hour. Please book a time slot in advance. Currently, the service is available in Chiang Mai. PS: Proceeds will go to seniors charity."
Strike on Gaza's only Catholic church injures several
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» GAZA CITY - A strike on Gaza's only Catholic church injured several people on Thursday, the territory's civil defence agency and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Italy's prime minister slammed "unacceptable" Israeli attacks on civilians.
Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid's 40th at London musical
Published on 14/07/2025
» LONDON - Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia, reunited in London on Sunday to mark the event's 40th anniversary, attending a special performance of the musical "Just For One Day".
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills children at clinic
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said eight children -- killed as they queued for nutritional supplements outside a health clinic -- were among 66 people who died in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory Thursday.
Join a charity run for a good cause
Life, Published on 01/07/2025
» The Donation Hub of Thai Red Cross Society invites interested runners to join a charity run across historic bridges during "Bangkok Double Bridge Run for Red Cross 2025", which will take place on Aug 17.
Medical charity decries US-backed Gaza aid
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» GENEVA - The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on Friday for a controversial Israel- and US-backed relief effort in Gaza to be halted, branding it “slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid”.
US-backed aid group says 5 workers killed by Hamas
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» GAZA CITY - A US- and Israeli-backed charity operating in Gaza has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of attacking aid workers en route to a distribution centre on Wednesday, saying at least five people were killed.
Israel diverts Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid boat on Monday, preventing the activists on board -- including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg -- from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory.
Dua Lipa, public figures urge UK to end Israel arms sales
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» LONDON - Pop star Dua Lipa joined some 300 UK celebrities in signing an open letter Thursday urging Britain to halt arms sales to Israel, after similar pleas from lawyers and writers.