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Understanding 'Animal Farm' in Zimbabwe
Oped, Published on 27/04/2024
» I began to notice Animal Farm references start to proliferate in Zimbabwe in 2008.
'American Fiction' wins top prize at Toronto film fest
AFP, Published on 18/09/2023
» TORONTO (CANADA) - "American Fiction" -- a satire about race, media and how white audiences consume Black culture -- sealed its place as an early Oscars frontrunner by winning the coveted top prize Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival.
New Zealand celebrates first Women's World Cup win
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» AUCKLAND: New Zealand celebrated a historic first Women's World Cup win in front of a crowd of more than 42,000 on Thursday as the co-hosts got the tournament off to a flying start, but Australia suffered a major injury blow.
Radio broadcaster killed in Philippines
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» ORIENTAL MINDORO: A radio broadcaster was shot dead outside his home in the central Philippines on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country.
Manila prison holds mass burial of 70 unclaimed bodies
Published on 02/12/2022
» MANILA: The unclaimed bodies of 70 inmates at the Philippines’ largest and most congested prison were buried on Friday, several weeks after justice authorities discovered decomposing bodies.
Philippine prisons chief accused of ordering journalist murder
Published on 07/11/2022
» Philippine police accused Monday the country's prisons chief of ordering the killing of a prominent radio journalist, whose death sparked international alarm.
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
AFP, Published on 18/10/2022
» LONDON: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on Monday won Britain's Booker Prize for fiction for his work "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida", about a journalist murdered amid the country's sectarian strife.
Philippine media groups demand protection after journalist's murder
Published on 04/10/2022
» MANILA: A Philippine journalist has been shot dead while driving in the country's capital, police said on Tuesday, prompting condemnation from media groups and activists, who described his assassination as a blow to press freedom.
UK jobs picture robust as Omicron struck
AFP, Published on 18/01/2022
» LONDON - Britain's unemployment rate dropped and payrolls recovered further at the end of last year despite the onset of the Omicron variant, official data showed Tuesday.
Astrophysicists unveil biggest-ever 3D map of Universe
AFP, Published on 20/07/2020
» GENEVA: Astrophysicists on Monday published the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars.