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Keep or cull? Romania divided over its bear population
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» COVASNA (ROMANIA) - It was a sight that stopped traffic. A brown bear seemingly asleep, its head on its paws, on a winding forest road in central Romania, some paper napkins by its side.
Claudia Goldin wins Nobel for work on women in the labour market
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - The Nobel prize in economics was on Monday awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labour market.
Martin Amis, a second-generation literary lion
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» PARIS - One of the burdens of having a famous father is trying to measure up to him in the same field.
Tigray forces fire rockets into neighbouring Ethiopian region
AFP, Published on 21/11/2020
» BAHIR DAR (ETHIOPIA) - Tigray forces fired rockets into a neighbouring Ethiopian state on Friday, heightening fears the internal conflict could spread to other parts of the country, a day after the federal government said its forces were closing in on the dissident region's capital.
Hungary enlists army in fight against virus joblessness
AFP, Published on 20/06/2020
» GYOR (HUNGARY) - As Hungary's coronavirus-hit economy shrinks and unemployment soars, thousands of Hungarians are seeking to join the army, attracted by job stability and a government scheme that fast-tracks recruits toward a military career.
Stranded passengers voice support for Hong Kong protesters
AFP, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Travellers in Hong Kong's airport voiced support for pro-democracy demonstrators on Tuesday, despite an overnight occupation of the international transit hub that saw tens of thousands of passengers stranded.
Shops reopen as Sudan generals, protesters agree to talk
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» KHARTOUM - Shops began to reopen in Sudan's capital on Wednesday after demonstrators called off a nationwide civil disobedience campaign and agreed to new talks, though many residents remained indoors following last week's deadly crackdown.
Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» KHARTOUM - Protest leaders have agreed to end a campaign of civil disobedience launched after a deadly crackdown on demonstrators and to resume talks with Sudan's ruling generals, an Ethiopian mediator said Tuesday.
Sudan protesters tear down roadblocks, want army to resume talks
AFP, Published on 18/05/2019
» KHARTOUM - Hundreds of demonstrators worked to clear away bricks and debris Friday, after military rulers demanded that roadblocks which have paralysed parts of Khartoum be dismantled before talks on a new transitional body can resume.
Italy's Matera in cultural limelight after slum 'shame'
AFP, Published on 19/01/2019
» MATERA (ITALY) - European Capital of Culture status has shone a spotlight on Italy's oldest city, whose previous claims to fame were as a cinematic "New Jerusalem" but also its "shameful" slums.