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'Penguin' vows hunger strike in protest

BangkokPost.com 

Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, a co-leader of the Ratsadon group, has told the court he will be on a hunger strike until all people accused of royal insult and other political charges are allowed bail during the dramatic first meeting of parties to the cases at the Criminal Court in Bangkok.

Taking over from Jason Holder is a 'privilege': Brathwaite

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

St John's [Antigua], March 15 (ANI): West Indies' newly appointed Test skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has said it's a "privilege" to take over the reins from Jason Holder, who remains a key member of the s



Winning Champions League is our 'main, main target': Mane

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Liverpool [UK], March 15 (ANI): Liverpool's Sadio Mane has stressed that winning the Champions League is their "main, main target" and will do everything possible to achieve that. Liverpool had won th

Marie Claire Paris launches its sixth salon in Hyderabad

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 15 (ANI/Digpu): Marie Claire Paris, the exclusive French lifestyle brand that forayed into the Indian beauty and wellness sector with the launch of its Salons, Jus

Afghan forces kill 18 Taliban militants in Kabul

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Kabul [Afghanistan] March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 18 Taliban militants were killed during a special operation in the Afghan southern Kandahar province, according to the country's Defense Ministry.

The invisible president?

The Week 

Halfway through his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden still hasn't given a formal press conference. It's probably not the most important issue facing the republic. But it's not unimportant, either. A functioning democracy requires accountability — read your Thomas Jefferson — and in America, this has traditionally meant the top elected official in the land occasionally stands before the press to take a few direct questions.

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Arrest of former Bolivian interim president, escalates hostilities in the country

«MercoPress» (en) 

Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Añez landed behind bars in La Paz after the new government arrested her on claims she participated in a 2019 coup to seize power. Supporters warned her arrest could lead to civil unrest in certain areas of Bolivia and argued there was no legality in the arrest and charges, but rather a political vendetta.

Herbert Jumps 20 Places, Medvedev Rises To No. 2

ATPWorldTour.com (Tennis) 

No. 73 Pierre-Hugues Herbert, +20
The Frenchmen rises 20 places to No. 73 in the FedEx ATP Rankings after reaching his fourth ATP Tour final at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille (l. to Medvedev). The 29-year-old beat Kei Nishikori and World No. 5 and two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas en route to the title match.

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Taliban reject peace plan proposed by US

En.News-Front.info 

The radical Islamist movement “Taliban” has rejected a new plan for the peaceful settlement of the situation in Afghanistan, proposed by the Americans   This was reported by Bakhtar News Agency, citing the representative of the Taliban political office Naeem Wardak. “The idea of transitional governments is untenable. Events in Afghanistan over the past 40 […]

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Two Nations Separated By a Common Language

Splice Today 

Journalist Ed Cummings started a recent Twitter conversation asking his fellow Brits to name the "worst Americanism." Although there were a few potshots at American behavior, the conversation that ensued focused mainly on the aspects of American English that annoy British people. I have a list of Britishisms that bug me (e.g. calling "math" "maths," "fillet—pronounced fillit—a fish) but until reading this I hadn't given any thought to the possibility that the way we talk can get on their nerves too. Читать дальше...


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