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Syria's Sharaa calls for united efforts to rebuild a year after Assad's ouster
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» DAMASCUS - President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and divisions, as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
CP Group Urges Businesses to Lead Thailand’s Just Transition to a Greener, Fairer Future
Published on 08/12/2025
» Companies can take a leading role in driving a just transition, creating a greener and more inclusive society, opening new opportunities for sustainable growth. Sustainable business models that enable a just transition can be both profitable and beneficial to society.
Venezuela acknowledges death of detained opposition figure
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» CARACAS - Venezuela acknowledged Sunday an opposition figure died while in custody, as the Trump administration slammed Caracas as "vile" and the South American country's army swore in thousands of new soldiers amid mounting US military pressure.
Parental benefits to expand
News, Published on 08/12/2025
» The amended labour protection law, introducing parental leave and extended maternity benefits, has come into force.
Artists resist repression in Thailand, US
Oped, Published on 08/12/2025
» In late August, two seemingly unrelated events occurred in Thailand and the US. The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) altered a major exhibit it had recently opened and, a few weeks later, the comedian Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily taken off the air by the ABC television network. These events are linked as forms of artistic repression and perhaps more concerning, as examples of the growing use of intermediary censorship by authoritarian regimes.
What to know about Australia’s social media ban
Published on 07/12/2025
» SYDNEY — There are an estimated 440,000 young Australian teens, ages 13 to 15, on Snapchat. On Instagram, 350,000 in that age group are active users, and on TikTok, 200,000. Even Facebook — not exactly squarely in the Gen Alpha zeitgeist — reportedly has 150,000.
Australia hits Afghan Taliban officials with sanctions, travel bans
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia on Saturday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government over what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women and girls.
US Supreme Court to weigh Trump bid to end birthright citizenship
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review President Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship.
Trump all smiles as he wins FIFA's new peace prize
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday -- a compensation gift for a leader whose dream of winning the Nobel remains unfulfilled.
Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery for $83bn
Published on 05/12/2025
» Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s TV and film studios and streaming division for $83 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood’s oldest and most prized assets to the streaming pioneer that has upended the media industry.