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Cambodian pair arrested in ballot protest
AFP, Published on 15/07/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition party members have been arrested for allegedly inciting voters to spoil ballots, officials said on Saturday, ahead of a national vote in which Prime Minister Hun Sen is effectively running unopposed.
Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» PARIS - Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of the world's energy transition.
Assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise: what we know
AFP, Published on 08/07/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - The assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise has plunged the impoverished Caribbean nation into crisis.
Old bikes, wooden stools: Gabon Paralympic athletes 'make do'
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» OWENDO (GABON) - With a personal record of 100 metres in 11.76 seconds, Gabon's Davy Moukagni has every reason to dream of mounting the podium at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in August.
Racing faces bleak outlook as Covid bites deep
AFP, Published on 07/11/2020
» LONDON - Horse racing has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic but is facing even tougher times ahead, according to a bleak assessment by Ascot' director of racing Nick Smith.
Hopeless in Baltimore, ground zero of US 'urban apartheid'
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» BALTIMORE - Demon Lane says his east Baltimore neighborhood will still be blighted by drug dealing, deadly gunfire, rat-infested vacant houses and hopelessness, no matter who wins America's presidential election in November.
Fake news amplifies fear and confusion in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 20/11/2019
» HONG KONG - Murder disguised as suicide. A secret massacre at a subway station. Impending 'terrorist' attacks: false news online is amplifying fear and confusion in Hong Kong as months of pro-democracy unrest turns increasingly violent in the real world.
Sam Rainsy wanted posters on display along border
Khmer Times, Published on 07/11/2019
» Wanted posters of Sam Rainsy and his colleagues have been posted at all checkpoints along the Thai-Cambodian border ahead of his planned return on Saturday.
Sports world hopes for level playing field after Brexit
AFP, Published on 08/12/2018
» LONDON - With the fate of Brexit shrouded in uncertainty, Britain's sporting world is increasingly concerned about the impact for players, fans and investors.
Sierra Leone votes in delayed presidential run-off
AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» FREETOWN - Voting began Saturday in Sierra Leone in the final round of a delayed run-off presidential election after a campaign marked by verbal sparring, sporadic violence and a last-minute legal battle.