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Africa leaders to meet on Niger coup, junta warns of 'intervention'
AFP, Published on 30/07/2023
» ABUJA: West African leaders were to meet on Sunday for a crisis summit on the coup in Niger, where protesters tried to storm the French embassy after the junta warned of an "imminent military intervention".
An oasis of sakura
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/03/2023
» The van took such a steep, winding road that I felt nauseous and closed my eyes from the lush view of the Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park out the window. After an indefinite period of time, I breathed a sigh of relief upon arrival at a village. I did not expect that my first trip to Phitsanulok would take me to such new heights.
French MPs mull banning bullfighting
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» PARIS - French MPs are set to begin debating a ban on bullfighting on Wednesday, with a vote due later this month that has enraged lovers of the blood sport in the south of the country.
Indian women footballers face uncertain future after FIFA ban
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» NEW DELHI - India's women footballers are in despair and uncertain about the future after a FIFA ban saw the country stripped of a major international tournament and left its best team in limbo.
USGA boss can see LIV players having harder path to US Open
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» BROOKLINE (UNITED STATES) - US Golf Association chief executive Mike Whan said Wednesday he could foresee Saudi-backed LIV Golf players having a harder time getting into future US Opens, but nothing has been decided.
Indefinite suspension of fights in Mexican bullring
AFP, Published on 11/06/2022
» MEXICO CITY - A judge on Friday ordered an indefinite suspension of bullfighting in the world's largest bullring in Mexico City, pending the finalization of a lawsuit against the controversial, centuries-old practice.
Netflix, BlackRock CEOs Among Those Newly Sanctioned by Russia
Business, Published on 09/06/2022
» A handful of prominent American CEOs, including BlackRock Inc.'s Larry Fink and the bosses at Delta Air Lines Inc., Netflix Inc. and Universal Pictures, have landed on a fresh list of sanctions Russia has imposed in retaliation for blistering economic restrictions the West has rolled out against Moscow.
China bans Thai longan over mealybugs
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/08/2021
» China has placed an indefinite ban on Thai longan over contamination with mealybugs, according to the Department of International Trade Promotion.
Earth's 'vital signs' worsening as humanity's impact deepens
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» PARIS: The global economy's business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth's "vital signs" deteriorate to record levels, an influential group of scientists said on Wednesday, warning that several climate tipping points were now imminent.
Domestic flights banned
Published on 21/07/2021
» A ban took effect Wednesday on domestic passenger flights to and from 13 dark-red zones under maximum Covid-19 control.