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EU leaders save landmark budget as Brexit looms
AFP, Published on 11/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU leaders on Thursday resolved a bitter dispute with Poland and Hungary and salvaged the bloc's landmark post-coronavirus recovery plan, as the threat of an imminent no-deal Brexit loomed large.
Russia awaits landmark CAS ruling on doping ban
AFP, Published on 17/12/2020
» LAUSANNE - Sport's highest court will announce on Thursday its decision on whether to overturn Russia's four-year ban from international sport over alleged state-sponsored doping that would exclude it from next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Landmark US carrier visit to Vietnam begins Monday
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2018
» HONG KONG/HANOI: The visit of a US aircraft carrier to Vietnam for the first time since the beginning of the Vietnam War is a powerful symbol of the growing strategic ties between the former foes.
Singapore starts landmark public hearing on fake news
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday began a public hearing on how to tackle the threat of fake news, with speakers suggesting measures ranging from blocking websites to balancing the interests of national security and free speech.
Johnston's British racing landmark is poetry in motion
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» LONDON - Mark Johnston became Britain's most successful winning trainer on Thursday when Poet's Society won at York's prestigious Ebor meeting eliciting roars from the packed stands.
Abuse scandals loom over pope's landmark Ireland visit
AFP, Published on 25/08/2018
» DUBLIN - Pope Francis faces calls to take tougher action against abuse as he visits Ireland this weekend -- a country where multiple scandals have badly damaged the image of the Catholic Church.
Uighur footballer chases China landmark in troubled times
AFP, Published on 06/09/2018
» SHANGHAI - The scion of a footballing family is primed to become the first Uighur to represent China's national team, amid growing international concern about the fate of the ethnic minority group.
British royals arrive on landmark trip to Sydney
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» SYDNEY - Prince Harry and Meghan touched down in Sydney on Monday, kicking off a bumper Pacific tour that is the British royals' first major outing abroad as a couple.
AIT Hosts Landmark Delta Summit with Global Impact
Published on 27/03/2025
» The First UNCCRD Delta Summit 2025, held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand from 17-20 March 2025, brought together over 140 global leaders, experts, and community representatives from 24 countries to accelerate action for the sustainable governance of river deltas. This first-of-a-kind landmark event, led by the DeltasUNite Initiative marks a significant step in operationalising the UN Convention for Conserving River Deltas (UNCCRD), unveiled at COP28 in Dubai. The Summit discourse will be consolidated into a White Paper to be delivered to the United Nations, outlining policy recommendations and governance mechanisms for delta conservation through the UNCCRD.
Australia's women footballers get landmark equal pay deal
AFP, Published on 06/11/2019
» SYDNEY: Women footballers playing for Australia's national team will earn the same as their male counterparts under a deal unveiled on Wednesday and hailed as landmark for gender equality in sport.