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Tweed's youthful makeover resurrects symbol of Scottish heritage
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» ISLE OF SCALPAY — "When you see tweed on the runway, you don't expect it to come from here," joked 38-year-old former banker Alexander MacLeod as he set up his loom in a converted barn on the shores of a Scottish loch.
Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» BLOOMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages -- and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition -- through new approaches such as children's books and smartphone apps.
€60bn pledged to help Ukraine rebuild
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» LONDON: Foreign donors have pledged €60 billion (US$66 billion) of new financial support for Ukraine, the United Kingdom said Thursday, as an international conference aimed at funding the war-ravaged country's reconstruction closed.
Humza Yousaf confirmed as new Scottish leader
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» EDINBURGH - Scotland's parliament on Tuesday confirmed Humza Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister, the devolved nation's youngest and the first Muslim leader of a government in western Europe.
Scots parliament poised to confirm Yousaf as first minister
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» EDINBURGH - Scotland's devolved lawmakers are set to confirm Humza Yousaf as the new first minister on Tuesday, after he narrowly won the contest to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish National Party (SNP) leader.
Italian clubs covet Messi but seek cheaper options
AFP, Published on 01/09/2020
» ROME - While some Serie A clubs are eyeing Lionel Messi longingly, their mantra as they prepare for the transfer window is "financial prudence".
A month after IS 'caliphate' defeated, challenges aplenty
AFP, Published on 21/04/2019
» BEIRUT: Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with jihadists, camps crammed with their wives and children -- perils abound in Syria, nearly a month after the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was declared defeated.
Given the right to larger families, Chinese may hold off
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» BEIJING: China's moves to combat an ageing population by relaxing decades-old curbs on family size have hit an unexpected snag: many parents are no longer interested in having more babies.
China may scrap limit on number of children
AFP, Published on 27/08/2018
» BEIJING: China appears poised to scrap the limit on the number of children couples can have, with a state-run newspaper Monday citing a draft civil code that would end decades of controversial family planning policies.
Germany braces for crucial vote outcome on Merkel's next govt
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» BERLIN - Germany's second biggest party will announce Sunday the result of their members' high-stakes vote on whether to join Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, a decision that will determine her future after five months of political stalemate.