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Cracks in Western support pose new challenge for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» PARIS - Ukraine faces growing diplomatic headwinds after its summer counter-offensive against Russia's forces faltered, with aid from vital backers in the United States and EU being increasingly called into question.
Nazi survivor worries about anti-Semitism in her UK haven
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» LONDON - Alexandra Greensted was one of around 10,000 Jewish children rescued from the Nazis' clutches and transported to London, but 84 years on, she is now worried about anti-Semitism in her UK haven.
Cricket proposed for inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Cricket could feature in the Olympics for the first time since 1900 after organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Monday recommended its inclusion.
No bars to Uruguay's rugby inmates
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» MONTEVIDEO - The smiles of the tryscorers and the grimaces of the tackled are the same as you will find on any rugby field in the world.
Ukraine, Sweden and spending: what's coming up at NATO summit
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» BRUSSELS: NATO leaders meet in Lithuania on Tuesday for a summit set to be dominated by the alliance's response to Russia's war on Ukraine and Kyiv's push for membership.
Ukraine hails Bakhmut gains as Zelensky on UK visit
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine hailed on Monday its advances around frontline Bakhmut and President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London to seek fresh aid as expectations built over a spring offensive.
UK coronation party draws to close with volunteer drive
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» LONDON: People across Britain were on Monday asked to do their duty as the celebrations for King Charles III's coronation drew to a close with a massive volunteering drive.
Italy cuts anti-poverty subsidies as critics slam 'provocation'
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» ROME - Italy's right-wing government on Monday rolled back anti-poverty subsidies introduced four years ago that helped some four million people last year, as critics denounced a "provocation" on the international May Day labour holiday.
Inside Nigeria's centres for jihadists and their captives
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» MAIDUGURI, NIgeria: On an arid plot of land in northern Nigeria, veiled women hurry past vegetable stalls and men idle outside endless rows of tarpaulin tents in what, at first glance, appears to be a typical camp for displaced people.
Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» BEIJING - Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions.