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Syria Kurds retake prison, ending six-day IS attack
AFP, Published on 27/01/2022
» HASAKEH (SYRIA) - Kurdish forces on Wednesday retook full control of a prison in northeast Syria where Islamic State group jihadists had been holed up since attacking it six days earlier.
Junta brutality triggers desertions
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 01/02/2022
» Becoming a commissioned officer in the Tatmadaw was a dream for many young men in Myanmar. Among them, was Captain Zero (real name withheld for safety reasons), an army officer who was once stationed in Magway, which lies northwest of Nay Pyi Taw.
Macron expected to announce Mali withdrawal
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron this week will announce that French troops will be withdrawn from Mali and redeployed elsewhere in the Sahel following a breakdown in ties with the country's military regime, concurring sources say.
Biden poised to nominate first Black woman on Supreme Court
AFP, Published on 24/02/2022
» WASHINGTON - As President Joe Biden prepares to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, several leading candidates for the coveted seat on the nation's highest court have emerged.
Russia’s Ultra-rich count cost of US$83bn wealth wipe-out
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/03/2022
» Russia’s billionaires are starting to feel the heat.
The rise and rise of Nutcharut 'Mink' Wongharuthai
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/03/2022
» HONG KONG: As a child, Nutcharut 'Mink' Wongharuthai reluctantly hung around after school waiting for her mum to finish working at a Thai snooker hall. But fast forward a dozen years and the 22-year-old is now the world women's snooker champion - an unlikely sporting ascent which has put her firmly in the frame as a new rival to the men.
Lemar: 'It might not look pretty, but it works. Atletico win.'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2022
» MADRID: "It’s not about advice, says Thomas Lemar. "It’s more when he talks, the way he talks, his honesty. That’s what makes you play out of your skin."
All in the family: Philippine dynasties tighten grip on power
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» LAOAG, Philippines: If the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos wins the May 9 presidential election, he will not be the only Marcos currently in power -- and will almost certainly not be the last.
Pariah to president: Marcos Jr returns family to Philippines supremacy
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» MANILA: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose dictator father and namesake plundered and brutalised the Philippines for decades, on Tuesday won a historic election victory, capping his clan's journey from pariahs to the presidential palace.
Thailand secure first gold at Hanoi
Sports, Published on 12/05/2022
» The 31st SEA Games in Vietnam officially start on Thursday as Thailand aim to win 112 gold medals.