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Taiwan's antique jade dealers see trade losing lustre
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» TAIPEI - Tracing a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan said the ears on the nearly 400-year-old piece are a marker of its authenticity.
Regional diplomacy in Niger crisis reflects cross-border ties
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» KANO, Nigeria: Religious leaders and politicians in northern Nigeria have opened back-door channels in a frantic attempt to stave off military intervention in coup-stricken Niger.
Collapse of Ukraine grain deal to have medium-term impact
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» PARIS - The collapse of the Black Sea export corridor, which allowed the export of more than 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain over the past year, should have little immediate impact but over the medium term create market tension and push up food prices.
Dozens held in Italian mafia crackdown
Published on 27/06/2023
» MILAN: Dozens of people have been arrested in a new police raid against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia that has revealed how its multiple illegal activities have spread as far as Austria and Germany, Italian authorities said on Tuesday.
Gift of building carries steep cost
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/06/2023
» Near the old perfume counters on the ground floor of the Hudson's Bay department store in Winnipeg, Canada, a trade dripping with symbolism took place.
Sudan fighting intensifies despite US sanctions
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» KHARTOUM: Shelling rocked greater Khartoum on Friday, as fighting between Sudan's warring generals intensified despite US sanctions imposed after the collapse of a US- and Saudi-brokered truce.
Electroshock ‘used on gay UK soldiers’
Published on 27/05/2023
» Gay British soldiers were subjected to electric shock treatment in an effort to “cure” them of homosexuality, according to a damning investigation into historic homophobia in the UK armed forces.
Nigerian politician jailed after UK organ trial
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» LONDON: A British court on Friday jailed Nigeria's former deputy Senate president for nine years and eight months, following his landmark conviction for plotting to harvest a man's kidney for his sick daughter.
Investors look for strength in UBS results
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» ZURICH - UBS is expected to post solid first quarter results Tuesday, with all eyes on whether the bank is strong enough to carry through its forced alliance with stricken rival Credit Suisse.
Help for endangered Amazon tribe
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 16/04/2023
» The illegal tin mine was so remote that, for three years, the massive gash it cut into the Amazon rainforest had gone largely ignored.