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WORLD

Greta Thunberg lands in Greece with expelled Gaza flotilla activists

AFP, Published on 07/10/2025

» ATHENS - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg landed in Greece on Monday alongside scores of fellow campaigners expelled from Israel after trying to ship aid to Gaza, AFP journalists saw.

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OPINION

The bombers that look like giant bats

Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/06/2025

» Anyone who has observed those B-2 Stealth bombers used by the US in Iran last week will be aware of the unique futuristic design that some say makes them resemble giant bats. Opinion is divided on whether these planes are an inspired example of beautiful modern engineering and technology or just plain ugly. They certainly look a bit sinister, but then so do most planes designed for dropping bombs.

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OPINION

Let's give June a warm, wet welcome

Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/06/2025

» It's hard to believe we are already into the sixth month of the year celebrating the first day of June, a month Canadian author M L Montgomery referred to as "the pearl of summer, shining with warmth and joy."

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WORLD

Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos

AFP, Published on 21/04/2025

» LAGOS - Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos in Nigeria.

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WORLD

Immigrants who give up and go home

Sunday Spotlight, Published on 19/03/2023

» In August 2021, more than three decades after sneaking across the southern border as young adults to work and support their families in Mexico, Irma and Javier Hernandez checked in at LaGuardia Airport for a one-way flight from New York to Oaxaca. They were leaving behind four American children, stable jobs where they were valued employees and a country they had grown to love.

OPINION

The populist climate threat

Oped, Published on 04/10/2022

» Reactionary populism is now the biggest obstacle to tackling climate change. With outright climate denial no longer an option, populist politicians have increasingly positioned themselves as climate doubters and delayers, and this new approach is proving to be quite insidious. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that global greenhouse-gas emissions must peak within three years to keep the Paris agreement's 1.5° Celsius target in reach; by slowing effective action, the tactics of today's populists are becoming an existential threat.

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Why counting queers is a sign of progress

Oped, Published on 11/08/2022

» 'What is your sexual orientation?" In Brazil, where queer people have historically been ignored and excluded from statistics, this question holds special significance for the LGBTQ+ community.

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SPORTS

Big-spending Port unveil 3 more players

Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 05/07/2022

» Port have signed three more players, the Thai League 1 club said yesterday.

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SPORTS

Brazilians take first athletics golds at Tokyo Paralympics

AFP, Published on 27/08/2021

» TOKYO: Brazilian athletes snagged the first track-and-field golds of the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday, as elsewhere defending champions Australia booked their spot in the wheelchair rugby semi-final.

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Chinese Super League could kick off without foreign stars

AFP, Published on 08/05/2020

» SHANGHAI - The coronavirus-delayed Chinese Super League could kick off next month but without some leading foreign stars including Paulinho and Marko Arnautovic, the country's football president has warned.