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World's longest-running TV soap, Coronation Street, turns 60
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» LONDON - The world's longest-running TV soap opera, Britain's cosy working-class series "Coronation Street," celebrates 60 years on screen on Wednesday, defying social changes and the pandemic.
The robber barons
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 09/12/2016
» When the USSR imploded with the failure of its 75-year experiment with communism, it was every man for himself. As capitalism was working in the US, why not try it? With no equivalent of America's Wall Street, Russians eschewed stocks and bonds and went for the money.
Putting a face to corruption
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 18/09/2015
» From poorly equipped school facilities and dubious construction projects to suspiciously wealthy politicians, the people of Thailand have heard, if not lived, with stories of bribes and back-room deals as far back as they can remember.
Tales from the kingdom
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/01/2014
» Using one's national language sometimes has a downside. Among the obvious disadvantages are communication barriers and the low exposure of local literature on the international scene.
Anti-Trafficking crusader shows her fight
Life, Published on 14/05/2013
» Following a two-year CNN investigation, the two-hour documentary The Fighters chronicles human rights pioneer Cecilia Flores-Oebanda in her journey to protect children from the sex trade and convince the Philippines' biggest star, Manny Pacquiao, to join her as a fighter in the battle against modern-day slavery.