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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.
Wealth tax economist hits back at French tycoon's 'pseudo-academic' claim
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» PARIS - An economist behind a wealth tax plan embraced by the French left on Sunday urged France's richest person, Bernard Arnault, to show "respect for the truth" after the luxury goods tycoon described him as a "pseudo-academic" who wanted to "destroy the French economy".
Indonesia's 'silvermen' beg to make ends meet
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» JAKARTA - On a rainy day in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.
Korean ex-president Moon indicted for corruption
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors said on Thursday that they had indicted former president Moon Jae-in on corruption charges related to the employment of his son-in-law at an airline.
Out of Africa: Hard knocks the spur for history-making Coventry
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» COSTA NAVARINO - Kirsty Coventry says she has "learned the best lessons by failing" and the Zimbabwean swimming great's mantra appears to have served her well after she became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Thank you! Oscars speeches over the years
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» PARIS - At the Oscars over the years, we have seen it all with the winners' speeches, ranging from dull, endless, cringe, heartwarming or, when we're lucky, hilarious.
Flowers in the sand: families mourn Senegal migrants lost at sea
AFP, Published on 08/02/2025
» DAKAR - Fatou Fall defiantly faced the ocean and sadly laid a flower on Mbao beach near Senegal's capital Dakar in memory of her husband -- one of many who left on perilous clandestine crossings for Europe but never returned.
Trump’s cabinet picks come under US Senate spotlight
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees go under the microscope in a frenzied week on Capitol Hill starting on Tuesday, as US senators hold confirmation hearings that could make or break their political careers.
European leaders urge Serbia-Kosovo dialogue at Balkan summit
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» TIRANA - European leaders urged dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia after a recent spike in tensions, as they gathered at a regional Balkan summit on Monday in the Albanian capital Tirana.
Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» HONG KONG - Authorities in Hong Kong said late Tuesday they had cancelled the work visa of a Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world's first gene-edited babies, throwing cold water on his plans to relocate his research to the city.