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India ramps up Himalayan border defences after deadly China clashes
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» TAWANG TOWN, India: On the winding road up to India's Himalayan frontier is a postcard view of gushing streams and tranquil lakes -- punctuated occasionally by the sight of artillery barrels and military bunkers.
Permafrost: a ticking carbon time bomb
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» ABISKO, Sweden: Sheltered by snow-spattered mountains, the Stordalen mire is a flat, marshy plateau, pockmarked with muddy puddles. A whiff of rotten eggs wafts through the fresh air.
Cryptocurrencies can undermine effectiveness of US sanctions: Treasury
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON:- The rising use of cryptocurrencies could undermine effectiveness of US economic and financial sanctions and potentially dent the role of the American dollar, the Treasury Department said Monday.
Facebook grapples with another global outage
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Friday said users around the world again had problems accessing its services for hours due to a tweak of its system, just days after a massive outage caused in a similar fashion.
Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp shut down?
AFP, Published on 06/10/2021
» PARIS: Hundreds of millions of people were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than six hours on Monday, underscoring the world's reliance on platforms owned by the Silicon Valley giant.
British PM Johnson upbeat despite UK's woes
AFP, Published on 03/10/2021
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday vowed to press on with his post-Brexit agenda for Britain, even as the country faces a growing supply chain crisis made worse by its EU departure.
The shattered dreams of migrants sent back from US to Guatemala
AFP, Published on 24/08/2021
» EL CEIBO (GUATEMALA) - Haydi Consuelo thought she had arrived in the promised land when she walked across the US-Mexico border into Texas with her two-year-old son and other Central American migrants.
Rocket attack on Afghan capital as president performs Eid prayers
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» KABU: At least three rockets landed near the Afghan presidential palace on Tuesday as Ashraf Ghani and a group of other leaders marked the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha with prayers in the garden.
International community calls for 'urgent end' to Taliban offensive
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» KABUL: More than a dozen diplomatic missions in Afghanistan on Monday called for "an urgent end" to the Taliban's ruthless military offensive, saying it was at odds with claims they want to secure a political deal to end the conflict.
Norwegian pension fund sells off groups linked to Israeli settlements
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» OSLO - Norway's largest pension fund announced Monday it had divested assets in 16 companies for their links to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including telecom equipment giant Motorola.