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China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by big powers
Published on 11/07/2022
» JAKARTA: China's foreign minister Wang Yi warned on Monday during a policy speech in the Indonesian capital that countries should avoid being used as "chess pieces" by major powers in a region at risk of being reshaped by geopolitical factors.
MLB suspends 12 for roles in Angels brawl with Mariners
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has announced suspensions for 12 people in the wake of Sunday's benches-clearing brawl between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners.
Honouring the heroes of Ukraine
Life, Published on 29/06/2022
» Ukrainian soldiers and defenders of freedom who died or were killed in the Russia-Ukraine war are being honoured in an art exhibition sponsored by the Ukrainian embassy.
K-pop super band BTS says 'devastated' by US hate crimes
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - South Korean K-pop supergroup BTS used a White House visit Tuesday to call out a growth in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States.
The Bunnag clan from the inside
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 01/04/2022
» Bunnag may be the best-known surname in Thailand because of the size of the clan, its historical role, and the name's blessed two-syllable brevity. The resounding title of this book suggests a grand tale of the clan marching through history. Not so. This is an intensely personal account of one person refinding himself in the shadow of the past.
Becker on trial accused of failing to hand over trophies to settle debts
AFP, Published on 21/03/2022
» LONDON - A British jury was told to ignore Boris Becker's celebrity status on Monday as the former world number one tennis player faces trial, accused of failing to hand over trophies he won to settle his debts.
'Mission impossible': UN in Cambodia showed early limit of nation building
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Just over 30 years ago, a crackling radio in a refugee camp on the Thai border brought Sam Sophal word that the United Nations was coming to his war-ravaged homeland of Cambodia.
'Lithuania mania' sweeps Taiwan as China spat sizzles
AFP, Published on 09/03/2022
» TAIPEI: The tiny handful of Lithuanians living in Taiwan are suddenly in vogue among the island's residents after their small Baltic nation did something Taipei has long staked its identity on: stand up to China.
Poland opens doors as refugee count hits a million
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» MEDYKA (POLAND) - Faced with the influx of a million refugees fleeing Russian troops in Ukraine, Poles like Nicolas Kusiak, a 27-year-old manager, have rallied in an ever expanding humanitarian response.
UEFA chief blasts clubs still committed to Super League project
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» LONDON: UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday he was sick of talking about a breakaway European Super League, accusing club chiefs still committed to the idea of living in a "parallel world".