Nina Simone, Montreux Jazz 1976: a difficult, unsteady return to the limelight

By Vanessa Okoth-Obbo

 

Unforgettable...Nina Simone performing in the 1970s. Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns

 

The enduring image of Nina Simone is one of a sharp, radical, no-nonsense artist.

 

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Netflix, Amazon and HBO could take on Ashford film studios as work starts on site

By Dan Wright

 

Work on the Newtown film studios site has started. Picture: Helen Wait

 

Bosses behind an ambitious film studios scheme say they have reached a “brilliant moment” after preparatory works started on the site.

 

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Two snakes, one venomous, caught at Nai Harn

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Nai Harn lifeguard Nara Ratnarak caught a huge snake on the beach earlier today (July 30). Photo: PLS

 

PHUKET:-- Lifeguards at Nai Harn Beach are urging people to beware any snakes seen in the water and on the beach after two large serpents were caught on the sand and near the local lake today (July 30)

 

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Bang Tao beach fence under investigation

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fence on Bang Tao beach. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Cherng Talay officials are to investigate a 300-metre-long fence made from sheets of galvanized tin that was erected along Bang Tao Beach, and which workers today (July 30) were dismantling.

 

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Trump raises possibility of delaying November U.S. presidential election

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a tour of the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig in Midland, Texas, U.S., July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the possibility of delaying the nation’s November presidential election despite its date being enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

 

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Thai unit of Japan's LINE Corp raises $110 million, merges with domestic partner

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai food delivery platform LINE MAN, a unit of Japanese chat app LINE Corp, said on Thursday it raised $110 million from BRV Capital Management and merged with a local restaurant aggregator, as competition heats up among such services.

 

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