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Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.
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Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/05/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot
AFP, Published on 05/05/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.
A farewell to legends
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/04/2025
» Veteran singer and much-loved National Artist Pongsri Woranuch, often referred to as the first "Queen of Luk Thung", died on Sunday at the age of 85.
US music supremo Quincy Jones, who worked with Sinatra and Jackson, dies aged 91
Published on 04/11/2024
» Quincy Jones, the man known simply as "Q," was a huge influence on American music in his work with artists ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music in his collaborations with Michael Jackson.
Catch UK indie icons Ride in Bangkok
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/06/2024
» Since their pioneering days in the UK shoegaze movement in the early 1990s, iconic indie rockers Ride are set to perform in Thailand for the first time. Don't miss "#HYHBKK Live! With Ride" on Aug 5 at Search Studio, Ramkhamhaeng 81.
The voice of Zimbabwe
Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/05/2024
» Thomas Mapfumo, the Zimbabwean singer, bandleader and songwriter, is one of Africa's most respected musicians known not only for his hypnotic chimerenga music but also for his steadfast support for human rights, political dignity and social justice. Chimerenga is the Shona -- Mapfumo's ethnic group -- word for liberation and is based on the sacred and iconic instrument, the mbira (thumb piano or sanza), which is at the heart of Mapfumo's music.
Chinese balloon's equipment 'clearly' for spying: US official
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Images from U2 spy planes showed that the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States last week was unmistakably equipped for collecting intelligence and not weather data, a US official said Thursday.
US: Chinese balloon 'clearly' for spying
Published on 09/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: Images from U2 spy planes showed that the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States last week was unmistakably equipped for collecting intelligence and not weather data, a US official said on Thursday.
Clooney, U2 among honorees at glitzy Washington gala
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: Film icon George Clooney and soul legend Gladys Knight are among an elite circle of stars receiving honors at Washington's Kennedy Center Sunday in the presence of President Joe Biden.