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Bangkok protesters skate for democracy
This photo taken on September 7, 2021 shows a skateboarder boardsliding while carrying a flag that reads, "Prayut Get Out" during an anti-government protest calling for the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha in front of the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. - AFPBANGKOK: Kickflipping Thai skateboarders are flipping the bird at authorities, joining pro-democracy rallies in Bangkok to vent their anger over a lack of respect...
A combination picture show (from left) German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a press conference during the handover of this year's final report of the National Standards Control Council and (right) French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a meeting of the 'U2P', French local businesses union, in Paris.-AFP n
End of 'Merkron': EU's power couple prepares to bow out
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a press conference during the handover of this year's final report of the National Standards Control Council. - AFP photosPARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Angela Merkel in Paris for the last time before the German chancellor stands down, which will spell the end of a partnership at the heart of the European Union for the last four years. Merkel is to relinquish power after German elections on...
WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on February 04, 2020, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Mark Milley (left) chats with US President Donald Trump after he delivered the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. - AFPn
Biden backs top general on calls to China over Trump mental state
WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on February 04, 2020, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Mark Milley (left) chats with US President Donald Trump after he delivered the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. - AFPWASHINGTON: Top US General Mark Milley held onto his job Wednesday after President Joe Biden rejected pressure to fire him for alleged "secret" phone calls to China amid concerns about...
PARIS: (Left to right) French Defense minister Florence Parly and head of the directorate general for external security (DGSE) Bernard Emie give a press conference, yesterday in Paris about the operation by French troops that led to the killing of the head of IS in the Greater Sahara.-AFPn
French forces kill IS Sahel jihadist leader wanted by US
PARIS: (Left to right) French Defense Minister Florence Parly and head of the directorate general for external security (DGSE) Bernard Emie give a press conference, yesterday in Paris about the operation by French troops that led to the killing of the head of IS in the Greater Sahara. - AFPPARIS: France said yesterday its troops deployed in the Sahel region of Africa had killed the head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) extremist...
LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a statement on new defense pact in the House of Commons in London yesterday.-AFPn
UK PM: Australia nuke sub deal will help peace in Indo-Pacific
LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a statement on new defense pact in the House of Commons in London yesterday.-AFPLONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday sought to play down Chinese fears that a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered US submarines threatened regional stability. Johnson told parliament the...
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to members of Inter-Agency Task Force.-- AFPnn
Duterte will not cooperate with ICC drug war probe
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to members of Inter-Agency Task Force. - AFPMANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court's probe into the Philippines' drug war, his lawyer said yesterday, after its judges found the crackdown could be a crime against humanity. ICC judges authorized Wednesday a full-blown investigation into Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign, which rights groups...
LUZHOU, China: Residents look out from a tent set up for people displaced by a 5.4 earthquake that killed three and injured a dozen in Luzhou, in China's southwestern Sichuan province yesterday.-AFPnn
Shallow earthquake hits China's Sichuan, three killed, dozens hurt
LUZHOU, China: Residents look out from a tent set up for people displaced by a 5.4 earthquake that killed three and injured a dozen in Luzhou, in China's southwestern Sichuan province yesterday.-AFPBEIJING: Three people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake struck southwestern China yesterday, triggering the second-highest level of emergency response by rescuers in Sichuan province. The quake struck Luxian county before dawn...
This photo shows a room with musical instruments at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.—AFPn
Afghan musicians mourn abandoned instruments after Taleban takeover
  This photo shows a room with musical instruments at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.—AFPViola player Bahar was practicing at her music college in the Afghan capital, when news broke that the Taleban had reached the city. Terrified of a return to the days when music was forbidden and women were banned from education, she and her classmates rushed home, abandoning their beloved instruments. "We all ran away. We saved...
Vegetable gardens are seen on the roofs of vehicles of a taxi rental garage firm, whose cars are currently out of service due to the downturn in business as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Bangkok.—AFP photos n
Bangkok 'taxi graveyard' comes to life with mini-gardens
Vegetable gardens are seen on the roofs of vehicles of a taxi rental garage firm, whose cars are currently out of service due to the downturn in business as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Bangkok.—AFPA mass graveyard for Bangkok's flamboyantly coloured cabs left idle and decaying by coronavirus curbs is coming to life with mini vegetable gardens and frog ponds set up to help feed out-of-work drivers. In an open-air parking...
This picture shows Chinese food kitchen owner and chef Park Chan-chul cooking a meal before it is delivered to a customer, at the 5Km Kitchen, a business set up in March this year to rent out kitchen spaces for food companies that only do deliveries in Seoul.—AFPn
'Ghost kitchens' boom in Asia as pandemic sparks huge demand
This picture shows Chinese food kitchen owner and chef Park Chan-chul cooking a meal before it is delivered to a customer, at the 5Km Kitchen, a business set up in March this year to rent out kitchen spaces for food companies that only do deliveries in Seoul.—AFPIn an industrial unit on the outskirts of Taipei chefs are plating meals that will never be served in a restaurant: welcome to the world of "ghost kitchens". Even before the pandemic...
A photograph shows the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, wrapped in silver-blue fabric as it was designed by the late artist Christo, with the Eiffel Tower on the background.—AFP n
'Really alive': France unveils wrapped Arc de Triomphe
A photograph shows the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, wrapped in silver-blue fabric as it was designed by the late artist Christo, with the Eiffel Tower on the background.—AFPPresident Emmanuel Macron was set to unveil a strange and spectacular sight in Paris yesterday: the entire 50-metre-high Arc de Triomphe wrapped in fabric, fulfilling the long-held dream of late artist Christo. After weeks of preparation, the finishing touches are being put...
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Elton John delays farewell tour after hip injury
Elton JohnElton John has postponed European and US dates of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour due to hip surgery, the singer announced yesterday. "At the end of my summer break I fell awkwardly on a hard surface and have been in considerable pain and discomfort in my hip ever since," the 74-year-old star said in a statement."Despite intensive physio and specialist treatment, the pain has continued to get worse and is leading to increasing...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Boats are moored in waters in front of the Auckland city skyline, New Zealand. People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. – AFP
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INCHEON, South Korea: This photo taken on Aug 8, 2024 shows a sniffer dog taking part in a demonstration of bedbug detection in passengers' luggage at Incheon International Airport. - AFP
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