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'Citizens of the Reich': Raids and suspicion as German group grows
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» WITTENBERG (GERMANY) - On the outskirts of the eastern German town of Wittenberg, a corrugated iron gate painted with green leaves welcomes visitors to the "Koenigreich Deutschland" (Kingdom of Germany).
Race to save the Amazon leaves out Brazil's crucial savanna
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» SãO DESIDéRIO (BRAZIL) - People thought she was crazy when Carminha Maria Missio and her family bought what was considered "sterile" land in the Brazilian savanna to farm soybeans, she says.
Pope urges UN reform after Ukraine war, Covid 'limits'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said the need to reform the United Nations was "more than obvious" after the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war exposed its limits, in an extract of his new book published Sunday.
Swiss set to reject synthetic pesticide ban
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» GENEVA: Switzerland seemed on course Sunday to reject proposals to make it the first European country to ban synthetic pesticides following a campaign that saw the idyllic image of peaceful Swiss Alpine pastures ruptured by fiery debates.
Talking about a menstrual revolution: Asia's period problems
AFP, Published on 02/03/2020
» HONG KONG: Olivia Cotes-James wants us to talk about menstrual health.
Leaderless and livid: The youngsters on Hong Kong front lines
AFP, Published on 16/06/2019
» HONG KONG: Young Hong Kongers who marshalled the fight against a police force that was armed with tear gas and rubber bullets have spoken of how they were pushed into embracing more confrontational tactics by the failure of years of peaceful protests.
Guns and roses: Afghan farmers enjoy sweet smell of success
AFP, Published on 23/07/2018
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that will be turned into rose water and oils for sale around the world.
The rebel Hong Kong lawmakers challenging Beijing
AFP, Published on 28/09/2016
» HONG KONG - As Hong Kong marks the second anniversary of the pro-democracy "Umbrella Revolution", former protesters prepare to take office for the first time when the city's Legislative Council (Legco) enters its new term Saturday.
Green hopes as Australia legalises medical cannabis
AFP, Published on 22/05/2016
» NIMBIN, AUSTRALIA - Jai Whitelaw was 10 when he first took medical cannabis, given to him by his mother in a bid to treat the debilitating epilepsy that saw him endure up to 500 seizures a day.
German brewers cheer 500th birthday of beer purity law
AFP, Published on 21/01/2016
» BERLIN - German brewers will be clinking glasses this year to the 500th anniversary of their "purity law", even as craft label designers complain the decree is cramping their style.