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Barcelona mayor eyes re-election as Spain campaign starts
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» BARCELONA: After eight years running City Hall, Barcelona's left-wing mayor, Ada Colau, is eyeing a third mandate on May 28, when Spain votes in local and regional elections whose outcome is unclear.
China ministers' India trips show warming of relations
Oped, Published on 12/05/2023
» Relations between two neighbouring countries and the world's first and second-most populous countries, China and India, have witnessed a downward spiral in recent years after the bloody clash between the two countries' border troops in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western section of the Sino-Indian border.
Biden meets Republican leaders in debt limit standoff
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden convened a high-stakes meeting with Republican leaders Tuesday in hopes of breaking an impasse over the US debt limit -- with repercussions that could extend to next year's presidential election.
Dusit opens two Bangkok hotels this month, debuts in Japan on June 1
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/05/2023
» Dusit Hotels and Resorts under Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, is opening three hotels within the next 30 days. Two new properties in Bangkok and another in Japan.
Spooks and kooks on a Japanese island
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/05/2023
» Most Japanese schoolchildren know the kappa as a trickster who looks like a cross between a frog and a turtle with an indented head. If you're not careful, it could drag you into the river to drown. The tengu, identifiable by its bright red face and long nose, lurks in the woods. Beware of the tanuki, a supernatural variation of a raccoon dog, for it may make a fool of you when it crosses your path.
Car blast wounds pro-Kremlin writer
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» MOSCOW: A car explosion wounded pro-Kremlin nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin on Saturday and killed one other person, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.
Russia says Ukrainian drones targeted Putin
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that it had shot down two drones aimed at President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian "terrorist" assassination attempt.
JPMorgan buys First Republic after regulators seize control
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» NEW YORK - US financial authorities seized California's troubled First Republic Bank on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, hoping to bring to a close a two-month banking crisis that has spooked the financial system.
Global stocks mostly up as yen tumbles after Bank of Japan decision
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» NEW YORK: Global stock markets mostly rose Friday following modestly positive economic data in Europe and the United States, while the yen tumbled after the Bank of Japan maintained its easing policies.
BBC boss quits over Boris Johnson loan
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» LONDON: The BBC's chairman on Friday announced his resignation after his involvement in a loan for then UK prime minister Boris Johnson raised questions about the broadcaster's vaunted impartiality.