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After five years of driving, roadblocks remain for Saudi women
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» RIYADH: It has been five years since Jawhara al-Wabili became one of Saudi Arabia's first women drivers -- a reform she saw as revolutionary, even as some activists dismissed it as window-dressing.
Japan judo hits crisis point as bullied, burnt-out children quit
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» FUKUROI (JAPAN) - Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large numbers of children to quit, raising fears for the sport's future in its traditional powerhouse.
London's cabbies hope to fare better after Covid
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» LONDON - Barry Ivens, who has been driving London's iconic black taxi cabs for a quarter of a century, has never experienced anything like the past tumultuous year in the British capital.
1.7 million affected by hack of top Japan dating app
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» TOKYO: The personal data of more than a million users of one of Japan's most popular dating apps may have been exposed by a hack, its operator has warned.
Pandemic, protests, politics driving US gun sales
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» JACKSON (UNITED STATES) - From the countryside to the cities, Americans are engaged in a frenzy of gun-buying fueled by the pandemic, protests and politics.
EU completes no-deal Brexit preparations
AFP, Published on 25/03/2019
» BRUSSELS: The European Union announced Monday it has completed its preparations for Britain crashing out of the bloc without a divorce accord, as fears of a chaotic "no-deal" Brexit grow.
Britain's Prince Philip still driving at 97
AFP, Published on 18/01/2019
» LONDON: Britain's lack of an upper age limit for driving was in the spotlight on Friday as 97-year-old Prince Philip recovered after being involved in an accident that flipped his car.
The short, sharp shock of no-deal Brexit
AFP, Published on 24/11/2018
» LONDON - A London fine wine merchant this week became the latest business to announce stockpiling in case Britain splits from the European Union without a deal in March.
Saudi women driving ban ends
AFP, Published on 24/06/2018
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive from Sunday, overturning the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform that is expected to usher in a new era of social mobility.
Saudi Arabia gears up to end women driving ban
AFP, Published on 22/06/2018
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive from Sunday, ending the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform marred by what rights groups call an expanding crackdown on activists.