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Afghan universities reopen, but few women return
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» KABUL - Afghanistan's main universities reopened Saturday six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women went back to now-segregated classes.
India arrests 'doctor' conman who married 18 women
AFP, Published on 21/02/2022
» Bibhu Prakash Swain believed in soulmates and true love, or so he told at least 18 women he allegedly married and conned across India before his arrest -- weeks before his next two weddings.
Myanmar, climate activists among Nobel Peace Prize nominees
AFP, Published on 02/02/2022
» OSLO - Myanmar's defenders of democracy, a Belarus opposition leader, the pope, and environmental activists like Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough have emerged as likely nominees for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Spotify removing Neil Young's music after rocker's Rogan ultimatum
AFP, Published on 27/01/2022
» NEW YORK: Neil Young made good on his vow to have his music removed from Spotify after demanding the streaming service choose between him and Joe Rogan, the controversial podcaster accused of spreading disinformation.
Deserted Afghan universities open as Taliban impose new rules
AFP, Published on 07/09/2021
» KABUL: Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the Afghan school year on Monday, as professors and students wrestled with the Taliban's restrictive new rules for the classroom.
Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession on Tuesday in the first trial conducted under a national security law that was imposed by China to stamp out dissent.
Hong Kong court to give first national security trial verdict
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court will lay down a marker on the city's future legal landscape Tuesday when it delivers its verdict in the first trial using a national security law imposed by China to stamp out dissent.
Classrooms grapple with racial slurs in classic American novels
AFP, Published on 27/06/2021
» NEW YORK - The recent dismissal of a white New York professor for reading aloud the "N-word" from a Mark Twain novel has shone a spotlight on the use of racial slurs in American classrooms.
Facebook imposes 2-year Trump ban, revises rules for politicians
AFP, Published on 05/06/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Friday banned former US president Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol.
School's out for Myanmar students defying junta threats
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» YANGON: Schools in Myanmar will open on Tuesday for the first time since the military seized power, but teachers and students are set to defy the junta's calls for full classrooms in a show of resistance.