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Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists
Reuters, Published on 25/07/2022
» Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts", state media said on Monday, the first executions in Myanmar in decades.
Hidden Van Gogh self-portrait found
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2022
» LONDON: A self-portrait of Dutch post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh has been uncovered hidden behind one of his paintings.
Rare Michelangelo drawing could fetch €30mn in Paris sale
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2022
» PARIS: A drawing by Michelangelo, discovered in 2019, will be offered for sale next month by Christie's and could fetch €30 million (US$33 million), the British auction house said on Tuesday.
Vietnam detains dissident singer after European tour
Reuters, Published on 27/03/2018
» HANOI: Vietnamese singer and activist Do Nguyen Mai Khoi, an outspoken campaigner for free speech, was detained in the capital Hanoi on Tuesday after flying home from Europe, her husband told Reuters.
UK academic who blackmailed victims jailed for 32 years
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» LONDON: A British academic who blackmailed victims into sending him increasingly depraved images which he shared on dark web forums was jailed for 32 years on Monday after admitting 137 offences which included encouraging the rape of a four-year-old boy.
At least 80 dead in Philippines war on drugs
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2017
» MANILA -- Police killed at least 13 people in Manila on the third night of an escalation in President Rodrigo Duterte's ruthless war on drugs and crime, taking the toll for one of the bloodiest weeks so far to 80, Reuters witnesses and media reported on Friday.
Finland now pays unconditional minimum income to all
Business, Reuters, Published on 20/01/2017
» HELSINKI - A group of unemployed Finns have just become the first Europeans to enjoy a guaranteed basic income; from January a monthly pay cheque has begun arriving from the state, regardless of whether they find work or sit at home on the couch.
Youth turn backs on 'Singapore Dream'
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2013
» SINGAPORE - Ong Hui Juan spent nearly four years working in a British bank in Singapore, but decided to leave last year to pursue her passion of working with youth - an unusual and surprising decision in the achievement-oriented city state.