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‘Gloves are off’: Cancelled US TV host blasts Trump
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert had an unflinching message for US President Donald Trump in his first broadcast since his “Late Show” was cancelled amid a political firestorm — “the gloves are off.”
Cabinet approves Vitai as next Bank of Thailand chief
Published on 22/07/2025
» Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for Vitai Ratanakorn to be the next governor of the Bank of Thailand, a government official said.
Trump's tariff threat looms over Japan teamakers
News, Published on 19/07/2025
» A breeze carries murmurs and quiet laughter between the rows of bright green tea leaves that are growing in dappled shade as workers harvest the plants that are destined to become matcha.
In rural Canadian town, new risk of measles deepens vaccine tensions
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» AYLMER — In the Canadian town of Aylmer, where Mennonites in traditional dress walk down the main street alongside secular locals, bitter divisions over vaccine scepticism that arose during the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have intensified with the reemergence of measles.
Indonesian shoemakers fear Trump tariffs despite lower levy
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» BANDUNG — At a leather boot shop in the Indonesian city of Bandung, workers handle an order from Texas but owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump's tariffs hit exports.
China to speed up bullet-train connectivity with neighbours
Published on 11/07/2025
» China will further enhance connectivity with other countries by expanding its high-speed railway network, a senior politician has pledged.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives confidence vote
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» STRASBOURG — European Union (EU) chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday comfortably saw off a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament -- but the rare challenge has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style.
Search for missing cockfighters begins at Philippine lake
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» MANILA — Search teams arrived Thursday at a lake south of the Philippine capital Manila to look for dozens of cockfighters allegedly murdered by rogue police, the Department of Justice said.
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ nabs $148 million to top box office
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/07/2025
» NEW YORK — Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest instalment in the Universal Pictures dinosaur franchise, scored the top spot in theatres over the five-day Fourth of July holiday, grossing US$147.8 million in the United States and Canada despite middling reviews from critics.
Thailand foreign visitors down 4.6%
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals from January 1 to June 29 fell 4.56% from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said on Tuesday.