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Venezuela's El Dorado, where gold is currency of the poor
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» EL DORADO — In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries.
Old and poor: Thailand sleepwalking towards ageing crisis
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension.
War dogs: sausages bolster the fight in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 04/12/2022
» DONETSK REGION, Ukraine: On the roads leading to the front in Ukraine's war-torn east, every morning begins with a familiar scene -- soldiers filling up trucks, sipping steaming coffee and catching up between bites of fresh hot dogs.
Crowds, colour and Covid rules as Hong Kong Rugby Sevens returns
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» HONG KONG - Fans of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens shrugged off a three-year pandemic absence as the weekend sporting spectacle kicked off with drinking, fancy dress -- and Covid rules.
Moscow lashes out after Prague accuses Skripal suspects over deadly blast
AFP, Published on 19/04/2021
» MOSCOW - Tensions between Moscow and Prague spiralled Sunday with Russia ordering out 20 diplomats, a day after the Czech Republic accused the suspects in the Skripal poisoning of being behind a deadly 2014 explosion on its soil.
Trump reimposes 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» CLYDE (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had ordered a 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum be reimposed, saying America's key trading partner was flooding the US market with the metal.
Consumers lapping up cereal, paper towels in pandemic
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» NEW YORK - Face masks and hand sanitizer may be the signature items of the COVID-19 economy, but the upheaval in consumer behavior also is boosting sales of cereal, ketchup and paper towels.
Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» WASHINGTON: Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth.
English town celebrates local hero Ed Sheeran
AFP, Published on 20/08/2019
» IPSWICH: The little-known town of Ipswich in eastern England has historically prided itself on farming and football, but is now celebrating the stellar pop career of its most famous son, Ed Sheeran.
Buffett, mum on a successor, dreams of 'elephant-sized' acquisition
AFP, Published on 24/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has yet to name a successor and at age 88 still dreams of making an "elephant-sized" acquisition, he said in his annual letter to shareholders.