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In rural Canadian town, new risk of measles deepens vaccine tensions
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» AYLMER — In the Canadian town of Aylmer, where Mennonites in traditional dress walk down the main street alongside secular locals, bitter divisions over vaccine scepticism that arose during the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have intensified with the reemergence of measles.
The miracle babies who survived a concentration camp
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» PARIS - They were born in a hell on Earth and were never supposed to survive. But by some miracle a handful of babies born in the Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany made it out alive.
Celebrating the O word
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/02/2020
» Celebrating the chemical-free world is the 137 Pillars Organic Gourmet Festival, a gourmet food and drink extravaganza, which was last held in 2018. The event boasts a stellar line-up of chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants, who will put the spotlight on Asian cuisine at gala dinners, after parties with international and local mixologists and an Organic Farmers' Market, showcasing the finest in local sustainable produce.
Major Australia broadsheets go tabloid
AFP, Published on 04/03/2013
» Australian broadsheet newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Monday ditched their century-old format for tabloid in a major overhaul at ailing media giant Fairfax.
The wonderful world of hyphenated monikers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/08/2012
» Something that became apparent at the recent Olympics was the increasing number of competitors with double-barrelled names, especially amongst the Jamaican female sprinters. Gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce even has a double double-barrel.
Top editors quit at Australian media giant Fairfax
AFP, Published on 25/06/2012
» Top editors at Australian newspapers The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald resigned Monday, after parent company Fairfax last week announced an overhaul designed to embrace the digital era.