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Taking on an English castle
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 10/07/2022
» People who search genealogy websites often find birth and marriage records, newspaper clippings, faded photographs or maybe a long-lost relative.
Brazil's favela gamers dream big
AFP, Published on 25/05/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Coming of age in the Brazilian favela of Vigario Geral, Luiz Augusto Jr used to spend his money playing video games.
IS attack on Kabul University kills 22
AFP, Published on 03/11/2020
» KABUL - At least 22 people were killed when attackers stormed one of Afghanistan's main universities on Monday, detonating a suicide bomb and spraying classrooms with bullets in a brazen hours-long assault claimed by Islamic State group.
Singapore to ban gatherings
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2020
» Singapore is adopting new laws that ban both public and private gatherings of any size as the city-state ramps up social distancing measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children
AFP, Published on 10/12/2019
» BEIJING - Wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a red T-shirt, an eight-year-old Chinese boy is logged in for an online coding lesson -- as the teacher.
Ousted US envoy testifies at Trump impeachment hearing
AFP, Published on 15/11/2019
» WASHINGTON - An ousted US envoy to Ukraine who said she felt threatened by Donald Trump testified Friday on Day Two of impeachment hearings looking into whether the president abused his office for personal political gain.
Comic leads as Ukraine votes for president
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» KIEV - A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV is likely to top the first round of voting when Ukrainians go to the polls on Sunday.
2 protesters killed in Iran, social apps blocked
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday blocked access to Facebook's Instagram, and the popular messaging app Telegram used by activists to organise and publicise protests roiling the Islamic Republic cut off Iran from its network in response to a government request.
2 protesters in Iran killed as social media apps blocked
Associated Press, Published on 31/12/2017
» TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday blocked access to Instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists to organise and publicise the protests now roiling the Islamic Republic, as authorities said two demonstrators had been killed overnight in the first deaths attributed to the rallies.
Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara
New York Times, Published on 20/12/2016
» ISTANBUL — Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting “God is great!” and “don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria!” in what the leaders of Turkey and Russia called a provocative terrorist attack.