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Japanese buyer shows off $10-million handbag
Published on 12/11/2025
» TOKYO - The original bag custom-made for the late actress Jane Birkin, which became a design icon, was shown off in Tokyo on Wednesday by the Japanese company that purchased it for a record €8.6 million ($10 million) at Sotheby’s in Paris earlier this year.
ONE Championship: Chatri eyes records as Japan hosts biggest card yet at ONE 173
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/11/2025
» Up on stage at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, a glittering row of gold belts lined the table – five world titles that will be on the line when ONE Championship returns to Ariake Arena on Sunday.
Lebanese say Israel preventing post-war reconstruction
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» MSAILEH, Lebanon - When engineer Tarek Mazraani started campaigning for the reconstruction of war-battered southern Lebanon, Israeli drones hovered ominously overhead — their loudspeakers sometimes calling him out by name.
Cambodia and Thailand trade blame after border gunfire
AFP and Reuters, Published on 12/11/2025
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia and Thailand traded accusations of fresh clashes along their border on Wednesday, after Bangkok said it was pausing the implementation of a US-backed peace deal.
Chinese fraudster’s luxury life on the run ends in UK jail
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2025
» LONDON - As Chinese police closed in on the architect of a massive Ponzi scheme that cost thousands their life savings, a woman in her mid-40s was taken by an accomplice to the Myanmar border on a moped to begin nearly seven years on the run.
Prague cathedral's long-awaited organ to pipe up in 2026
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» PRAGUE — Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral, a favourite feature of postcards from the Czech capital, is next year set to inaugurate a long-awaited organ that befits its Gothic splendour.
Japan police get warrant for mother of Thai girl forced into sex work
Kyodo News, Published on 12/11/2025
» TOKYO — Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Thai woman who allegedly forced her 12-year-old daughter into sex work at a Tokyo massage parlour in a suspected human trafficking case, an investigative source said Wednesday.
British-Thai pair arrested for selling sex products in Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 12/11/2025
» PATTAYA — Police have arrested two men, a Thai and a British national, who allegedly posted stickers in public places advertising sex-enhancement products available on their website.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Nov 12-18
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 12/11/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
3 Bob Ross paintings sell for $600,000 to support public broadcasters
New York Times, Published on 12/11/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Three Bob Ross paintings sold at auction in Los Angeles for more than US$600,000 on Tuesday, the first of 30 canvases by the artist and television host to be sold as part of a campaign to help public broadcasters across the United States weather federal funding cuts.