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Ukrainian bank worker detained by Hungary was forcibly medicated: Kyiv
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv on Monday accused Hungary of grossly violating the rights of seven Ukrainian bank employees -- including by forcibly drugging a man with diabetes -- after they were detained with a truck of cash and gold.
'If we bathe, we won't drink': Gazans struggle as water supplies dwindle
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - In the southern Gaza Strip, scores of people line up at bathrooms, many of them not having showered for days after Israel cut off water, electricity and food following Hamas's deadly assault.
Medics in quake-hit Morocco battle against the clock
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» RABAT - Medics treated a constant flow of casualties after Morocco's strongest-ever earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, but hopes were fading Tuesday of finding more survivors under the rubble.
Rescuers race against time as Morocco quake death toll mounts
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» TALAT NYACOUB (MOROCCO) - Moroccan rescuers supported by foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages after the country's strongest-ever earthquake.
Sleeping in a closet: Kyiv adapts to Russian strikes
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» KYIV: At the sound of the air raid siren, two little girls quickly unroll a mattress on the ground as their mother takes her other daughter, still asleep, to a closet.
'No toilets': Hygiene nightmare in Turkey's quake ruins
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - Sedef's relief at surviving Turkey's deadly earthquake is quickly giving way to fears she could succumb to diseases that threaten to take hold across shattered regions now devoid of basics including toilets.
Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» Wearing a large hat protecting her face from the sun's rays in Cameroon, 63-year-old Jeanne now bitterly regrets using skin whitening products after being diagnosed with skin cancer.
Latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» BAGHDAD - Another sandstorm that descended Monday on Iraq sent at least 2,000 people to hospital with breathing problems and led to the closure of airports, schools and public offices across the country.
Brazil military bought penis implants for troops - lawmaker
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» BRASíLIA: After revelations that the Brazilian military had bought Viagra pills for its troops, a lawmaker claimed Tuesday it had also acquired 60 penile implants -- for reasons that were not divulged.
Confidante of Myanmar's Suu Kyi dies after catching Covid in junta jail
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday after becoming infected with Covid-19 in prison, authorities said.