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Qantas apologises for showing film with nudity on flight
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/10/2024
» Australian airline Qantas is apologising after a recent flight from Sydney to Tokyo featured an R-rated movie shown on every screen.
Fujimori's Peru and the price of neoliberal success
Oped, Published on 10/10/2024
» The script of Latin American politics too often reads like a "dictator novel," and on Sept 11, another chapter drew to a close with the death of Alberto Fujimori. As the president who most defined -- and divided -- modern Peru, his legacy remains a topic of heated debate. One version of Fujimori's epitaph would commend his economics and condemn his politics, but the deeper lesson his life story offers may be that it is impossible to separate the two.
Kremlin denies report of Trump phone calls with Putin
Published on 09/10/2024
» The Kremlin on Wednesday denied reports by American journalist Bob Woodward that former US president Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin as many as seven times after leaving office.
Qantas apologises for showing R-rated film with nudity to entire flight
New York Times, Published on 09/10/2024
» Sit back, relax and enjoy the … nudity and sexting?
Reforming the UN Security Council
News, Published on 09/10/2024
» As world leaders recently convened in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, the prospect of reforming the Security Council emerged as a major topic of discussion. A key question is whether the Council should add more permanent members.
Viktor Bout ‘trying to sell weapons to Houthis’
New York Times, Published on 08/10/2024
» BERLIN — The Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is trying to broker a deal with Houthi militants in Yemen, according to Western officials.
Fighting Myanmar's patriarchy, one all-male panel at a time
New York Times, Published on 08/10/2024
» CHIANG MAI — A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male.
A master of Irish music
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/10/2024
» The late Prof Mick Moloney, a well-known Bangkok resident who passed away in 2022, left behind a huge musical and academic legacy. He was recognised as a master of Irish music and one of the foremost experts on Irish-American music.
Singapore ends 181 years of horse racing to make way for homes
Published on 06/10/2024
» More than 180 years of horse racing came to an end in Singapore on Saturday, as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day before its track is handed back to the government to provide land for new homes.
Thousands around world protest Middle East war as Oct 7 anniversary nears
Published on 06/10/2024
» PARIS/WASHINGTON - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in major cities around the world on Saturday demanding an end to bloodshed in Gaza and the wider Middle East as the start of Israel's war in the Palestinian enclave approaches its first anniversary.