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‘Please don’t make us poorer’: Bangkok protesters challenge IMF, World Bank over spending cuts
BANGKOK, Oct 17 — Coconut farmer Sombat Chuekrod travelled more than 200km to join hundreds on the streets of Bangkok yesterday demanding that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank […]
Yellow Vests are back, and France is bracing for another wave of cost-of-living protests
PARIS, Oct 17 — After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations today over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a […]
‘A gun solved the problem of a gun’: Oregon school shooting leaves grandmother grappling with tragedy
BEND, Oct 18 — Kristen Vanetsky and her family moved to Bend, Oregon, after a shooting in their New Mexico neighbourhood, choosing Silver Rail elementary for her grandson because they considered […]
Indonesia drops 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra in bid to disperse haze
JAKARTA, Oct 17 — Indonesia has deployed a total of 2.4 tonnes of dry ice over South Sumatra in a two-day weather modification operation aimed at dispersing thick haze caused […]
Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro says role for father Jair is ‘not on the radar’ but doesn’t rule it out
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 17 — Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said yesterday that he had not considered giving his father a government position in the event of victory, […]
Egypt’s Sisi says he will step down in 2030 and constitution will not be changed
CAIRO, Oct 17 — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said today that he would not seek to remain in office when his current term expires in 2030, describing the matter […]
After Gulf of America and Lake America, Trump says he floated ‘Trump Ocean’ — Google wasn’t having it
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — US President Donald Trump on Friday told supporters about his alleged attempt to have an ocean named after him and Google’s refusal to go along with […]
Pope Leo ‘deemed fit for discharge’ from hospital, doctors say
ROME, Oct 17 — Pope Leo XIV’s doctors yesterday deemed him “fit for discharge” from hospital following his lung cancer surgery, according to the Vatican. “Considering the blood tests, the […]
Too much solar power? Sri Lanka suffers nationwide blackout as grid fails
COLOMBO, Oct 17 — Sri Lanka suffered a nationwide electricity blackout today after the national grid tripped, possibly because solar power generation exceeded consumption, officials said. The country was without […]
Three men jailed for 158 years each over murders of Australian surfers in Mexico
ENSENDADA, Oct 17 — A Mexican judge yesterday sentenced three men to more than 158 years’ imprisonment for the murder of two Australian surfers and their American friend in 2024, in […]