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Binance to pay billions in US in money laundering case, CEO resigns
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering violations, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.
Israel struggles to prove Gaza hospital claims
Published on 18/11/2023
» WASHINGTON — Israel is trying to produce solid evidence for its assertion that Hamas has been using tunnels under Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a command centre.
Apec leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum on Friday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Poor playgrounds
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/11/2023
» A sign of a thriving city is one that provides safe and accessible playgrounds for its children. While Bangkok is to be commended for its plans to implement over 100 pocket parks, the state of many existing playgrounds in our existing parks leaves much to be desired.
Germany, Turkey leaders trade barbs over Israel-Hamas war
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» BERLIN - Germany and Turkey's leaders traded barbs Friday over Israel's war on Hamas, with Frank-Walter Steinmeier stressing the country's right to exist while Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded an end to Israel's military operation.
New shifts in Thai Middle East policy
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/11/2023
» The past five weeks have been a hellish time for the new Srettha government, with 39 Thai workers killed and many others injured and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war. Despite Thais being categorised as "innocent", "unarmed", and "non-lethal", they have suffered the highest casualties among foreigners in Israel.
Israel-Hamas battles heighten fears for people trapped in Gaza hospital
AFP, Published on 12/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Intense fighting raged around Gaza's biggest hospital Sunday where doctors said thousands of Palestinians were trapped in dire conditions, as Israel pledged to help evacuate babies from the crippled facility.
'Toxic masculinity': Russia targets women behind award-winning play
AFP, Published on 12/11/2023
» MOSCOW: Yelena Efros has been sending letters to Russian prisons for years, as the head of a volunteer group writing regular dispatches to the country's swelling ranks of political prisoners.
Combat threatens Gaza hospitals
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Gaza hospitals reported being under constant fire and running on nearly exhausted supplies on Saturday as Israel rejected key allies' condemnation of a rising civilian death toll in the Hamas-controlled territory.
Israel pressured to protect Gaza civilians as fighting encircles hospital
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel faced growing calls Saturday to protect civilians in Gaza as its battle with Hamas encircled the territory's main hospital, where an aid agency described the situation as "catastrophic".