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New Yorkers expected to pick leftist Mamdani in stunning election
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» NEW YORK — New Yorkers are projected to elect leftist Zohran Mamdani as mayor Tuesday, opening a new front in opposition to Donald Trump and raising the specter the president will retaliate against the city where he made his name.
Nightlife falls silent in Ecuador as narco gangs take charge
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - The sweat-and-salsa-infused nightlife that was once the beating heart of Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, has fallen silent, with bars, restaurants, and nightclubs pulling down the shutters to avoid cartel-linked violence.
Gen Z shift, high costs force UK nightclubs to reinvent
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» LONDON — Is the party over? Nightclubs in the United Kingdom (UK) are famed around the world, but the coronavirus disease (Covid) and inflation have hit the sector hard, forcing businesses to reinvent themselves to attract new generations to the dance floor.
'A tsunami of tears': N. Macedonia buries victims of deadly nightclub fire
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» KOčANI (REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA) - Hundreds of people clutching red and white roses and wearing t-shirts with their loved ones' faces gathered in a small town in North Macedonia on Thursday to bury victims of a devastating nightclub fire.
Indonesia considers parole for ex-terror bosses
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia is considering parole for two former leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant network and amnesty for its jailed members, senior officials said, after 1,300 former members pledged their loyalty to the country.
Myanmar’s war has forced doctors and nurses into prostitution
The New York TImes, Published on 16/12/2024
» After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unravelling.
Power outage plunges all of Cuba into darkness
New York Times, Published on 19/10/2024
» HAVANA - Cuba's power grid failed, and the entire nation plunged into darkness Friday, less than a day after the government stressed the need to paralyse the economy to save electricity in the face of major gasoline shortages and large-scale, regular outages.
Bali to ban building of some hotels to tackle over-development
Reuters, Published on 09/09/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has agreed to set a moratorium on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas on the tourist resort island of Bali, as it grapples with the over-development of land, a senior ministry official said on Monday.
Little change a year after Seoul tragedy
By Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times, Published on 21/10/2023
» SEOUL - From the beginning, with the grief still raw and anguished questions unanswered, the South Korean government distanced itself from the disaster that unfolded last year on a Halloween weekend in Seoul.
Firefighters search wreckage of deadly Spain nightclub fire
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» MURCIA, Spain: Firefighters on Monday searched the debris of a blaze that ripped through a packed Spanish nightclub complex over the weekend, killing at least 13 people and leaving two missing.