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Singapore trying to improve conditions for low-paid migrants
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2026
» SINGAPORE — The life of a migrant worker in Singapore is bittersweet.
Fragile ceasefire holds between India, Pakistan
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2025
» AMRITSAR, India/ MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - A fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan on Sunday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as US President Donald Trump said he will work to provide a solution regarding Kashmir.
Trump calls for end to daylight saving time
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - US President-elect Donald Trump says the Republican Party “will use its best efforts” to end daylight saving time, which he called “inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation”.
From community to union: Jacques Delors, champion of Europe
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - For both fans and foes of the European project, Jacques Delors was Brussels' driving force during the EU's greatest period of integration, the creation of the single market and the euro.
A cappella singing warms Durban's Zulu soul
AFP, Published on 24/09/2023
» DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) - Every little detail counts in an isicathamiya competition: the harmony, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage, the exit and, of course, the singing.
Fraud fears on second day of Zimbabwe polls
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» HARARE: Zimbabweans queued at polling stations on Thursday as general elections stretched into an unprecedented second day, sparked by delays that fuelled opposition accusations of vote-rigging.
Invasive firestarter: How non-native grasses turned Hawaii into a tinderbox
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an unexpected culprit: invasive grass species that have spread massively over the archipelago for decades, serving as the perfect fuel.
UK ‘yarnbombers’ crochet for the coronation
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LONDON: They are the knitting and crocheting enthusiasts who secretly craft themed decorations for British royal weddings and jubilees, then put them out in public places under the cover of darkness.
NASA unveils 'Mars' habitat for year-long experiments on Earth
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» HOUSTON - Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand -- NASA unveiled on Tuesday its new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for a year at a time to test what life will be like on future missions to Earth's neighbor.
Hundreds of flights axed by German strike
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» FRANKFURT: Tens of thousands of travellers faced flight delays and cancellations Friday as workers at eight airports in Germany went on strike for better pay.