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Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon cars make image U-turn
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» TOKYO: Yosuke Takahata doesn't care what people think of his "itasha" car, which has his favourite anime character - a sexy, red-eyed horse-woman - emblazoned on both sides.
Small store a lifeline in Ukraine war zone
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» CHASIV YAR, Ukraine: With pink-painted walls, the small general store stocks a little bit of everything — from cheese to cigarettes to shampoo — providing a lifeline to local residents and soldiers.
Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» MOGADISHU - The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.
Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100
Published on 30/10/2022
» The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.
South Africa's luxury dog hotels give paws for thought
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» CAPE TOWN: Three dachshunds lay claim to a big bed, while an agitated mongrel yaps constantly and a miniature schnauzer appears disgruntled despite soothing Bob Marley tunes playing over the stereo.
Berlin goes vegan with 'butcher' shops, singles' night
AFP, Published on 16/08/2016
» BERLIN - Long the European capital of techno-driven nightlife, fastidious hipsterdom and low-cost party weekends, Berlin is adding another string to its bow as a vegan haven.
'Silver tsunami' threatens to wipe out S. Korean rural communities
AFP, Published on 26/06/2016
» GUNWI (SOUTH KOREA) - It's lunch break at Seoksan Elementary School and the entire student body has taken to the vast playground for a game of football -- with just three players on each side.
Myanmar Muslims still waiting for justice
Published on 06/07/2013
» MEIKHTILA, MYANMAR — Their bones are scattered in blackened patches of earth across a hillside overlooking the wrecked Islamic boarding school they once called home.
Wave of Iraq attacks kills at least 33
AFP, Published on 30/09/2012
» Militants carried out bombings and shootings in 10 cities and towns in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 106, in the latest wave of deadly attacks to hit the country.