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Following the announcement of the 2022 Academy Awards nominations last week, several Oscar-nominated films are making their way back into Thai cinemas. Here are some of the titles worth checking out.

Over 90% of women wear the wrong sized sports bra, according to Adidas, whose new collection features 43 styles in different sizes that provide the support women need to perform.

Much of the democratic world would like the United States to remain the pre-eminent global power. But with the US apparently committed to strategic overreach, that outcome risks becoming unlikely.

Tigers are in the news again. First, rare camera-trap footage released last week showed a three-legged victim of poaching, a female tiger, hopping through the jungles of western Thailand, eating domestic animals (and possibly attacking people too). Days later: an undercover bust of traffickers with tiger skins in the same region. To keep hope alive for the critically endangered big cat,...

The two-day general debate that starts today in parliament could intensify the Prayut Chan-o-cha government's political vulnerability.

Sany Thaiyont Co, the distributor of Chinese-made excavators, sees bright prospects in the domestic construction sector, with its sales expected to almost double this year despite the pandemic.

China will help run its coal-fired power plants at full capacity in a bid to ensure energy security, despite the climate goals of the world's largest polluter. The Chinese government will support industrial sectors in "special difficulty," state news agency Xinhua reported this week, noting that "Food and energy security must be safeguarded." The Chinese authorities will increase coal supply, and coal-fired power plants will be supported in running at full capacity and generating more electricity... Читать дальше...

1. GCHQ steps in to boost Ukraine's defences against cyber attacks  Telegraph.co.uk
2. Ukraine accuses Russia of cyber-attack on two banks and its defence ministry  The Guardian
3. Ukraine defence ministry hit by huge cyber attack amid fears of war with Russia  The Independent
4. Ukraine security services say 'too early' to identify cyber attack culprits  Sky News
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Gibbs McKinley, Adam George

Democracy, Africa

Lasting support for African democracies depends on the EU establishing a true partnership with the African Union, including matching the growing academic and civil society engagement of the Chinese Communist Party.

On February 17and 18, 2022, the sixth European Union—African Union summit will take place in Brussels after two years of Covid-19 related delays. The meeting between heads of state from the European Union (EU) and... Читать дальше...

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Some residents of one of Atlanta’s wealthiest (and whitest) neighborhoods want to form their own city.

Make your dirty, scuffed footwear look fresh out of the box once again.

What makes the perfect gaming setup? Traditionally, the biggest, best TV for consoles, paired with an ultra-sharp, high-refresh-rate monitor for your PC. For retro gamers, the CRT is the holy grail, perfect for playing classics from the SNES and Genesis. But what about the games in the middle—the not-quite retro but…

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Khamzat Chimaev believes he is two fights away from challenging for the UFC welterweight title.

There’s something distinctly gut-wrenching about watching the final moments of a stranger’s life via surveillance footage. Perhaps it’s the crushing realization that there are many things we will never know about them – what their dreams were, where they’d like to travel someday, how they met their best friend – and…

Yields remained stable though retail inflation for January breached the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) upper end of the tolerance band of 6%.

More than 84 million acres make up the 423 national parks in the United States. But these forests, grasslands, mountain ranges, hiking trails, and more are at risk because the climate crisis won’t allow us to have nice things.

If the Quad is serious about its agenda, its members need to respond much more strongly to the region’s most ugly current violation of democracy and human rights.

THE Audi A8 – not a very “Sun” car, right? Then again, why not? Okay, it’s an expensive land barge which spends most of its life ferrying the owner in the back, while a driver does the graft and stays off the champers at business “meetings”. But I know for a fact these pages are […]

MINISTERS are expected to axe the £500 self isolation bung to the poor workers when they declare Covid freedom day. Boris Johnson is thrashing out the final details of his plan to make England the first Western country to ditch all legal coronavirus curbs. The legal requirement to self isolate for five days if you […]

LABOUR deputy Angela Rayner has said cops should “shoot terrorists and ask questions second”. The outspoken party boss, who grew up on a Stockport council estate, lashed bleeding-heart liberals in her party for not being tough enough on crime. She tried to distance herself from Jeremy Corbyn’s reign by saying she was on a “different […]

WAYNE Rooney shared a snap of his son on his birthday — with nude paintings visible in the background. The England and Manchester United legend, 36, accidentally revealed his taste in giant erotic artwork as four-year-old Cass opened his presents. Proud dad Wayne posted a photo to his 15million Instagram followers of the youngest of […]

AFTER an engagement that lasted nine years, snooker champ Ronnie O’Sullivan and his actress fiancée Laila Rouass have called time on their relationship. Former Holby City star Laila used Instagram Stories to make the announcement on behalf of both of them yesterday. The 50-year-old, who also played Amber Gates in Footballers’ Wives, wrote: “After nearly […]

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