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“They push buttons,” the historian Timothy Snyder, who takes a long view of Russian aggression, says. “What button of ours are they pushing here? What are they trying to get us to do?”

There are winners and losers from the lack of NHL participation at the Olympic Games, and when it comes to Team Switzerland, they are one of the winners. Switzerland are…

DEAR DOCTORS: I just heard on the news that black beans are considered to be some kind of miracle food. What makes them so special?

I have never believed there is a “best way” to cook any particular food. I have my favorites, and recognize that some techniques are more effective than others, but there is no one, perfect way to fry an egg. (There are at least eight.)

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Golden State basketball is on the way! After a 7-game homestand, will the Warriors win streak continue during this Texas road back-to-back? Come talk about the game here.

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The Cavs take two steps forward and one step back.

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R2, a leading violin and cello duo, will give two rounds of an unforgettable charity concert, "Film Music Concert", at Neilson Hays Library, Surawong Road, on Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm.

CentralWorld invites everyone to greet the Year of the Tiger with the best of auspiciousness rendered through art by HRH Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana during "Sirisinlapin Exhibition", until Feb 28.

Megabangna is welcoming the Chinese New Year by decorating its main entrance with beautiful colours and symbols that signify happiness, wealth, good health and fortune.

While Fusion d'Issey expresses a volcanic eruption on the Earth, the new Extrême version is as also eruptive, but underwater, with the coolness of the deep blue sea contrasting with the heat of telluric volcanoes inspiring the fougère.

Burberry's emblematic horse first appeared in the equestrian knight logo with the Latin word Prorsum, meaning forwards, in 1901. Man and horse come together in the ocean for a modern myth in the launch campaign of the new Hero fragrance.

The World Beat desk has been inundated with new releases in the past few weeks as record labels begin to get back on track. Three outstanding albums from Africa have been playing regularly on the World Beat sound system: Pape Nziengui's Kadi Yombo (Awesome Tapes From Africa); Rokia Kone and Jacknife Lee's Bamanan (Real World); and the Ano Nobo Quartet's The Strings Of Sao Domingos (Ostinato).

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have lost their loved ones and become discouraged. Some companies filed for bankruptcy because of business failures. Artists also were impacted by this global disaster.

It was a case of third time not lucky for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), and its frontman Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. The setback suffered by the PPRP in the by-election on Sunday for Bangkok's Constituency 9 covering Laksi and parts of Chatuchak district was its third defeat in a row.

Today is the first anniversary of the Feb 1 seizure of power by the Tatmadaw in Nay Pyi Taw. Over the past 12 months, the overall situation in Myanmar has gone into a downward spiral and all the progress and positive developments made since 2011, when the country proudly opened up, have gone into the dustbin.

Many of us had hoped, perhaps naively, that global leaders gathering at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow last autumn would significantly accelerate international and national efforts to slash greenhouse-gas emissions. It was not to be. Governments made some progress on methane emissions, deforestation, and the transition to electric vehicles. But other necessary...

Today, the government officially restarted the "Test & Go" scheme, a quarantine waiver programme for international visitors which was first launched in November last year

Becoming a commissioned officer in the Tatmadaw was a dream for many young men in Myanmar. Among them, was Captain Zero (real name withheld for safety reasons), an army officer who was once stationed in Magway, which lies northwest of Nay Pyi Taw.

Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit expects bright prospects in the industrial sector this year, believing Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) will expand by 4-5%, driven by global economic recovery.

The "Test & Go" programme for fully vaccinated travellers resumes on Wednesday with travellers required to take an extra RT-PCR test on the fifth day of arriving and to wait for the test result at their hotel or face tough legal consequences.

The Chevy Bolt faces an uncertain future, mostly because the once-promising electric vehicle started burning up in driveways and garages. Any momentum the Chevy Bolt picked up, thanks to its design and relatively low price, hasn’t been enough to overcome the fires and GM’s half-measures. But a new study citing the NTSB

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Demsey McKean and Zhang Zhilei are next in line

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Indian Military, Asia

Clearly, New Delhi is looking to increase the lethality of its infantry as its standoff with Beijing continues.

Since its introduction in 1987, the Swedish 8mm AT4 unguided anti-tank weapon has been employed by militaries around the world. Saab Bofors Dynamics’ man-portable, single-shot, disposable, recoilless smoothbore launcher remains one of the most commonly used light anti-tank weapons. Even though the platform is generally considered ineffective against modern main battle tanks... Читать дальше...

Parents who helped their daughter buy a house say they have become unwitting victims of the Governments' brightline tax extension to discourage speculative house flippers. The couple said they only took ...