Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping? Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boom The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
He Took a Bus To Watch His Soccer Team. Instead, He Ended Up in a Venezuelan Prison. Fans of Deportivo Táchira wanted to see their team play in the league final. The mafia state made sure most never made it. Reason · Aug 13, 2025
Relief as Thai hostages return home amid fears for those still held in Gaza Group of 17 Thai nationals return from a total of 23 who have been released by Hamas, with nine still captive in Gaza. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2023
‘Russian-only’ businesses in Thailand’s Phuket spark backlash Locals on tourist resort island claim Russians fleeing fallout of the war in Ukraine are stealing Thai jobs. Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2023
‘Here is the history, the life’: the shrine holding out against the gentrification of Bangkok Chao Mae Thap Thim, which stands out in a city that has been swallowed up by luxury shopping malls, is under threat The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2023
Bankers bet billions on new wave of debt-for-nature deals The Galapagos Islands, whose thousands of unique species inspired Darwin's theory of evolution, have incalculable ecological value. But what are they worth? Reuters · Nov 17, 2022
Prayers, sorrow at temples as Thailand mourns children slain in massacre Hundreds gathered in temples in northeast Thailand on Saturday, offering candles, toys and prayers to mark the lives of more than 30 mostly child victims of a gun and knife rampage that shocked the world. Reuters · Oct 8, 2022
Thai vegetarian festival returns after COVID hiatus Hundreds of devotees flocked to temples and staged processions to celebrate the annual vegetarian festival this week on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand, being held for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic eased. Reuters · Oct 1, 2022
Crypto real estate: the property market built on digital assets Agents want to tap a growing pool of buyers looking to convert their cryptocurrency into bricks and mortar Financial Times · Sep 5, 2022
Pro-Russia separatists say they have taken East Ukraine's Lyman Pro-Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said on Friday that they have established full control over the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine. Reuters · May 27, 2022
Food charity production line caters for displaced in Ukraine's Dnipro Alla Dubovyk, a single mother of six, is among thousands of Ukrainians who have been receiving meal packages from the charity set up by businessman Vladyslav Shtipelman and the World Central Kitchen in Dnipro since the Russian invasion started. Reuters · May 16, 2022
Inside a Ukraine hospital where medics work as rockets fall (In third paragraph, corrects 'paramedics' to 'civilian healthcare professionals') Reuters · May 11, 2022