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Thailand-Cambodian clashes force 100,000 into shelters on Thai border
As Thailand and Cambodia fight head-on, desperate evacuees have reported being surrounded by thunderous artillery bombardments.
More than 100, 000 people were forced to leave their homes across four Thai border provinces on Friday as a result of the worst fighting in more than a decade between the neighboring nations.
Thousands of people from northeastern Surin province renounced their homes for makeshift shelters built in the town center on Thursday as a result of artillery fire.
Nearly 3, 000 people packed onto rows of plastic mats covered in colorful blankets and hastily gathered things in Surindra Rajabhat University’s sports hall.
Thidarat Homhuan, 37, told the AFP news agency, “I’m concerned about our home, our animals, and the crops we’ve worked so hard on.”
She eluded nine members of her family, including her grandmother, who had just come out of a hospital, who was 87.
“That concern persists,” he said. However, because we are now further away from the danger zone, being here makes it feel safer. We’re at least safe, she said.
When she first heard what she described as “something like machinegun fire,” followed by heavy artillery thuds, Thidarat was babysitting at a nearby school.
“There was chaos,” he said. The children feared for their lives. She said, “I rushed to the bunker at the school.”
Evacuees slept next to each other in the shelter beneath the gym’s high ceiling, surrounded by loud electric fans and hushed rumors.
Children played quietly in the shade of blankets, while infants slept in cradles, and the elderly were lying in blankets. In mesh crates close to the public restroom, pet cats sat nearby.
According to Chai Samoraphum, the president’s office director, this is the first full year the university has been operating as a shelter.
The campus quickly changed into a functioning evacuation center after classes were immediately canceled.
Six locations on the campus were used to distribute evacuees from four border districts.
The majority of them departed quickly. Some people have chronic illnesses but didn’t bring their medications, while others only managed to grab a few things, Chai told AFP.
Chai explained that the center offers mental health services to trauma victims and care for those who have chronic illnesses with the provincial hospital’s assistance.
According to reports from Thailand’s officials, at least 14 people have been killed in border fighting, including one soldier and two civilians who were killed in a rocket attack close to a petrol station in Sisaket province. It is confirmed that there was also a Cambodian fatality.
Evacuees are unsure of their ability to return home as fighting continues near the border.
The shelter offers safety and a place to wait for confirmations that it’s safe to “go back to normal life,” according to Thidarat.
She already wants the government to take swift action, saying, “Do not wait until lives are lost.
She said, “We rely on the government very much for protection, and we look up to it.”
Social media eased body anxiety – England’s Bern
Sarah Bern, a prop for England and Bristol Bears, claims that having a social media profile has helped her confidence after getting anxious about body image.
Bern was named in England’s 32-player squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup on Thursday and has won 71 caps for the Red Roses.
In the most recent episode of The LGBT Sport Podcast, the 28-year-old and Nicola Adams spoke in conversation. The boxer won two gold medals.
“Over the past year, I really struggled with anxiety and my opinions on social media have really changed.” I’m feeling much more self-assured, but [I] really struggled with being myself,” Bern said.
“As a young girl, I was always bigger, and I never felt good enough, pretty enough, or any of those things.” Many young girls, in my opinion, do that.
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Ilona Maher’s role at Bristol Bears earlier this year, according to Bern, who won her first England cap in 2016.
With over 8.5 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, Maher is the rugby player with the most followers worldwide on social media. She has built a profile based on body positivity messages, earning her the status of a global star.
She signed with the Bears to play in the Premiership Women’s Rugby for three months from January to March.
I found it really cool and like it wasn’t a difficult task because of how she managed to get her social media accounts while she was with her family and how she managed to get her to be a professional athlete, she continued.
We need more fan engagement, especially in women’s rugby. More fans are required. What is the best way to grow our sport, exactly? Show our self, please.
When the Red Roses’ third World Cup campaign kicks off in England, Bern, who was a member of the squads that finished runners-up in 2017 and 2022, will make her debut there in March.
Bern, who entered as one of the favorites to win the trophy, said she feels less pressure this time around and is excited about the potential wider audience’s perception of a home World Cup.
“It’s been a learning curve for me to really enjoy it and enjoy the experience of it.” I’m excited about this World Cup in a different way. Although she said, “I hope we win,” she doesn’t believe that could be the biggest thing that could occur.
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Social media aided body anxiety – England’s Bern
Sarah Bern, a prop for England and Bristol Bears, claims that having a social media profile has helped her confidence after getting anxious about body image.
Bern was named in England’s 32-player squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup on Thursday and has won 71 caps for the Red Roses.
In the most recent episode of The LGBT Sport Podcast, the 28-year-old and Nicola Adams spoke in conversation. The boxer won two gold medals.
“Over the past year, I really struggled with anxiety and my opinions on social media have really changed.” I’m feeling much more self-assured, but [I] really struggled with being myself,” Bern said.
“As a young girl, I was always bigger, and I never felt good enough, pretty enough, or any of those things.” Many young girls, in my opinion, do that.
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Ilona Maher’s role at Bristol Bears earlier this year, according to Bern, who won her first England cap in 2016.
With over 8.5 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, Maher is the rugby player with the most followers worldwide on social media. She has built a profile based on body positivity messages, earning her the status of a global star.
She signed with the Bears to play in the Premiership Women’s Rugby for three months from January to March.
I found it really cool and like it wasn’t a difficult task because of how she managed to get her social media accounts while she was with her family and how she managed to get her to be a professional athlete, she continued.
We need more fan engagement, especially in women’s rugby. More fans are required. What is the best way to grow our sport, exactly? Show our self, please.
When the Red Roses’ third World Cup campaign kicks off in England, Bern, who was a member of the squads that finished runners-up in 2017 and 2022, will make her debut there in March.
Bern, who entered as one of the favorites to win the trophy, said she feels less pressure this time around and is excited about the potential wider audience’s perception of a home World Cup.
“It’s been a learning curve for me to really enjoy it and enjoy the experience of it.” I’m excited about this World Cup in a different way. Although she said, “I hope we win,” she doesn’t believe that could be the biggest thing that could occur.
related subjects
- Rugby Union
- Bristol
The protesters targeting US lawmakers as Israel starves Gaza
Key figures in the US protest movement, according to the US protest group Code Pink, are accused of participating in Israel’s starvation campaign in Gaza. Former President Joe Biden and Senator Lindsey Graham have previously been targeted for their support of Israel’s war.
Hulk Hogan’s sex tape scandal and race row as he begged for forgiveness
Hulk Hogan, a wrestler, abruptly ended his long-running WWE career after being exposed for using racist language and sex tapes.
Hulk Hogan exited the world of wrestling surrounded by scandal as he asked fans for forgiveness. The WWE star was filmed using the N-word and denied being racist.
He said he was at the “lowest point” of his life and that he had considered suicide. Hulk, whose real name was Terry Bollea, said he was embarrassed by the situation as he hit the headlines 10 years before his death.
The wrestling icon died aged 71 on Thursday morning following reports of a cardiac arrest at his home in Florida. “I was mad at my daughter,” he said at the time on Good Morning America.
“It erupted into a dispute between her and her boyfriend,” she said. I didn’t realize I was being taped. After claiming that a sex tape of him was published by the US website Gawker, Hulk was also involved in a legal dispute at the same time.
He claimed that the racist language in question was from another clip from a video that he thought was shot in 2006 or 2007, and that the media company had filed a lawsuit for $100 million (£65 million).
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Gawker claimed that the racist audio was original and that it wasn’t connected to a legal case. They claimed that neither the leak nor publication were related to it.
The National Enquirer released the notorious audio tape, which contained Hulk’s alleged admission that “I guess we’re all a little racist.” He frequently yelled “f***ing n******” and used the N-word when discussing his daughter’s love life with Brooke.
In the video about Brooke launching a musical career, the TV star spoke with his pal’s wife, Heather Clem. He continued, “I’m not sure if Brooke was f***ing the black guy’s son. I mean, I don’t have standards that are false. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, f***ing n******”.
Another bizarre situation occurred when Hulk had to deal with a sex tape that surfaced in 2012 about him and his best friend, Bubba the Love Sponge, who was separated from his ex-wife. Years later, he was in a racism storm due to the same tapes that were used.
Following the release, Hulk’s WWE contract was terminated, and his image and name were taken from the organization’s Hall of Fame. He pleaded with “please forgive me.” “Thank you for my patience. I’m a decent man.
There hasn’t a racist bone in my body, I believe, if you look at the complete profile of Hulk Hogan, you’ll see over and over again. Not the Hulk Hogan, you see, who bangs, bangs, bangs, slams giants and then rips a shirt off? Terry Bollea, I’m you. I’m a typical man.
He continued, “Everything I’ve done throughout my entire career and my entire life was like it never happened.” like I’ve never existed. It was awound. Although I’m not a racist, I never ought to have said what I did. It was incorrect. It embarrassed me.
WWE is saddened to learn that Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away, according to a statement from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on X following his death.
“One of pop culture’s most recognisable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s. “WWE extends its condolences to Hogan’s family, friends, and fans.”
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