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Milei bars media from presidential palace
AFP, Published on 28/04/2026
» BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) - Argentine President Javier Milei's government on Monday intensified a standoff with the media by blocking journalists from accessing the presidential palace for a third day running.
The art of speaking English badly in Africa
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 28/04/2026
» It is a matter of chronic surprise that politicians, otherwise well-trained in saying just the right thing for the audience they are addressing, forget that whatever they say can be heard everywhere. Right away. By anybody who cares to listen, including journalists always hungry for the next story.
Ex‑director of elite Bangkok school jailed 27 years for admissions bribes
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2026
» The former director of Triam Udom Suksa School, widely regarded as Thailand’s top elite public high school, was jailed for 27 years on Monday for taking student‑admission bribes for the 2016–2018 intake, the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Case ruled.
ChatGPT passes Japan top universities' entrance exams with highest scores
Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2026
» ChatGPT scored the highest marks in this year's entrance exams of the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, two of Japan's top universities, surpassing those of the actual top scorers, an artificial intelligence (AI) venture said on Monday.
Anti-motorbike barriers draw mixed reviews
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/04/2026
» Bangkok City Hall has installed footpath barriers to deter motorcyclists from riding on sidewalks and said more are being added citywide.
The real reason why slums keep coming back
News, Published on 27/04/2026
» The standard policy response to slums -- relocate people, bulldoze the settlement, and build public housing elsewhere -- is older than the slums themselves. It has never worked.
Motorcyclist’s shooting spree kills innocent teacher, injures another
Online Reporters, Published on 26/04/2026
» AYUTTHAYA - A 35-year-old motorcyclist was arrested in Lat Bua Luang district after indiscriminately firing his gun at innocent people, killing a teacher who also had two daughters in her car, and injuring another driver.
Their Majesties to visit Sweden for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 80th birthday
Online Reporters, Published on 26/04/2026
» Their Majesties the King and Queen will make an official visit to Sweden from April 29 to May 2 at the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf, to attend events marking the Swedish monarch’s 80th birthday.
Zelensky accuses Russia of 'nuclear terrorism' on Chernobyl anniversary
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of "nuclear terrorism" on Sunday, as Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster amid deadly new drone attacks.
OpenAI chief apologises for not reporting Canadian mass shooter
Published on 25/04/2026
» OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has apologised to the Canadian community of Tumbler Ridge for failing to alert police about a banned account linked to the person who killed eight people in February before taking her own life.