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Pink elephants march for Thailand's late queen mother
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» Eleven pink painted elephants marched through Bangkok on Thursday, bowing in unison outside the Grand Palace in a lumbering tribute to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.
China plays up image of reliable partner as Their Majesties visit
Reuters, Published on 14/11/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday rolled out the red carpet for the first Thai monarch to visit China since ties were established 50 years ago as Beijing seized the chance to portray itself as a benevolent neighbour and reliable economic partner.
Tourism deal puts one of Egypt's last wild shores at risk
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» WADI AL-GEMAL NATIONAL PARK (EGYPT) - In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores.
'Make America Healthy Again' report cites nonexistent studies: authors
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - At least four of the studies cited in a flagship White House report on children's health do not exist, authors listed in the document told AFP Thursday, casting doubt on the paper outlining US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda.
Trump admin sows doubt over vaccines in 'Make America Healthy Again' report
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A highly anticipated White House report outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda devotes significant space to raising alarm over vaccines, while touching on environmental and nutrition concerns that remain at odds with broader administration actions.
India’s vast Hindu festival draws to an end
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» PRAYAGRAJ, India — The Kumbh Mela festival wraps up on Wednesday, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.
Death toll rises to at least 18 in New Delhi railway station stampede
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2025
» NEW DELHI - The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India's capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said on Sunday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» PRAYAGRAJ (INDIA) - Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.
US freezes gun exports to Thailand and others
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Commerce Deparrtment is halting exports of most US-made firearms to Thailand and other major markets for 90 days and reviewing its support of the country’s biggest gun trade show to ensure it “does not undermine US policy interests” — steps that could slow two decades of growth of gun sales abroad.
New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosques attack
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» WELLINGTON - A coronial inquiry into New Zealand's 2019 mosque killings opened Tuesday, with relatives of the 51 people who died in the massacre hoping to discover if any lives could have been saved.