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Vietnamese caught in Japan's illegal worker crackdown
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» TOKYO — For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs.
Nuns, ex-Satanic priest among 7 new saints created by Pope Leo
AFP, Published on 19/10/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Bells rang out Sunday over St Peter's Square as Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan "doctor of the poor".
'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» ELSBETHEN (AUSTRIA) - Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity.
Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanese demand justice
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» BEIRUT — The loved ones of those killed in a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port five years ago gathered to demand justice on the anniversary of the blast Monday, as Lebanon's president vowed to hold those responsible to account.
Vatican embraces social media 'digital missionaries'
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Sister Albertine, a youthful French Catholic nun, stood outside the Vatican, phone in hand, ready to shoot more videos for her hundreds of thousands of followers online.
Bust attributed to Donatello splits Slovakia
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» BRATISLAVA - A bust attributed to Renaissance master Donatello re-emerges in Slovakia after falling into obscurity following World War II, but the country’s nationalist government sparks anger by squirrelling it away in a ministry building.
Dutch museum rolls out 200-year-old condom
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» THE HAGUE - The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday placed on display a rare condom from around 1830, featuring an erotic print of a nun and three clergymen in provocative poses.
Myanmar junta chief arrives for Bangkok summit
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived on Thursday in Bangkok for a regional summit, according to AFP journalists at the conference venue in the Shangri-La Hotel, six days after the country ruled by his armed forces was pummelled by a devastating earthquake.
Ruling due in historic Vatican fraud trial
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» VATICAN CITY - A Vatican court delivers its ruling on Saturday in a historic trial focused on an opaque London property deal, with a once-powerful cardinal among 10 defendants facing jail for alleged financial crimes.
Madrid's Prado museum throws spotlight on reverse side of paintings
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» MADRID - A new exhibition at Madrid's Prado museum is throwing a spotlight on the reverse side of paintings, letting visitors see labels, seals and sketches that are usually hidden from view.