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Thousands of well-wishers lined Bangkok's Chao Phraya river Sunday to watch King Maha Vajiralongkorn ride a glittering royal barge procession

World

Thousands turn out for Thai royal barge pageantry

Thousands of well-wishers lined the banks of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River Sunday to watch King Maha Vajiralongkorn ride a glittering royal barge procession to...

AFPOctober 27, 2024

The Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge is set to house around 500 mainly young male asylum-seekers

World

Contentious barge docked on UK coast begins hosting first migrants

Britain on Monday began housing migrants on board a barge docked off the southwest English coast, in its latest controversial immigration policy that has...

AFPAugust 7, 2023

The barge that will be berthed in Portland Port is the first of its kind in the UK

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UK leases barge to house 500 asylum seekers

Britain on Wednesday announced plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on a barge, as the government seeks cost-cutting measures and deterrents for arrivals...

AFPApril 5, 2023