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‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
British brothers worth $9bn quit UK as wealth exodus grows
Published on 24/04/2025
» Two of Britain’s richest real estate investors have ditched the UK as their home territory, the latest departures among the country’s elite as the nation hits wealthy residents with tax hikes.
Turkmenistan vows to end smoking within two years
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader launched an "unprecedented" anti-smoking crusade on Thursday, ordering the Central Asia country to rid itself completely of tobacco within two years.
Turkmenistan stages parliamentary elections
AFP, Published on 26/03/2023
» ASHGABAT (TURKMENISTAN) - Parliamentary polls were underway on Sunday in Turkmenistan, a gas-rich nation ruled by one family for nearly two decades that does not tolerate political dissent or a free press.
Where the culture wars play out
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/11/2022
» A shrinking town set among cow pastures in Brittany seems an unlikely setting for France's soul-searching over immigration and identity.
Turkmenistan leader's son to run for president
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» ASHGABAT (TURKMENISTAN) - The son of Turkmenistan's leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has been nominated to run for president next month, state media said Monday, after the autocrat said he would step down and authorities called a snap vote.
Thousands protest as Colombia gov't submits new tax reform plan
AFP, Published on 21/07/2021
» BOGOTA - Thousands of Colombians returned to the streets on Tuesday to protest against President Ivan Duque's government, which submitted a new tax reform plan to Congress.
Italy tests lockdown; global cases near 110,000: Virus update
Published on 09/03/2020
» Italy started its first working day after a government decree sought to curb movement within the country’s financial hub. Germany plans to boost investment to help its economy and the Trump administration is drafting measures to blunt the economic fallout from the outbreak.
In Brazil's pampas, a Triassic Park once flourished
AFP, Published on 20/12/2019
» SãO JOãO DO POLêSINE, Brazil: Millions of years before the arrival of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, another fearsome dinosaur - the Gnathovorax - roamed what is now southern Brazil, ripping apart its prey with sharp teeth.
Namibia votes in polls set to test ruling party's grip on power
AFP, Published on 27/11/2019
» WINDHOEK: Namibians were heading to the polls on Wednesday for a general election in which resentment stoked by economic hardship and a corruption scandal could challenge the ruling party's majority.