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Cha-am beach mulls alcohol sales on 5 Buddhist holy days to boost tourism, economy
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 25/08/2025
» PHETCHABURI - This central Thai province is considering allowing sales of spirits on Cha-am beach and nearby areas on five major Buddhist days to cater to tourists and promote the local economy.
Up to a million young Catholics expected for grand Pope Leo vigil
AFP, Published on 02/08/2025
» ROME — Up to a million young Catholic believers are expected Saturday for a night-time vigil led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage, a key event in the Jubilee holy year.
21 Gaza children dead from malnutrition and starvation this week, says hospital
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» GAZA CITY - The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a devastating assault by Israeli forces.
Pope urges immediate end to 'barbarity' of Gaza war
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» CASTEL GANDOLFO (ITALY) - Pope Leo XIV slammed the "barbarity" of the war in Gaza on Sunday and urged against the "indiscriminate use of force", just days after a deadly strike by Israel's military on a Catholic church.
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.
Minister’s death spooks Russian elite
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - The reported suicide of Russia’s transport minister hours after he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, sparking speculation he would be arrested on corruption charges, has shaken the country’s elite.
Alcohol sales easing awaits ministry nod
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/06/2025
» The committee on alcohol beverage control has acknowledged that the easing of alcohol bans on Buddhist holy days has yet to be extended to ordinary retail shops, pending clarification from the Ministry of Interior.
A 10-day journey across snowy Iran
Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/06/2025
» Watching events unfold in the Middle East last week sparked memories of the brief time I spent in Iran a long time ago in more peaceful times. In February 1969 I travelled across the northern part of the nation during an overland trip from London to New Delhi. The country was still run by the Shah who was overthrown 10 years later in the Iranian Revolution.
Inside Saudi's hajj-only barbershop, shaving thousands of heads in a day
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» MINA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Near the holy city of Mecca, men in white robes stand quietly in a long queue, waiting for the next important act of their hajj pilgrimage: a haircut.
Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists as Zelensky invites to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country.