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Designer Avido puts Kenyan slum on the fashion map
AFP, Published on 15/10/2023
» KIBERA (KENYA) - His creations are made in Kibera, the largest urban slum in Kenya, but have attracted the attention of global stars such as Beyonce and Bruno Mars and featured in Vogue magazine.
Epic Cannes of strong women and ageing icons to decide Palme
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - It has been a year of Hollywood icons and ground-breaking women's perspectives, but as an epic edition of the Cannes Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday, all eyes turn to the jury who will pick the winner of a tight race for the Palme d'Or.
Vietnam factory workers laid off as West cuts imports
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Phan Thi Nhieu has spent a decade assembling shoes for worldwide brands such as Timberland and K-Swiss, but she is now among tens of thousands of Vietnamese factory workers laid off as Western consumers cut spending.
US pot use increasingly normal, but legality is hazy
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: Buy a T-shirt, get a "gift" of weed: that's how some stores operate in Washington, exploiting a perceived loophole to sidestep a ban on selling cannabis in the US capital.
13 charged in plot to kidnap US governor, start 'civil war'
AFP, Published on 09/10/2020
» WASHINGTON: Thirteen men, including members of two right-wing militias, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and spark a "civil war," officials said on Thursday.
13 charged in plot to kidnap US governor, start 'civil war'
AFP, Published on 09/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Thirteen men, including members of a right-wing militia, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and start a "civil war," officials said Thursday.
US comedian Fred Willard passes away aged 86
AFP, Published on 17/05/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Four-time Emmy award-winning comedian Fred Willard, who appeared in films including "Anchorman" and "This is Spinal Tap" and television shows such as "Modern Family," has died aged 86, his agent announced Saturday.
Trump v Mueller: to speak or not to speak
AFP, Published on 03/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to interview Donald Trump, and his questions indicate he is probing what the US president knew of frequent contacts between his election campaign and Russia, and whether he tried to obstruct the investigation.
Florida high schoolers to return to class 2 weeks after massacre
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» PARKLAND (UNITED STATES) - Students grieving for slain classmates prepared for an emotional return Wednesday to their Florida high school, where a mass shooting shocked the nation and led teen survivors to spur a growing movement to tighten America's gun laws.