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Notre-Dame, soul of the French nation
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS: Paris was struck in its very heart on Monday as flames devoured the roof of Notre-Dame, the medieval cathedral made famous by Victor Hugo, its two massive towers flanked with gargoyles instantly recognisable even by people who have never visited the city.
Eco-crimebusters: fighting illegal logging with science
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» LONDON: A timeworn laboratory in Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens may not seem like the obvious epicentre of efforts to halt international illegal logging.
Cambodia's surrogate mothers risk jail for Chinese couples
AFP, Published on 21/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Pregnant and scared, Yin hides in a house on the outskirts of Phnom Penh -- one of an untold number of Cambodian surrogate mothers risking jail time for lucrative payouts from Chinese clients.
Bride trafficking: Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Everyone did well from Nary's marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from the six-year ordeal destitute, humiliated and with little prospect of seeing her son again.
Malaysian leader Mahathir, 93, feeling his age
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Leaning back in his chair and admitting he is feeling every one of his 93 years, the world's oldest leader Mahathir Mohamad says his second stint as Malaysian premier is taking its toll as he grapples with everything from fending off China to paying down a mammoth national debt.
Ariya seeks major, top ranking at Women's PGA
AFP, Published on 28/06/2018
» CHICAGO: Ariya Jutanugarn chases her second consecutive major title and the world number-one ranking when the Women's PGA Championship begins Thursday at Kemper Lakes in suburban Chicago.
Free news gets scarcer as paywalls tighten
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: For those looking for free news online, the search is becoming harder.
Thousands displaced for China's huge new telescope
AFP, Published on 30/11/2016
» PINGTANG, China - Humanity’s best bet at detecting aliens is a giant silver Chinese dish the size of 30 football fields -- one that simultaneously showcases Beijing's abilities to deploy cutting-edge technologies and ignore objectors' rights as it seeks global prominence.
Vietnam: 'Supermarket' for illegal wildlife trade
AFP, Published on 15/11/2016
» THE HAGUE - A Vietnamese village has become "a supermarket for illegal wildlife trafficking" raking in millions of dollars, a special hearing was told Monday.
One tweet triggers avalanche of women's assault memories
AFP, Published on 12/10/2016
» NEW YORK - It all started with a single tweet.