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Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza is slipping into famine, United Nations-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.
Britain leads calls for airdrops as Gaza hunger crisis deepens
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - International pressure was mounting on Saturday for alternative ways to be found to deliver food to hungry Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with Britain vowing to back airdrops.
Military helicopters deliver aid to Beijing flood victims
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» BEIJING - China deployed military helicopters on Tuesday to deliver supplies to stranded train passengers in Beijing, state media reported, after deadly rainstorms wreaked havoc in the capital.
Apple curbs China file-sharing after anti-govt protest
AFP, Published on 10/11/2022
» BEIJING: Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users on Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protestors used the function to share digital leaflets with strangers.
Turkey deploys troops against Kurdish rebels in Iraq
AFP, Published on 17/06/2020
» ANKARA - Turkey launched an air and ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday, in a move likely to increase friction with the Baghdad government.
Memes, cartoons and caustic Cantonese: the language of Hong Kong's protests
AFP, Published on 24/06/2019
» HONG KONG - Viral artwork pummelling city leaders, clever word plays and Cantonese cursing that would make a sailor blush -- Hong Kongers have displayed a characteristically riotous embrace of satire during their huge anti-government protests.