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'Steel heart of Ukraine' steps in to battle
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 16/04/2023
» Inside the gloom of the vast Zaporizhstal steel plant, a towering blast furnace wheezes like a giant black lung, inhaling chunks of iron ore, thermal coal and limestone, blending them at temperatures reaching several thousand degrees with oxygen-enriched air, and then exhaling vapour and molten metal.
Recount doubles number of islands in Japan
Published on 28/02/2023
» TOKYO: The number of listed islands in Japan has more than doubled to 14,125 under a recount, compared to the 6,852 last tallied around 35 years ago, a government agency said on Tuesday.
Breaking new ground, video game engages with Holocaust
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» PARIS - Tackling one of the greatest human tragedies, a new video game has been released in which players adopt roles in a Jewish family torn from their home during the Holocaust and sent to an internment camp.
Belarus cadets train on Russian tanks
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» MINSK, Belarus: In Moscow-allied Belarus, officers look out across a snowy training ground outside the capital Minsk as Russian and Soviet-era tanks fire into the distance.
Looters raid city's shops, homes after Turkey quake
AFP, Published on 12/02/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - His bloodied face is instantly visible as he runs down the alley of the old bazaar in the historic city of Antakya, pursued by a shopkeeper with an iron bar, accusing him of looting in the wake of Turkey's huge earthquake.
New war memorial riddled with errors
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» An arc of gleaming black granite slabs etched with 36,634 names was unveiled on the National Mall over the summer, built to honour American service members who died fighting in the Korean War.
CES gadget gala looks to shake off economic gloom
AFP, Published on 05/01/2023
» LAS VEGAS - The annual CES consumer electronics extravaganza throws open its doors in Las Vegas on Thursday as the industry looks to the latest innovations to help cure the pain from an ailing global economy.
Space 'marathon' picks up speed
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 01/01/2023
» Thirty years ago, the Chinese government initiated a secret plan for its space programme, including a key goal of building a space station by 2020.
EU parliament's credibility rocked by Qatar bribe claims
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» STRASBOURG, France: The European Parliament scrambled Monday to get ahead of the widening scandal of alleged huge cash bribes from figures working on behalf of World Cup host Qatar.
Greek MEP held as Qatar graft probe expands
AFP, Published on 11/12/2022
» BRUSSELS - A European Parliament vice president, Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili, was charged with corruption and remanded in custody on Sunday after Belgian investigators found "bags of cash" in her home.