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Belgian brothers look to float Brel's boat
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium: Belgian singer Jacques Brel famously crooned about clinging to love in iconic hits like "Ne me quitte pas" and now two brothers in his homeland are engaged in their own enduring passion project to restore his cherished sailboat.
Fears of Russian spies take hold
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 01/01/2023
» In hindsight, some things just didn't add up about Jose Giammaria.
How one Englishman built up a property empire in Thailand
Published on 11/02/2021
» From golf courses to one of Thailand’s leading brands of luxury retirement residences.
'Wipeout' surfboard drifts 8,000km from Hawaii to Philippines
AFP, Published on 21/09/2020
» MANILA: When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in Hawaii, his best hope was for a local fisherman to pick it up. He never imagined it would be found more than 8,000 kilometres away in the southern Philippines.
Pressure rises on Malta PM to resign over slain reporter case
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» VALLETTA - Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat came under increasing pressure to resign on Friday as protesters cried foul over the latest twist in the case of slain investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for NYC
AFP, Published on 14/08/2019
» PLYMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM) - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg set sail for New York on Wednesday, heading for a UN summit on a zero-emissions yacht skippered by a member of Monaco's ruling family.
Human override here to stay
Life, James Hein, Published on 10/04/2019
» Computers are useful tools and they will emotionlessly churn through thousands of operations in the blink of an eye to produce whatever results they were programmed to do. Most of the time the results are welcomed. When it comes to malware the results generate a different reaction, and then there are those spaces in the middle. The situation surrounding the Boeing 737 Max MCAS aircraft and the recent crash is an excellent example. The latest analysis would seem to indicate that the computer engineers made some choices that have had unintended consequences. In this case overriding the wishes of the pilots by assuming the plane was crashing, when it wasn't, and not allowing the human pilots to correct the computer's decisions.
Campaign begins to impeach NACC
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 29/12/2018
» A campaign has begun to seek the removal of the five members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) who voted to clear Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon of wrongdoing in the luxury watch scandal.
Campaign begins to impeach NACC
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2018
» A campaign has begun to seek the removal of the five members of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) who voted to clear Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon of wrongdoing in the luxury watch scandal.
British Golden Globe sailor rescued in Southern Ocean
AFP, Published on 08/12/2018
» SANTIAGO - British Golden Globe Race sailor Susie Goodall was plucked from a stormy Southern Ocean by a Chinese ship on Friday, a day after her yacht was dismasted, rescuers told AFP.