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Bangladesh TV news off air, communications disrupted as student protests spike
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2024
» DHAKA - Television news channels in Bangladesh were off the air and telecommunications were widely disrupted on Friday amid violent student protests against quotas for government jobs in which nearly two dozen people have been killed this week.
World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognised as the oldest in the world.
Meet the Myanmar junta’s hi-so helpers
By Hannah Beech, The New York Times, Published on 25/12/2021
» Three years ago, the Kyaw Thaung family partied at the Pegu Club. The venerable Burmese Irish clan had restored the teak-lined establishment to its 19th-century glory. The Pegu Club project befitted the family’s East-meets-West positioning and the optimism of a country newly engaging with the world.
Hong Kong democracy paper runs defiant edition day after raid
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper hit the stands Friday a day after police raided its newsroom, with an extra-large print run and a characteristic message of defiance emblazoned on its front that read: "We must press on".
Keeping it real: appraisers sift China second-hand luxury market for fakes
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» BEIJING - It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits -- so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel handbag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China.
Ex-Barcelona president Bartomeu arrested: source
AFP, Published on 02/03/2021
» BARCELONA - Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested on Monday as part of a police investigation into last year's 'Barcagate' scandal, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP.
Messi rages as failing Barca lose La Liga
AFP, Published on 17/07/2020
» MADRID: Barcelona made it all about the Champions League and after surrendering La Liga to Real Madrid, now it is all they have left.
SpaceX readies for blast-off with NASA astronauts aboard
AFP, Published on 27/05/2020
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (UNITED STATES) - Gray skies loomed over Florida's Atlantic coast Tuesday, just one day before two astronauts were set to blast off aboard a SpaceX capsule on the most dangerous and prestigious mission NASA has ever entrusted to a private company.
Harry and Meghan begin life as (almost) ordinary people
AFP, Published on 19/01/2020
» LONDON: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan began a new life Sunday as -- somewhat -- ordinary people with financial worries and security concerns after being stripped of their royal titles and public funding by the Queen.
Trump Jr touts "dream" Indonesia projects, denies conflicts
Reuters, Published on 13/08/2019
» JAKARTA: Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of the US president, said he was upbeat about two planned Trump-branded projects in Indonesia and dismissed any risk of conflict of interest over involvement in the luxury resorts in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.