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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP)— Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated hotels through knee-high muddy water and shops closed in the city centre. Two elephants also drowned in rapidly rising flood waters north of the city, their sanctuary said Sunday. In the centre of […]

LILLE, France (AFP)— Mourners paid their respects on Sunday to the latest four victims of the deadly Channel crossing, as London said a record 973 made the journey the same day they perished. In the French Channel port of Calais, around 150 people gathered Sunday evening to commemorate the two-year-old toddler, the woman and two men who […]

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP)— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his country’s military “completely transformed reality” in the year since Hamas’s October 7 attack, which has left the country fighting two wars. Netanyahu told troops Israel “will win” as it battles militants in both the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and prepares to strike Iran, almost exactly […]

MATSUE, JAPAN — After a disastrous eight-year stretch that almost left them without a livelihood, the members of the Shinji Lake Fisheries Cooperative Association (SLFCA) have bonded together under the theme of sustainable finishing to ensure long-term success. “We are the parents of fishing. It is our job to keep the fishing sustainable,” said SLFCA […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica— International human rights lawyer and founder of Freedom Imaginaries, Malene Alleyne has sent a letter to the Ministry of National Security and the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), requesting that the Haitians who arrived in Jamaica on Saturday be granted access to determine whether they can receive refugee status or asylum. The letter, dated October […]

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Enzo Maresca hailed Chelsea’s “fighting spirit” after a mass brawl marred their 1-1 draw against 10-man Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Maresca’s side fell behind to Chris Wood’s strike early in the second half at Stamford Bridge. England winger Noni Madueke hauled Chelsea level but the hosts couldn’t find a winner despite their numerical […]

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Erik ten Hag insisted he retains the support of Manchester United’s hierarchy after his troubled side were held to a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa, while Tottenham blew a two-goal lead in a stunning 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Sunday. Ten Hag is fighting to avoid the sack after United’s dismal start to […]

Reggae artiste Busha Mark is driving home the message of self-worth with his latest single, ‘Know Your Worth’, a passionate appeal for youngsters not to trade in morals for material possessions. “The youths need to know that you need to respect your soul, don’t sell out your morals, your values, just to gain material possessions,” Busha […]