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Amid Ukraine war fallout, fearful Chechen women seek escape route
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» EUROPE - Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of safety.
Austria to vote on headscarf ban in schools
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» VIENNA - Austrian lawmakers on Thursday are expected to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division.
Women of music dominate Grammy nominations, SZA tops noms
AFP, Published on 11/11/2023
» NEW YORK - It will be a woman's world at this season's Grammys, with SZA scooping the most chances for gold on music's biggest night with nine, as pop's superstars including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish dominated across the categories.
In Brazil town turning to desert, farmers fight to hang on
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» GILBUéS (BRAZIL) - Standing amid a terrain of rugged red craters that looks like something from Mars, Brazilian farmer Ubiratan Lemos Abade extends his arms, pointing to two possible futures for this land fast turning to desert.
Pope set to draw Marseille crowds after pro-migrant plea
AFP, Published on 23/09/2023
» MARSEILLE - Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Pope Francis process through the streets and celebrate mass in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille Saturday, where the pontiff has waded into an inflamed European debate about accepting migrants.
July 'hottest month on record' worldwide
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» PARIS: July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.
Toxic foam blights river crucial to Brazil's biggest city
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» SALTO (BRAZIL) - Not far from Latin America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, a river is covered in a white layer that resembles fresh snow but is in fact a smelly, toxic foam.
Suicides in Singapore rise to 22-year high
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» Suicides in Singapore rose nearly 26% last year to their highest level in more than two decades, reflecting the "unseen mental distress" in the city-state, according to a local non-governmental organisation (NGO).
Floods kill over 170 people in east DR Congo
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» BUKAVU (DR CONGO) - More than 170 people have died after heavy rains and flooding in eastern DR Congo's South Kivu province, officials said Friday, after torrential downpours killed dozens in neighbouring Rwanda.
Ship leaves French port after migrants disembark
AFP, Published on 12/11/2022
» TOULON, France: All migrants on board a rescue ship turned back by Italy have disembarked in France, authorities said Saturday, as the vessel left to undergo maintenance at another port.