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'Without hope': crackdown rattles Afghans in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» KARACHI - The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
Acme-DoubleDeep's Astonishing Dubai Desert Proposal
Published on 19/06/2023
» Nonny-Nutcha was astonished when her suitor, Acme-DoubleDeep, a 10-billion-tycoon, got down on one knee in the Dubai desert.
Lab-grown diamonds? More sustainable, but less sexy
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/05/2023
» Billions of years in the making, buried deep under the Earth's crust in extreme heat and pressure, diamonds have long been synonymous with rarity and indestructibility. But when you remove that elemental interplay of forces, do diamonds still hold the same appeal?
Island nation adapts to a changing climate
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/12/2022
» From the time she was a young bride, all Taliasoa Vaolina knew was planting beans and corn to feed her family in their village in Madagascar. But three years ago, the worst drought in a generation set in.
Banned from education, 'idle' Afghan girls are married off
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» KANDAHAR (AFGHANISTAN) - Thirteen-year-old Zainab should have been shopping for a new school uniform this autumn but, with no prospect of girls' schools reopening in Afghanistan, she was instead forced to pick out a wedding dress.
'No use worrying': Taiwanese tourists carry on despite China threat
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» KINMEN, Taiwan: Visiting Taiwan's tiny Kinmen Islands last week, Joseph Lin practised standing up on his paddleboard, drifting across from the Chinese city of Xiamen, where days earlier fighter jets had screamed overhead.
Your sort of Sretsis
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/11/2021
» Die-hard fans of the Sretsis fashion brand who want a custom wedding dress by the label -- brace yourselves for this cold, hard limitation. Their creative director Pimdao Sukhahuta will only be able to oversee two clients per year to design a brand-new, one-of-a-kind ensemble for special occasions. Book your slots early because the process to truly understand each bride or wearer's desires requires Pimdao no less than six months to conceive a gown that ticks all your boxes of dreamy extravaganza.
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» QALA I NAW (AFGHANISTAN) - Fahima has wept many times since her husband sold their two young daughters into marriage to survive the drought gripping western Afghanistan.
Iran-SKorea row worsens over oil billions frozen by US sanctions
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» TEHRAN: A row between Iran and South Korea is intensifying, with Tehran threatening legal action unless Seoul releases more than $7 billion in funds for oil shipments frozen because of US sanctions.
'Talibanned': From kite-running to breakdancing, Afghan pastimes again under threat
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» KABUL - The Taliban outlawed dozens of seemingly innocuous activities and pastimes in Afghanistan during their 1996-2001 rule -- including kite flying, TV soap operas, pigeon racing, fancy haircuts, and even playing music.