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Villagers win race to save UK pub, as thousands close
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» NEW RADNOR, Wales — A nearly 200-year-old pub, the Radnor Arms in rural Wales stood abandoned a few years ago. Water ran down the walls, ivy crept around broken windows and rats' skeletons littered the floor.
Nigeria's former president Buhari dead at 82
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» ABUJA - Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari -- who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat -- died Sunday at the age of 82, his aide and the presidency said.
Truck tyre bursts, causing multi-vehicle crash with dozens injured
News, Online Reporters, Published on 12/07/2025
» More than 50 people were injured when a 22-wheeled sand truck's tyre burst and it ploughed into several vehicles near the Suksawat Road expressway exit in Bangkok on Friday night.
Fruit-collector mum killed, son injured by wild elephant
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/07/2025
» SURAT THANI - A woman was killed and her son badly injured by a wild elephant while collecting wild fruit in a forest on Sunday.
Rare leopard cat rescued after trapped in Mukdahan orchard
News, Online Reporters, Published on 05/07/2025
» A palm date farmer has found a rare leopard cat caught in a trap set for paddy field rats in Muang district, Mukdahan province.
Food street fad hits wall
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/05/2025
» The recent plea by Banthat Thong Road restaurateurs for urgent assistance from the government should serve as a wake-up call, not a rallying cry for rescue packages. Their predicament, while unfortunate for individual operators, epitomises the unsustainable practices of building businesses on social media spectacle rather than culinary excellence.
The miracle babies who survived a concentration camp
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» PARIS - They were born in a hell on Earth and were never supposed to survive. But by some miracle a handful of babies born in the Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany made it out alive.
Study suggests physical activity slows Alzheimer's disease
Life, Published on 25/03/2025
» DEAR DOCTORS: What do you know about a study that says aerobics might be good for slowing down the progression of Alzheimer's disease? I've read that being active helps your memory, but how would it affect an actual disease?
Israel halts Gaza electricity supply ahead of new truce talks
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel ordered an immediate halt to Gaza's electricity supply Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages, even as it prepared for fresh talks on the future of its truce with the Palestinian militants.
Bangkok eyes curbing water monitor numbers
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/02/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering measures to control the growing population of water monitors in Lumpini Park and the canal along Rama IV Road.