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Toddler among dead in UK's worst shooting for decade
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» PLYMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM) - Police said on Friday they were investigating the background of a troubled loner who obtained a firearms licence and shot dead five people including a three-year-old girl in Britain's first mass shooting in 11 years.
Giant pig farms accused of defiling Mexico's 'sacred wells'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» MéRIDA, Mexico: Long revered by the Maya people as sacred and today a magnet for tourists, local indigenous communities fear the water-filled sinkholes of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are under threat from industrial pig farms.
'Lost generation' fears as Covid locks out India's poor students
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» MUMBAI - C.S. Satheesha spells out "A-P-P-L-E" into his phone as he teaches remotely from the only place he can get a signal -- a treehouse in his back garden in southern India.
Tokyo's taxi drivers face fan-free Olympics
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» TOKYO - In his white gloves, dark suit and tie, taxi driver Yuki Kawaguchi is ready to ferry passengers around Tokyo in style.
A familiar question at Cannes: where are the women?
AFP, Published on 03/07/2021
» PARIS - With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d'Or, a familiar script is playing out at Cannes.
Vietnam's first openly gay candidate seeks change with parliament run
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» HANOI: As an LGBTQ activist, legal whizz-kid and Vietnam's first openly gay candidate running for a seat in its rubber-stamp parliament, Luong The Huy is determined to lead long-lasting change for the country's marginalised communities.
Paris medics fear worst of Covid wave still to come
AFP, Published on 04/04/2021
» PARIS: In the Covid-19 intensive care unit of the Antony Private Hospital south of Paris, no bed stays free for long and medics wonder when their workload will finally peak.
Uber wins praise for granting UK drivers worker status
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» LONDON: US ride-hailing giant Uber won praise Wednesday from Britain's government and trade unions after granting UK drivers worker status with associated rights including a minimum wage, sparking hopes that more technology platforms will follow suit worldwide.
Female jockey Blackmore makes history at Cheltenham with Champion Hurdle win
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» CHELTENHAM, United Kingdom: Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday, riding Honeysuckle to an historic victory in front of empty stands.
Uber grants UK drivers worker status in world first
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» LONDON: Uber on Tuesday said it is granting its UK drivers worker status, with benefits including a minimum wage -- a world first for the US ride-hailing giant.