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Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» PA BON (THAILAND) - Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey.
German leader to visit site of deadly Christmas market attack
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» MAGDEBURG (GERMANY) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other politicians will Saturday visit the scene of a bloody car-ramming that targeted visitors to a Christmas fair in an old market city.
Has blockchain found a use beyond crypto trading?
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» PARIS: The bitcoin boom spawned new billionaires and videos of beach parties and Lamborghinis. The crypto crash brought devastation for small investors and bankruptcy for many companies.
Trump advisor Bannon indicted for refusing to testify in Capitol riot probe
AFP, Published on 13/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump's longtime advisor Steve Bannon was indicted Friday for refusing to testify to the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot, the Justice Department announced.
Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO FELIX DO XINGU (BRAZIL) - Something is wrong.
US Fed expected to stand its ground despite rising inflation
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: Even in the face of rising inflation, the lacklustre progress on restoring jobs lost during the pandemic means the US Federal Reserve is unlikely to budge on monetary policy when it meets next week.
Embattled Belarusian leader holds secret inauguration
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko took the oath of office at a secret ceremony on Wednesday in a move his opponents attributed to his desire to avoid crowds of demonstrators who have held historic protests against his disputed re-election.
Royal rivalry in Italian Riviera 'micronation'
AFP, Published on 09/07/2020
» SEBORGA (ITALY) - The princess showed off her tiny realm, sitting peaceful and picturesque, high above the Italian Riviera.
The sportsmen who went to war
AFP, Published on 08/05/2020
» LONDON - Many sportsmen were forced to put their careers on hold to fight in World War II.
Morocco's '$65-million' real-estate swindle
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» CASABLANCA (MOROCCO) - "Give us our money!", demands a group of home buyers, standing on land that should by now be finished condos -- one of many fictitious projects that together comprise what is described as Morocco's biggest-ever property scam.