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Chinese gang escapes after attempted kidnapping in central Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 22/08/2025
» CHON BURI - A group of Chinese men attempted to kidnap compatriots for ransom at a Pattaya villa this morning, but fled after a Thai woman escaped and alerted police.
Got the scoop: Bear takes over California ice cream shop
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A curious bear on the hunt for something sweet found itself behind the counter of a California ice cream shop over the weekend.
Texas, California race to redraw electoral maps ahead of US midterms
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Republican-controlled Texas and Democratic-run California were set Thursday to forge ahead on creating new congressional maps, in a cutthroat struggle to tilt the outcome of next year's US midterm elections before voters even cast a ballot.
The Trump melodrama: Relief is at hand
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 22/08/2025
» Nobody had been bothering for the past three years, but then along came Donald Trump, determined to shape a "peace deal" between two countries about which he knows little and cares less. Why? Just to win a bauble called the Nobel Peace Prize, because Barack Obama got it first and that wasn't fair.
Hi-viz for deep dives
Life, Published on 22/08/2025
» The recently-refreshed Seamaster Diver 300M collection boasts new mesh bracelets, domed sapphire crystals and oxalic anodised aluminium bezels.
Stay on track
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 22/08/2025
» Last month, Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment released Jurassic World Rebirth, with the star-studded cast including Jonathan Bailey as palaeontologist Dr Henry Loomis.
Preserved corpses at ‘HIV temple’ to be cremated
Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2025
» Authorities will cremate more than 20 preserved corpses found at Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu, long known for caring for people living with HIV/Aids, in Lop Buri on Saturday, following a public outcry over the temple’s long-standing display of Aids patients’ remains in its museum.
Zelensky: Security guarantees must precede talks with Putin
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but only after his allies agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine that would deter future Russian attacks once the fighting stops.
Old places, new menus
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/08/2025
» Bored of eating the same thing twice? Fear no more, here's a list of restaurants that have shuffled things up to make sure you're never bored or short of choices while dining out.
Surging tourism polluting Antarctica, scientists warn
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» SANTIAGO, Chile - Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth’s most pristine environments already threatened by human-driven climate change.