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Conor McGregor, UFC fighter, is held liable for sexual assault in Ireland
New York Times, Published on 23/11/2024
» DUBLIN — A woman who had accused mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel penthouse in 2018 was awarded nearly 250,000 euros (about US$260,000) in damages Friday after a jury found him liable for sexual assault in a civil trial in Dublin.
Who might replace Biden on the top of the ticket?
New York Times, Published on 29/06/2024
» NEW YORK - United States President Joe Biden's stumbling performance in the debate against former President Donald Trump has some Democrats raising the possibility of nominating an alternative candidate and mulling over a roster of names.
At Asian weddings, cash is king
New York Times, Published on 12/08/2023
» SEOUL: When I received a wedding invitation from my friends Jiyeon Kim and Olof Norlander this year, I knew exactly where I would pick up their wedding present: the bank.
Marcos win prompts protests in the Philippines
New York Times, Published on 10/05/2022
» MANILA: Angry young voters gathered in the Philippines on Tuesday to protest against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the former dictator, who clinched a landslide victory this week in one of the most divisive presidential elections in the country’s recent history.
China trying to obscure origin of Covid pandemic, say researchers
New York Times, Published on 07/12/2020
» NEW YORK: The mild-mannered German scientist Alexander Kekulé never anticipated becoming a Chinese propaganda star, but the director of the Institute for Biosecurity Research in Halle has been all over the state-run media in China in recent days.
Barbers back in business - for schnauzers too
New York Times, Published on 10/05/2020
» When the coronavirus lockdown in Bangkok eased a bit after six weeks, the first appointment my family made was not for a medical check-up or a walk in a park.
Hong Kong's universities now citadels under siege
New York Times, Published on 14/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Seething with anger, the black-clad students hurled gasoline bombs, threw bricks and even aimed flaming arrows at riot police, who answered with tear-gas volleys and rubber bullets that hurtled into Hong Kong’s university grounds for the first time.
Vietnam quietly avoids Huawei in building 5G network
New York Times, Published on 19/07/2019
» HANOI: The battle for technological dominance between the United States and China is splitting the world in two, though not always along the lines you might expect.
Apple’s $1-trillion milestone reflects rise of megacompanies
New York Times, Published on 03/08/2018
» US Steel. General Motors. AT&T. Exxon Mobil.