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High times as US seniors join cannabis craze
AFP, Published on 29/06/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Kyle Johnson, who is 68, swears by cannabis for treating back pain and insomnia. Martha Macbeth, 63, uses it to soothe her sciatica and get a good night's sleep.
Canada lawmakers vote to legalize cannabis
AFP, Published on 19/06/2018
» OTTAWA - Canada is set to become the first G7 country to legalize cannabis after lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would allow free consumption of the mind-altering drug.
Terror, hooligan threats cast shadow over Russia's World Cup
AFP, Published on 12/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia has deployed air defence systems and stringent fan background checks in a sweeping security operation to counter the twin threats of terror attacks and hooliganism at the World Cup.
Canada close to universal marijuana legalisation
AFP, Published on 08/06/2018
» OTTAWA: Canada's Senate passed a law Thursday legalising recreational marijuana, moving it closer to becoming the first member of the Group of Seven nations to legalise the production, sale and consumption of the drug.
Driving high: US cops prepare for crackdown on 'weed day'
AFP, Published on 20/04/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Pot may be legal in eight US states and the capital, but tokers getting behind the wheel on a national weed appreciation day could be in for a downer as police forces crack down on intoxicated drivers.
'Get Out' tops Spirit Awards ahead of Oscars
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» SANTA MONICA: Jordan Peele's satirical horror flick "Get Out" triumphed Saturday at the Spirit Awards -- the latest in a string of honors the film has picked up, with the Oscars just one day away.
Macron faces grilling from farmers at agricultural fair
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday faced heckles and whistles from French farmers angry with reforms to their sector, as he arrived for France's annual agricultural fair.
Duped by fake news, Pakistan minister makes nuke threat to Israel
AFP, Published on 26/12/2016
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's defence minister has threatened to retaliate in kind to any Israeli nuclear strike after apparently being tricked by a fake news site into a confrontation on social media.
Companies using Indonesian palm oil tainted by abuse: Amnesty
AFP, Published on 30/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Multinational companies are selling consumer products containing palm oil from Indonesian plantations where workers suffer rights abuses, Amnesty International warned Wednesday, listing problems including child labour and exposure to toxic chemicals.
Iraqi forces try to weed out IS from those fleeing Mosul
AFP, Published on 28/11/2016
» BARTALLA (IRAQ) - An Iraqi officer shuffled through identity cards as he sat at a battered desk by the side of the dust-blown highway heading east from the city of Mosul.