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Strikes flare in Europe as cost of living spirals
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» BRUSSELS - European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with stoppages threatening to paralyse parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days.
Iran president says Amini 'riots' pave way for attacks
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» PARIS - Iran's president on Thursday claimed "riots" sparked by Mahsa Amini's death paved the way for "terrorist" attacks, a day after a gunman killed at least 15 people at a Muslim shrine.
Fifteen dead in Iran attack on Shiite shrine
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» TEHRAN - At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a key Shiite Muslim shrine in southern Iran, state media said, with the Islamic State group claiming the assault.
'Jealous lover': Fury at Putin near Ukraine front
AFP, Published on 24/10/2022
» MYKOLAIV (UKRAINE) - The cracked kitchen clock still showed the moment the first Russian missile vaporised the courtyard of a Soviet-era high-rise facing Ukraine's southern front.
'Get lost': Iran schoolgirls lead protests over Mahsa Amini death
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» PARIS - Iranian schoolgirls have come to the fore in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, removing their hijabs and staging sporadic rallies in defiance of a lethal crackdown by the security forces.
Iran curbs internet access as protests claim 11 lives
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» PARIS - Iran restricted internet access Thursday after days of protests and unrest that have claimed at least 11 lives, following the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police.
6 reported killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» PARIS: Protests have spread across Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini after the young woman was arrested by the morality police, as a rights group said Wednesday two more protesters were killed overnight, raising the toll to six.
In flooded Kryvyi Rih, residents defiant against Russia
AFP, Published on 18/09/2022
» KRYVYI RIG, Ukraine: The basement of Ukrainian grandma Lyubov Adamenko is full of mud and sludge from the flood that hit her house after Russians blew up a nearby dam.
Reaching closer to Earth's core
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/08/2022
» What do you do when a volcano erupts for the first time in centuries?
Sri Lanka's president to resign after being chased from home
AFP, Published on 10/07/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was preparing on Sunday to finally give up power after he fled from protesters who stormed his home, forcing him to announce his resignation.