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Complex culture clash as Venezuelan migrants flood into Chile
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» COLCHANE (CHILE) - Anyier sits at the side of the road gasping for breath as the beating sun and 3,700-meter (12,000-foot) altitude take their toll.
UK top court rules Uber drivers entitled to workers' rights
AFP, Published on 19/02/2021
» LONDON - Britain's top court on Friday ruled that drivers at US ride-hailing giant Uber are entitled to workers' rights, in a judgement with huge implications for the "gig economy".
Myanmar generals in firm control after coup
AFP, Published on 02/02/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar’s generals appeared in firm control Tuesday a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, as they offered silence to a barrage of global condemnation.
Virus measures hit London black cab business
AFP, Published on 20/11/2020
» EPPING: Tony Georgiou sighed as he stood in front of a field full of parked taxi cabs, admitting he has lost count of how many are there.
Peru's Machu Picchu reopens after Covid lockdown
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» MACHU PICCHU (PERú) - The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of Peru's tourist sites, reopens Sunday after a nearly eight-month lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Unbridled affection as Doyle and Marquand keep romance on track
AFP, Published on 18/10/2020
» LONDON - Hollie Doyle is the "boss", according to boyfriend and fellow jockey Tom Marquand, but as far as she is concerned, he is "the romantic".
Who will succeed Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court?
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers US President Donald Trump an opportunity to replace the progressive Supreme Court justice with a staunch defender of conservative values -- even if Democrats are girding for the political equivalent of trench warfare to oppose such a nominee.
All-women band in Iran struggles to break through
AFP, Published on 17/09/2020
» BANDAR ABBAS (IRAN) - The men in the audience clapped and the women ululated as the band finished singing: it would have been commonplace except the venue was in Iran and the group on stage were all women.
'Batman' filming halted after Pattinson gets Covid-19
AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Filming in Britain for the latest Batman movie has been halted after its star Robert Pattinson reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after shooting had resumed.
Uber seeks Hong Kong govt meeting after court defeat
AFP, Published on 02/09/2020
» HONG KONG - Uber on Wednesday said it was seeking an urgent meeting with Hong Kong's government after drivers working for the company lost a landmark court case that could cripple ride-sharing apps in the finance hub.