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Mayor Adams pledges to clean up Midtown Manhattan

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Mayor Eric Adams is pledging to clean up Midtown and says he wants to address everything from cleanliness to drug use to Times Square entertainers who go too far. "Eric Adams, please clean up Times Square, but leave alone the man in his underwear," crooned Robert Burck, better known as the [...]

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Rudy Giuliani's Promising Legal Career Cut Short With New York Disbarment - Vanity Fair

  1. Rudy Giuliani's Promising Legal Career Cut Short With New York Disbarment  Vanity Fair
  2. Rudy Giuliani officially disbarred in New York for Trump election interference efforts  CNN
  3. Rudy Giuliani Disbarred In New York For Spreading Lies About 2020 Election  Deadline
  4. Rudy Giuliani disbarred over 'false and misleading' statements on 2020 election  WPVI-TV

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Leica Gallery Frankfurt presents photographs by Princess Sirivannavari

From now until Aug 17, the Leica Gallery Frankfurt will be showing photographs by HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya. The exhibition offers an insight into the works of the Princess, who has a special eye for casual moments. Her passion for telling stories through images is reflected in her travel photos, in which she meticulously documents her impressions. Particularly drawn to...

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Cues from Iran on who to vote for

The opposition just won a first round of elections, forcing a runoff in which everything depends on where third-party votes go. No, not in France -- in Iran. You could be forgiven for missing it amid all the excitement over the advance of the French hard right, President Joe Biden's car crash debate in the US and the coming immolation of the UK's Conservative Party. Yet Iran's experience is worth...

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Growing soft power

In an unprecedented cultural exchange at the prestigious 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation unveiled the exhibition "The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing". Curated by Prof Dr Apinan Poshyananda, this groundbreaking Collateral Event brought together artists from Southeast Asia to explore themes of displacement, diaspora and colonialism...

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Tracing loss and legacy

Last year, Marisa Srijunpleang, an artist from Surin, created the art exhibition "T360174" which showed how the Khmer Rouge genocide directly and indirectly affected her family. Recently, Marisa created the photo exhibition "Blooms With The Wind Blows", a continuation of her previous work.

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Art as a form of therapy

Art viewers are invited to release their feelings and unleash their imagination during "Life Is Less Without Art", which will take place on the 2nd floor of Charoen 43 Art and Eatery, Charoen Krung Road, from Friday until Aug 3.

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Leica Gallery Frankfurt presents photographs of Princess Sirivannavari

From now until Aug 17, the Leica Gallery Frankfurt will be showing photographs by HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya. The exhibition offers an insight into the works of the Princess, who has a special eye for casual moments. Her passion for telling stories through images is reflected in her travel photos, in which she meticulously documents her impressions. Particularly drawn to...

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A dystopian realm presents real-world issues

Works of different genres are fused to reflect contemporary issues during "Procession Of Dystopia" which is running at the studio, 4th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Pathumwan intersection, until July 14.

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Risky business

The civil war in Myanmar has entered its third year without any sign that the situation will improve soon -- especially after a five-month ceasefire brokered by the Chinese government fell apart late last month.

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Fixing flaws in Thailand's booze law

Sixteen years after the Alcohol Control Act was enforced to curb youth drinking, consumption among youngsters remains as high as ever, highlighting the law's ineffectiveness.

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Mid-year outlook 2024: Let's get cyclical

For most of 2024, the US economy has been running its "Duracell Bunny" course, ploughing ahead on strong consumer spending, fiscal stimulus and a thriving labour market. Meanwhile, Europe and Asia, especially China, have been in the doldrums, as the real estate market malaise in the latter drains the life out of the second-largest economy in the world.

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Shippers expect growth of 1-2%

Despite geopolitical tensions in Europe and the Middle East, the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) expects the value of exports to expand by 1-2% in the second half this year.

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Thai bond value gains 2.7% from year-end

The Thai bond market had a total outstanding value of 17 trillion baht in the first half of 2024, up 2.7% from the end of last year, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).

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Slow upgrade hampers Phuket

Slow infrastructure development in Phuket, which is unable to cope with rapid urbanisation and severe floods caused by heavy rainfall, is damaging its reputation as the government has not allocated budget or upgraded public facilities as promised.

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EA eager to raise funds later this year

Energy Absolute Plc (EA), a renewable energy and electric vehicle (EV) developer and operator, plans to raise funds in the second half of this year to grow its businesses and pay back part of the debt incurred under its past corporate bonds.