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Alpha males are rare among our fellow primates: scientists
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» PARIS - New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more nuanced power dynamics in the relationships of our close relatives.
Cross at your peril
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/04/2025
» Re: "French tourist killed on zebra crossing in Kanchanaburi", (BP, April 4).
Why global governance is failing badly
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 14/03/2025
» The United Nations was established in 1945, succeeding the failed League of Nations, to pull humanity back from the brink of self-destruction. It was a bold experiment in collective security, designed to prevent another world war and manage conflicts through diplomacy rather than violence.
Acclaimed British actress Maggie Smith dies at 89
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2024
» LONDON - British actress Maggie Smith, an award winning Shakespearian actress and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films, has died at age 89, the BBC reported on Friday.
French actor Alain Delon dies aged 88, French media report
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2024
» PARIS: French actor Alain Delon, who melted the hearts of millions of film fans whether playing a murderer, hoodlum or hitman in his postwar heyday, has died, French media reported on Sunday. He was 88.
SVB's collapse shows Fed failure to supervise banks
Oped, Joseph E Stiglitz, Published on 02/05/2023
» The aftershocks of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), while seemingly fading, are still reverberating around the world. Although Federal Reserve officials have taken pains to assure the public that the US banking system is sound, it is unclear why anyone should believe them. After all, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told Congress the same thing just days before SVB's collapse in March.
The poor get poorer
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/01/2023
» Re: "Rivals lay claim to welfare," (BP, Jan 19).
James Webb Space Telescope opens its eyes on the Universe
AFP, Published on 11/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - Space enthusiasts are holding their breath.
Tourists and the Japanese art of pandemic envy
News, Gearoid Reidy, Published on 30/05/2022
» The first tourists have begun to trickle back into Japan, with a few guided tour groups arriving this week in a small experiment designed to get locals used to the idea of foreign visitors. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is promising to let in more package tours starting next month as the country starts to reopen.
Where To Next?
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 10/01/2022
» The world has entered its third year of living with a global pandemic. We have witnessed almost 300 million Covid-19 cases with 5.47 million lives lost, yet the toll might have been much worse but for an almost superhuman global effort to develop effective vaccines in record time.