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Tajikistan launches crackdown on 'witchcraft' and fortune-telling
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — In a block of flats in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a turbaned woman cautiously opened the door of her apartment a chink, letting out a waft of incense.
'Herstory' trend brings women's lives out of shadows in Britain
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» LONDON - From the opera star who went on stage smothered in diamonds to a young widow left penniless with a small child in 19th-century Britain, a new wave of "herstories" are spotlighting female voices ignored or even erased by history.
Faith and medicine collide in African 'magic' case
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» KPO-KAHANKRO, Cote d'Ivoire: "My grandson fell ill during the night and in the morning he was dead. He was a year and a few months old and could just about walk," said Amena Djaha.
Reviewers rave for 'Hogwarts Legacy' video game despite backlash
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - The highly anticipated video game "Hogwarts Legacy" was met with largely positive reviews after its release Friday, despite some gameplay quibbles and the controversy that has dogged the Wizarding World's original creator.
Uganda leader cracks down on traditional healers to stem Ebola
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» KAMPALA - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered traditional healers to stop treating sick people in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, which has already claimed the lives of 19 individuals in the impoverished East African country.
Madagascar police confirm killing 19 civilians after albino kidnap
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar police confirmed Tuesday that officers killed 19 people and injured 21 others after opening fire on what was described as a lynch mob angered over the kidnapping of an albino child.
Killed for witchcraft, Scotland's forgotten victims find a voice
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» DUNDEE, UK: Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi are fighting for pardons for all those executed for witchcraft in Scotland, the vast majority of whom were women, and for a memorial to those forgotten by history.
Cameroon refugee achieves Olympic dream after UK ordeal
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» LONDON - Cyrille Tchatchet II is preparing to make history at the Tokyo Olympics -- seven years after finding himself homeless and penniless on Britain's streets.
Facebook removes Trump post over 'false' virus claims
AFP, Published on 06/08/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Wednesday it had removed a video post by US President Donald Trump in which he contended that children are "almost immune" to the coronavirus, a claim the social network called "harmful COVID misinformation."
JK Rowling says she is survivor of sexual assault
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» LONDON: "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling revealed on Wednesday she is a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault.