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Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» N'DJAMENA — A cloud of dust escapes from an excavation site in the sand of Chad's arid north, where scientists are looking for signs of human habitation in an area once humid and called the "Green Sahara".
Tears of joy for Thai hostages freed in Gaza
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» UDON THANI - The families of Thai farm workers held for over a year in Gaza cheered and wept with relief on Thursday as they were freed in a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
Michelin to rate hotels as well as restaurants
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - From stars to keys -- the Michelin Guide will start rating hotels in the same way as restaurants, it announced on Thursday.
Viral disease killing felines on 'cat island' Cyprus
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» NICOSIA - A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia.
Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial results presented on Sunday.
Sluggish Djokovic battles to Rome win, Swiatek in perfect start
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» ROME - Novak Djokovic fought his way into the third round of the Italian Open on Friday, beating Tomas Etcheverry 7-5 (7/6), 6-2 in a surprisingly tight encounter.
Iraq dig uncovers 5,000-year-old pub-restaurant
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» LAGASH, Iraq: Archaeologists in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a tavern dating back nearly 5,000 years they hope will illuminate the lives of ordinary people in the world's first cities.
Uprooted: Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral land
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» MANOKO (PERU) - They call themselves "the multicolored people," or Siekopai, after the eye-catching traditional body paint and adornments they used to wear in their ancestral home in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» PARIS - Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.
Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco state
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.