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Pupil started deadly Guyana dorm fire over confiscated phone: source
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» GEORGETOWN (GUYANA) - The weekend school dormitory blaze that killed 19 minors in central Guyana is believed to have been started by a disgruntled pupil angry at having her mobile phone confiscated, a government source told AFP on Tuesday.
Macron minister raises eyebrows with racy novel
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» PARIS - A new novel by French President Emmanuel Macron's heavyweight finance minister, containing one breathlessly erotic passage that has gone viral, has forced the government to explain how he finds the time for such penmanship in a period of economic trouble.
Dance gets world's first heavy metal ballet
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Pirouette, leap, air guitar, stomp. In a practice room in central England, dancers move gracefully in unison, combining classical ballet with new, heavy metal-inspired steps.
Comedian Conan O'Brien filming in Bangkok
Published on 26/04/2023
» American comedian Conan O’Brien has been visiting Thailand and filming an account of his experiences for a future broadcast.
Russia's Lavrov meets Lula as Brazil, US trade barbs on Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» BRASíLIA - Russia's foreign minister met in Brazil on Monday with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as Washington criticized the South American leader's recent remarks on US defense support for Ukraine.
Russia's Lavrov meets Lula as Brazil, US trade barbs on Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» BRASíLIA - Russia's foreign minister met in Brazil on Monday with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as Washington criticized the South American leader's recent remarks on US defense support for Ukraine.
Colombian FARC dissidents 'ready' for peace talks
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUáN (COLOMBIA) - An armed dissident group of Colombia's disbanded FARC guerrillas said Sunday it was ready to start peace talks with the government next month in an apparent boost for leftist President Gustavo Petro's quest for "total peace."
One size doesn’t fit all
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/04/2023
» Re: "US Summit for Democracy", (Opinion, April 10).
Colombia says guerrillas killed 9 soldiers
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» BOGOTA: Colombia's ELN guerrilla group has killed nine soldiers in an attack in the country's northeast, the government said Wednesday, despite being engaged in peace talks.
Inter-American court hears first abortion rights case
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» SAN JOSé - Women gathered outside the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in Costa Rica Wednesday, calling for "justice" as lawyers presented the tribunal's first-ever abortion rights case.