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Despite jokes and bravado, Biden chafes at age scrutiny
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - With voters and opponents raising concerns over Joe Biden's advanced age as he ramps up a still-unofficial 2024 campaign, the 80-year-old president frequently parries such jabs with uneasy humor.
Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» SYDNEY - The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia will meet in the United States next week to discuss security and foreign policy, the British Prime Minister's office announced on Wednesday, ahead of an expected nuclear submarine deal aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness in the Pacific.
Antarctic sea ice at record low
Published on 08/03/2023
» Sea ice coverage in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said Tuesday.
HK women abandon attempts to march
Published on 08/03/2023
» A Hong Kong women’s rights group said on Wednesday that it had called off what would have been a rare authorised protest after its representatives had been summoned numerous times for meetings with the police.
Bangkok-Chiang Mai rail project gears up
Published on 08/03/2023
» Thailand and Japan are preparing to begin the first-phase construction of a high-speed rail project linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang Mai.
Kharkiv celebrates return of street lights
Published on 08/03/2023
» KHARKIV, Ukraine: Street lighting has returned to Kharkiv, sparking joy in Ukraine’s second-largest city that has been plunged into darkness and shelled regularly by Russian forces for more than a year.
Women march as rights under threat across the globe
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» Women were taking to the streets from Kabul to Bangkok on Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day and defend rights that are coming under increasing attack.
Germany 'searched ship' over Nord Stream blast
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» BERLIN: German investigators probing the Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts searched a ship suspected of having transported explosives used in the incident, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: March 8-14
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 08/03/2023
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Georgia sees protests over 'foreign agent' law
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» TBILISI: Georgian opposition and civil society groups called for new protests Wednesday against government plans to introduce controversial "foreign agent" legislation, reminiscent of Russian legislation to pressure critics.