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UK artist turns 'money for old rope' into £1m art exhibition
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» LONDON - British artist David Shrigley has piled tonnes of discarded rope into a London gallery and put a £1 million price tag on it, in a playful take on the phrase "money for old rope".
Ancient Myanmar ball game battles for survival in troubled nation
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» YANGON - Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport -- a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation.
Trump says he’ll be ‘kind’ with tariffs
AFP, Published on 01/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - America’s trading partners were bracing on Tuesday for an expected fresh raft of tariffs, while US President Donald Trump promised to be “very kind” in addressing what he says are unfair trade imbalances.
Six killed in banned Kenya protests
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between police and demonstrators who joined banned opposition protests against tax hikes, police officers told AFP.
Kenya police fire tear gas as protesters defy ban
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Kenyan officers on Wednesday fired tear gas on protesters who defied a police ban to join a demonstration against tax hikes called by opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Kenyans tear-gassed in tax protest
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» NAIROBi: Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned "arbitrary arrests" during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.
Energy price hikes could force UK pubs to shut
AFP, Published on 30/08/2022
» LONDON: British pubs could be forced to close because of massive increases in energy prices, leading industry figures said on Tuesday, urging the government to step in.
How Russia's war in Ukraine rocked the global economy
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» PARIS: In a month of conflict in Ukraine, global oil prices have soared, foreign companies have exited Russia and Moscow faces the spectre of default.
Fresh protests called after deadly Colombia tax reform clashes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» BOGOTA - Protesters in Colombia on Monday called for a new mass rally after 19 people died and more than 800 were wounded in clashes during five days of demonstrations against a proposed government tax reform.
UK to extend virus support, may raise tax in budget
AFP, Published on 02/03/2021
» LONDON: Britain is expected to keep vast emergency financial support propping up the UK's virus-battered economy when unveiling its annual budget Wednesday, but could also raise tax to fight surging debt.