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'Hobbit houses' that might just save a Moldovan village
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» ROGOJENI — They call Rogojeni the "hobbit village", and its little half-buried houses, built to resist Moldova's cold winters and hot summers, do look like something from "The Lord of the Rings".
In blow to Trump, US court tosses redrawn Texas congressional map
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» HOUSTON — A US district court, in a setback for President Donald Trump, struck down a congressional map on Tuesday redrawn by Republicans in Texas that was intended to give the party five more likely seats in the House of Representatives.
In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» MUMBAI - Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya.
Texas, California race to redraw electoral maps ahead of US midterms
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Republican-controlled Texas and Democratic-run California were set Thursday to forge ahead on creating new congressional maps, in a cutthroat struggle to tilt the outcome of next year's US midterm elections before voters even cast a ballot.
Myanmar junta captures key town, expanding election writ
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar's junta said Wednesday its troops have captured a battlefield town in the country's east, clawing back rebel-contested territory as it prepares to stage a disputed December election.
California to change election maps to counter Texas, governor says
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - California unveiled plans to redraw its electoral districts Thursday, as Democrats push back on what they say is Donald Trump's effort to rig next year's Congressional elections to safeguard his slim Republican majority.
Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» ATHENS - Surrounded by a hubbub of blaring music, restaurant terraces and rumbling suitcase wheels slaloming between overflowing litter bins, Giorgos Zafeiriou believes surging tourism has made his historic Athens neighbourhood unrecognisable.
Hundreds of Tuvalu islanders seek Aussie ‘climate visa’
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» SYDNEY - Nearly one-third of citizens in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show.
UK PM condemns ‘mindless’ Northern Irish violence
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined Northern Irish authorities on Wednesday in condemning what he called two nights of “mindless” violence targeting foreigners.
Trump deploys National Guard over LA immigration protests
AFP, Published on 08/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 troops on Saturday to handle escalating protests against immigration enforcement raids in the Los Angeles area, a move the state's governor termed "purposefully inflammatory".