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Extreme piercing cleanses souls at Phuket vegetarian festival
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» Taoist devotees had body parts pierced with objects ranging from skewers and swords to a model ship on Tuesday as Phuket's Vegetarian Festival returned from a two-year Covid-19 pandemic hiatus.
Beauty salon a women's haven in the Taliban's Kabul
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» KABUL: It is one of the last places in Kabul where women can meet outside their households, a bubble of freedom and even frivolity away from the gaze of men.
Illegal mining surges on Amazon indigenous land - report
AFP, Published on 25/03/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Illegal mining, a leading cause of environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest, expanded 30% last year on protected Yanomami indigenous lands, devastating the equivalent of 500 football pitches, according to a report released on Thursday.
Danish sub killer arrested after failed prison escape
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» COPENHAGEN: The Danish man sentenced to life in jail for the murder of journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine was arrested on Tuesday after a failed prison escape bid led to a standoff with police.
Danish convicted sub killer admits murder of Swedish journalist
AFP, Published on 09/09/2020
» COPENHAGEN - The Danish inventor sentenced to life in prison for the murder of journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine has admitted to the crime for the first time in a documentary broadcast Wednesday.
Coronavirus reaches isolated Yanomami people in remote Amazon
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» BRASíLIA: Brazil said on Wednesday a first case of the new coronavirus had been detected among the Yanomami people, an Amazon indigenous group known for its remoteness and its vulnerability to foreign diseases.
Piercings, incense, drumming: Malaysia marks Thaipusam festival
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» BATU CAVES, Malaysia: Hundreds of thousands of Malaysian Hindus, some piercing their skin with hooks and skewers to show their devotion, gathered in temples across the country on Monday to mark Thaipusam.
Danish sub killer to hear sentence appeal ruling
AFP, Published on 26/09/2018
» COPENHAGEN: A Danish court is due to rule on Wednesday on an appeal against a life sentence by Peter Madsen, convicted of the 2017 murder of a Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine.
Danish submariner to receive verdict over journalist murder
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» COPENHAGEN - A Copenhagen court is to rule Wednesday whether Danish submarine builder Peter Madsen murdered Swedish journalist Kim Wall onboard his vessel before chopping up her corpse and tossing the body parts into the sea last year.