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Two killed as violence flares in Morocco protests
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» RABAT - Two people were killed when officers opened fire on a group of people attempting to “storm” a police station in Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as protests — sometimes violent — roil the north African nation.
China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in India
AFP, Published on 11/04/2021
» BEIJING: China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges -- the world's largest power station -- stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India.
'Better than the boys': Indian b-girl flips norms in world title bid
AFP, Published on 06/11/2019
» BANGALORE (INDIA) - Long before b-girl Johanna Rodrigues began improvising routines combining Indian classical dance with headstands and backflips in a quest to "redefine femininity", she found inspiration at home in her widowed mother.
US-China standoff heralds risky shake-up of global order: analysts
AFP, Published on 12/05/2019
» PARIS - Flaring tensions between Washington and Beijing are raising the prospect of new global diplomatic and economic fault lines, with consequences that analysts say could pose unfamiliar challenges to world leaders.