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Starbucks ordered to pay B1.68bn for hot tea spill
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million (1.68 billion baht) to a customer who was burned when hot tea spilled on his lap at a California drive-through.
Five years on from the pandemic, long Covid keeps lives on hold
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» VIENNA - Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it impossible for her to even take short walks.
Northern Ireland political impasse to drag into 2024
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland - A lengthy boycott of devolved government in Northern Ireland will stretch into 2024 after talks to end the impasse stalled Tuesday, with frustration mounting over political dysfunction and crumbling public services.
US Republicans try, try again with fourth speaker nominee
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Republicans on Tuesday made their fourth pick in just two weeks to replace the ousted speaker of the US House of Representatives, underlining the chaos engulfing the fragmented party after three previous nominees failed to win the gavel.
Leaderless US House ends week where it started
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives was closing out a third week of dysfunction Friday, no nearer to replacing its ousted leader and with no realistic plan to end one of its worst institutional crises in decades.
Washington in limbo as House marks 15th day without speaker
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives for a second time on Wednesday, as the leadership vacuum paralyzed Washington for a 15th day with no clear resolution in sight.
Brazil's banana spider aids erectile dysfunction treatment
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» BELO HORIZONTE - Three decades ago, Brazilian researchers began studying a curious side effect from banana spider bites: the toxin left victims with priapism, a painful and persistent erection.
Biden heads to Belfast for N. Ireland peace anniversary
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» BELFAST - US President Joe Biden will arrive in Belfast Tuesday to launch high-profile commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the deal that brought peace to Northern Ireland.
Sunak, Biden to mark 25 years since N.Irish peace deal
AFP, Published on 10/04/2023
» LONDON - Northern Ireland on Monday marks the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, with the UK province mired in political dysfunction and security concerns which threaten to overshadow the historic milestone.
Montenegro votes in presidential polls after months of deadlock
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» PODGORICA (MONTENEGRO) - Montenegrins voted Sunday in a presidential election pitting the Adriatic nation's longest serving leader Milo Djukanovic against a range of rivals hoping to shake up the country's political scene.