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Baldwin trial revolves around Wild West gun
Published on 09/07/2024
» SANTA FE, New Mexico - The inner workings of a Colt .45 “Peacemaker” revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, have become the focus of actor Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial.
Farm animals are hauled all over the country; so are their pathogens
Published on 20/05/2024
» The bird flu virus that is spreading through American dairy cows can probably be traced back to a single spillover event. Late last year, scientists believe, the virus jumped from wild birds into cattle in the Texas panhandle. By this spring, the virus, known as H5N1, had travelled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina and Michigan.
Naples fetes Italy's great tenor Caruso with new museum
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» NAPLES (ITALY) - A century and a half after his birth, Italian tenor and opera legend Enrico Caruso is finally being celebrated by his hometown of Naples with a new museum.
Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery
AFP, Published on 02/07/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology Saturday for the Netherlands' involvement in slavery, saying he felt "personally and intensely" affected.
Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery
Published on 01/07/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology on Saturday for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected.
It’s time for a holiday in the sun, anywhere but here
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 16/06/2023
» With the onset of the monsoons coupled with the heat in the Thai capital (and yes, we are talking about the weather, for once), it is time to experience the onslaught of milder summer. Guru By Bangkok Post lists places where you can chill in the cool summer breeze.
Dutch PM apologises for 250 years of slavery
AFP, Published on 19/12/2022
» THE HAGUE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday officially apologised for 250 years of the Netherlands' involvement in slavery, calling it a "crime against humanity".
Election fever
News, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2022
» Re: "EC plans to hold general election on May 7, 2023", (BP, Sept 22).
Complicated history and a comeback
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/06/2022
» On the partition of a quiet seaside wood house is more than an old photo from circa 1881. It is hard evidence that King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and his entourage, including his half-brother Prince Damrong Rajanuphap, visited the island in the easternmost province of Trat before it was subject to French rule. Despite the withdrawal of troops, colonial legacies remained for years.
Timeless beauty
Life, Noko, Published on 19/11/2021
» Jaeger-LeCoultre just can't wait for the centennial of the Reverso, and its 90th anniversary is marked by tribute editions launched throughout the year.