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Trump touts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for detainees
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will attend the opening on Tuesday of a remote migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as he pressures lawmakers to deliver a sweeping spending bill aimed at ramping up deportations.
Maori rights rally draws thousands in New Zealand
Published on 19/11/2024
» WELLINGTON - Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied in front of parliament on Tuesday in one of the country’s largest ever protests to oppose a bill, which opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of Maori and threatens to set race relations back decades.
Lebanon power cuts turn cafes into co-working spaces
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» BEIRUT - The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi.
Outrage grows after brutal murder of elderly Thai man in San Francisco
New York Times, Published on 28/02/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Weary of being cooped inside during the pandemic, Vicha Ratanapakdee was impatient for his regular morning walk. He washed his face, put on a baseball cap and face mask and told his wife he would have the coffee she had prepared for him when he returned. Then, on a brisk and misty Northern California winter morning last month, he stepped outside.
Key nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» NEW YORK - Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on January 31, 2021.
Army chief ridicules claim Thailand behind chemical attack in Japan
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2019
» An exiled critic of the country's military and monarchy said he was attacked in his home in Japan last month and believes Thai authorities were behind the incident, an accusation that was ridiculed by the kingdom's army chief.
China's Fosun Group confirms Thomas Cook rescue bid
AFP, Published on 12/07/2019
» BEIJING - China's Fosun Group is considering nearly a billion dollar rescue of embattled British tour operator Thomas Cook, the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate confirmed Friday.
Investigation ordered into disappeared Vietnamese blogger in Bangkok
Online reporters and Reuters, Published on 08/02/2019
» BANGKOK: The Immigration Bureau promised on Thursday to investigate the disappearance of a dissident Vietnamese journalist believed to have been abducted at the northern Bangkok Future Park mall two weeks ago.
Search teams practise evacuation
News Agencies, Saiarun Pinaduang and Online Reporters, Published on 30/06/2018
» CHIANG RAI: Rescue teams held evacuation and medical drills on Saturday and divers attempted to push deeper into the Tham Luang cave as the desperate search for 12 young footballers and their coach went into its seventh day.