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‘Because it’s there’: The enduring appeal of Everest
AFP, Published on 02/05/2023
» KATHMANDU: Mount Everest is set to see record numbers of climbers this season, with around 1,000 people expected to attempt mountaineering's ultimate goal.
'Lady of the house' Maxwell controlled Epstein mansion: ex-employee
AFP, Published on 03/12/2021
» NEW YORK - Ghislaine Maxwell tightly regulated every detail in Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach mansion as "lady of the house," a former employee testified Thursday during the British heiress' sex trafficking trial.
Protestors expose the stark reality of climate progress at COP26
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2021
» The parade of announcements this week from world leaders, finance figures and climate diplomats at the COP26 summit culminated in a weekend parade of protesters through Glasgow, Scotland. The message from the thousands carrying placards around the venue of the meeting is one most insiders would agree with: The progress is still not enough to avoid catastrophe.
Private psychotherapy notes leaked in major Finnish hack
AFP, Published on 26/10/2020
» HELSINKI - The confidential treatment records of tens of thousands of psychotherapy patients in Finland have been hacked and some leaked online, in what the interior minister said Monday was "a shocking act."
Isolated and afraid: The pandemic is changing pregnancy
AFP, Published on 03/04/2020
» HONG KONG: Jamie Chui has been a virtual prisoner in her Hong Kong home for most of her nine-month pregnancy.
Italy deploys emergency field hospitals to fight virus
AFP, Published on 05/03/2020
» CREMONA (ITALY) - A blue tent packed with masked medics in nylon overalls and rubber gloves greets patients outside an Italian hospital at the European epicentre of the new coronavirus epidemic.
Jakarta now rivals Beijing and New Delhi for dirty air
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/07/2019
» Istu Prayogi follows a checklist of things to bring before leaving his home in the Indonesian city of Depok, some 40 kilometres from Jakarta. He takes a face mask and jacket, as well as three different kinds of pills for his sensitive lungs. If he forgets, he suffers painful headaches and breathing difficulties.
Merkel on the spot after painful regional vote
AFP, Published on 29/10/2018
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a bitter political reality on Monday after the parties in her fragile coalition suffered heavy losses in a key regional election and a junior partner made threats to quit.
'Spot a gay' list in Malaysian newspaper sparks outrage
AFP, Published on 13/02/2018
» Kuala Lumpur: A stereotype-laden checklist for spotting gay men and lesbian women published by a popular Malaysian newspaper has sparked outrage in the Muslim-majority nation, with activists warning it could endanger lives.