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High time: Dutch savour legal pot trial
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» BREDA (NETHERLANDS) - Cannabis smokers in two Dutch cities will be able to light up legally for the first time Friday, as authorities roll out a trial decriminalising the production and supply of weed.
Good neighbours: Bonobo study offers clues into early human alliances
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Human society is founded on our ability to cooperate with others beyond our immediate family and social groups.
Israeli tanks in Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel sent tanks, troops and armoured bulldozers into the Gaza Strip in a "targeted raid" overnight that destroyed multiple sites before withdrawing from the Hamas-run territory, the army said Thursday.
Switzerland: land of languages, neutrality, farmers and pharma
AFP, Published on 22/10/2023
» GENEVA - A land renowned for cheese, chocolate and banks, Switzerland, nestled in the heart of Europe, held its general election on Sunday.
Centre-right parties take early lead in NZ vote
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» WELLINGTON - A centre-right coalition Saturday surged to an early lead in New Zealand's election, as voters punished an incumbent Labour government rocked by Jacinda Ardern's surprise resignation earlier this year.
Dutch 'coffee shops' savour legal pot trial
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» BREDA (NETHERLANDS) - In the back room of "The Baron", a Dutch marijuana-selling "coffee shop", owner Rick Brand excitedly browsed through the cannabis products he will soon be able to offer.
US government readies for imminent shutdown
AFP, Published on 29/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay, unless Congress reaches a last-ditch deal.
Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» ATHENS - Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster.
Gabon's Bongo seeks third term
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» LIBREVILLE: Voters in Gabon headed to the polls on Saturday for a triple election in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that has ruled for 55 years, is seeking victory over a belatedly-united opposition.
Spain's parliament opens under cloud of uncertainty
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» MADRID - Just over three weeks after Spain's inconclusive snap election, parliament reconvenes on Thursday under a cloud of political uncertainty which could end in a fresh poll later this year.