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Saudi princess leads fashion drive
AFP, Published on 27/04/2018
» RIYADH: A young Saudi Arabian princess inspired by her time living in Tokyo is the new face of fashion in an ultraconservative kingdom, where dramatic reforms have sparked equal parts optimism and scepticism.
World-famous diamond inspires new and bloody history
AFP, Published on 23/12/2016
» NEW DELHI - Many precious stones have a blood-soaked history, but a new book reveals the world's most famous diamond the Koh-i-Noor surpasses them all, with a litany of horrors that rivals "Game of Thrones".
Apec summit talks trade in a Trump world
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» LIMA - Top world leaders meet from Thursday to try to save their cherished free trade accords from feared extinction under US president-elect Donald Trump.
Lights out, volume down in Bangkok's party heart
AFP, Published on 15/10/2016
» With soldiers closing down Bangkok's notorious go-go bars and tourists forced to sneak sips of beer from paper cups, the country is dialling down its raucous party scene out of respect for His Majesty King Bhumibol.
Thais master Scrabble without English
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» Komol Panyasophonlert struggles to string an English sentence together, but the 31-year-old Thai computer programmer is still hoping to be crowned champion of the wordsmith's favourite boardgame, Scrabble, this week.
'Happy Birthday' free for all
AFP, Published on 29/06/2016
» LOS ANGELES - A US federal judge on Monday signed off on a settlement that puts the song Happy Birthday out of copyright reach and into the public domain.
Bangkok parties as Leicester lift English Premier League trophy
AFP, Published on 08/05/2016
» Cheers, spilt beers and confetti met the award of the English Premier League trophy to Leicester City on Saturday at a lively title party laid on by the Foxes' Thai owners in Bangkok.