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Dutch art sleuth finds rare stolen copy of 'Prince of Persian poets'
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» AMSTERDAM - A stolen 15th-century book by the famed Persian poet Hafez has been recovered by a Dutch art detective after an international "race against time" that drew the alleged interest of Iran's secret service.
Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon
AFP, Published on 13/01/2020
» TOKYO: A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around the Moon with him on a SpaceX rocket.
Jordan, a blockbuster location for Hollywood
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» AMMAN - The lunar landscape of Jordan's Wadi Rum valley gets a starring role this week when the next and final episode of the Star Wars saga opens to global audiences.
Chilean president vows major reshuffle after week of protests
AFP, Published on 27/10/2019
» SANTIAGO - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Saturday announced a major government reshuffle, a day after more than one million people took to the streets in a massive protest for economic and political change.
Love blooms: Politics and romance on Hong Kong's barricades
AFP, Published on 30/08/2019
» HONG KONG: A gas mask lovingly adjusted, a hand squeezed before approaching police lines and a frantic search through swirls of tear gas -- Abby and Nick's relationship has blossomed on the barricades during Hong Kong's long summer of protest.
Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life
AFP, Published on 25/04/2019
» ALTAMIRA (BRAZIL) - As the diesel generator rumbles to life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, teenagers scramble to charge their phones and watch music videos -- an ordinary pastime in an extraordinary setting.
Foreigners departing Singapore will not have passports stamped
Published on 17/04/2019
» SINGAPORE: From April 22, foreign travellers will no longer need to get their passports stamped when they depart Singapore.
Kim Jong-un takes train to Vietnam
Published on 23/02/2019
» North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed Pyongyang on Saturday aboard a special train that will take him through China to Vietnam, where he is set to meet with US President Donald Trump next week.
Kim ready for official visit to Vietnam
AFP, Published on 23/02/2019
» HANOI: North Korea's Kim Jong Un will soon make an official visit to Vietnam, Hanoi said Saturday as it beefed up security on the Chinese border where Kim is expected to cross by train ahead of his summit with US President Donald Trump next week.
4 dead, 68 missing after gas explosion rocks Russia high-rise
AFP, Published on 31/12/2018
» MOSCOW: Four people were killed and another 68 were unaccounted for after a gas explosion rocked a residential building in Russia on Monday, leaving hundreds without a home in freezing temperatures on New Year's Eve.