4 Days in Philadelphia: Cobblestones, Calder Sculptures, and a 24/7 Cheese Vending Machine

Philadelphia, depending on who you ask, is either a city steeped in history or a hub of innovation. Then again, it’s best known for its passionate sports fans or its world-class museums. Or for its cheesesteaks—or its restaurant scene that’s...

UAE charity performs 14,974 sight-saving surgeries

Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Board of the Sharjah Charity Association, described the Blindness Prevention Project as “life-changing,” noting that restoring sight gives people the freedom to live normally and pursue their...

Parliamentarians Seek Solutions to Protect Children from Digital Abuse

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Business News | 10 Luxurious Escapes to Celebrate the Festive Season 2025

NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 14: Diwali, the festival of lights brings not only celebration but also the promise of a festive getaway. Falling on a Monday and Tuesday this year, it creates a rare long weekend. For discerning...

Cedar Falls' Dry Run Creek shows what 20 years of watershed work looks like 

CEDAR FALLS — Over the span of two decades, the Cedar Valley community has embraced urban conservation efforts on their properties and in their public spaces in an effort to improve water quality in Dry Run Creek. Rain gardens, rain barrels and...

Can sports forge a shared destiny for Southeast Asia?

his column could easily be filled with the usual geopolitical fare. We could laud the growing strategic importance of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), where ASEAN plays a fundamental role. We could also commiserate about the...

Golden Jackals Killed After Village Attacks

The photo showing a dead golden jackal has circulated on social media. Photo: Khov Vengsong PHNOM PENH – Four golden jackals were beaten to death after attacking local people in Battambang province. The incidents took place after the animals were...

People with Traditions of Face/Body Decorations Presented in Photos

Front. This woman from the Brao community in Ratanakiri province in Cambodia wears painted designs on her face according to tradition. Photo: Joaquin Barata. Photo: Joaquin Barata PHNOM PENH — The photos of Joaquin Barata currently exhibited in...

Apsara Granny Exhibition Honours and Empowers Elderly Women

Grandmothers don Apsara dancer attire traditionally reserved for much younger women. Photo provided PHNOM PENH – The Apsara Granny Exhibition showcases photographs and paintings of eight elderly women dressed as Apsara dancers, celebrating their...

House speaker defends White House using research funding to pay military during government shutdown

Johnson defends administration's move to keep military paid during shutdownThe House speaker has said that the Trump administration has “every right” to move around the “duly appropriated dollars from Congress to the Department of Defense”. The...

Asia’s elephants face extinction as habitats vanish

Once rulers of Asia’s vast forests, Asian elephants now struggle to survive as shrinking habitats and rising human conflict push them closer to extinction. "We believe the current estimate is around 50,000 - less than 50,000 individuals left in...

Visionspring-Bloomberg Partnership to Bring Clear Sight to Millions in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and India

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, UK — Global social enterprise VisionSpring announces its partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to significantly scale vision screening and eyeglasses operations across Bangladesh, Nigeria, and India. VisionSpring will...

Bulgaria Must Make Additional Efforts To Prevent Human Traff...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 10, 2025 — On Thursday, the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) published a new report. In its conclusion, the report noted that Bulgaria must make additional efforts...

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israeli parliament

On the day Israel and Hamas exchanged captives and detainees as part of the Gaza deal, United States President Donald Trump framed the agreement he helped broker as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East”. “This is not only the end of a war, this...

OPINION: Role of the Thai Military: From Good to Bad Example...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 09, 2025 -- According to the Editorial of The Jakarta Post entitled “Thai military’s bad example” on 16 September 2025, “A closer look at universally accepted norms reveals that Thailand's military-backed system should be...

Behind the Scenes at New York Fashion Week With Julia Sun '26

It's easy to forget how close we are to a global fashion capital when you're sitting next to a 23-year-old sporting a Minecraft T-shirt and sweatpants with mystery stains. But if you're familiar with the fashion sphere, you will know we are in the...

Without comprehensive reforms, UN faces crisis of confidence: Rajnath Singh

Without comprehensive reforms, UN faces crisis of confidence: Rajnath Singh New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reflected on the crying need for reforms in the UN, adding that the international body in its current form faces a...

Danone Donates New School Building and Supplies to Conflict-...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 09, 2025 -- Danone has donated a new six-classroom school building and study materials, valued at US$110,000, to a conflict-affected school in Oddar Meanchey province. H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime Minister and...

I was £30m drug lord dubbed ‘King of Karachi’ who used porn mags to dupe cops…then my playboy life came crashing down

GANGSTER Chet Sandhu swaggered through Alicante airport in Spain unaware his criminal enterprise was about to be blown apart. He was about to pick up suitcases jam-packed with valium and steroids when armed cops swarmed in what became the biggest...

Nobel prize 2025: Celebration of shared glory in science with a hint of irony in peace

Indubitably the most prestigious prizes in the world, the Nobels, are awarded each year to individuals or groups for outstanding contributions across fields including Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. Five of...