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Tutu's body lies in state at S.Africa cathedral
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» CAPE TOWN - The body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu was carried Thursday into a historic cathedral where he once railed against white rule to allow South Africans to bid farewell to the anti-apartheid icon.
Trying times ahead for Thai leadership
News, Published on 28/12/2021
» In the Year of the Tiger, three prominent issues will determine Thailand's future and its position in the region and among the international community.
South Africa mourns anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Monday began a week of mourning for the revered anti-apartheid fighter Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Dr Dolittle Prayut does little but talk
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/12/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made ludicrous headlines again when he broached the subject of animals during his official visit to southern border provinces. It is not surprising that the macho general again doted on creatures. A few years ago, he shared a photo of him in casual clothes and a cuddly dog on his lap. However, his interaction with animals in provincial trips often lands him in hot water.
Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu dead at 90
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country's moral compass, died on Sunday aged 90, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
Desmond Tutu, South Africa's moral compass
AFP, Published on 26/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, was the moral compass of his beloved "Rainbow Nation", never afraid to speak truth to power, whatever its creed or colour.
Scarred for life: Canada's uprooted Indigenous children
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» AMOS (CANADA) - Jimmy Papatie, just five years old, clutched at his grandmother's skirt, his face bathed in tears. He did not want to get on the bus. He did not want to be sent away from his family, and the Canadian forest where his Algonquin tribe lived.
1st Shura Council elections herald a new era in Qatar
Published on 16/12/2021
» The year 2021 holds several important implications for the State of Qatar both internally and internationally. Perhaps the most prominent internal achievement of the State of Qatar is the holding of the Shura Council elections for the first time in the country’s history. This is within the framework of the ambitious policy pursued by the State of Qatar to develop its legislative mechanism by expanding the popular participation in the way that reflects the value of Qatari constitution and Qatar National Vision 2030.
Ruling party concedes, leftist poised to become Honduras's first woman president
AFP, Published on 02/12/2021
» TEGUCIGALPA - Leftist opposition leader Xiomara Castro was poised Wednesday to become Honduras's first woman president, with her main rival of the ruling conservative party conceding defeat even before the final vote count.
Former first lady set to become Honduras's first woman president
AFP, Published on 29/11/2021
» TEGUCIGALPA - Former first lady Xiomara Castro appeared set to become Honduras's first woman president after taking a commanding lead over the ruling party candidate, partial election results showed Monday.