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Biden trans athlete proposals spark outrage on both sides
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A US government proposal which would prevent schools from implementing blanket bans on transgender students participating in sports matching their gender identity has triggered a furious backlash from both conservative politicians and trans rights activists.
Antakya's quake victims doubt Erdogan's rebuilding pledge
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - Retired construction worker Ali Cimen looked at the pile of rubble raising dust over his former neighbourhood and scoffed at the idea that Turkey's earthquake disaster zone could be rebuilt in a year.
Credit Suisse chiefs face the music at AGM
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» ZURICH - Credit Suisse shareholders will get their first chance to voice their frustrations at the beleaguered bank's takeover by UBS, at its annual general meeting in a Zurich concert venue Tuesday.
Pope presides over Palm Sunday after hospital stay
AFP, Published on 02/04/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis presided over mass in St Peter's Square Sunday, as he kicked off events leading to Easter, just a day after leaving hospital following a bout of bronchitis.
Pope Francis expected to be discharged from hospital
AFP, Published on 01/04/2023
» ROME - Pope Francis was set to leave hospital on Saturday after a three-night stay for treatment of bronchitis, and begin preparations for the most important week in the Christian calendar.
Vatican rejects doctrine used to justify colonial abuse
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» VATICAN CITY: The Catholic Church took a fresh step Thursday in acknowledging abuse endured by Indigenous peoples with the Vatican formally rejecting 15th-century papal edicts that empowered Europeans to colonise non-Christian lands.
Ukraine 'determining factor' in China-EU ties
AFP, Published on 30/03/2023
» BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Beijing on Thursday that its stance on Russia's war in Ukraine would determine Chinese-EU ties but said Europe was not looking to "decouple" from China.
Combative spoiler enters Turkey's election campaign
AFP, Published on 25/03/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey's top politicians have formed two camps heading into May's election: those who revere President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and those united in the single goal of ending his two-decade rule.
Kenyans vent anger over economic crisis
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» NAIROBI: Hempstone Monari's taxi business was just getting going when the wheels fell off his financial future and a Kenyan bank auctioned off his car over the non-payment of a $9,900 loan.
Somalia drought could lead to 135 deaths a day: UN study
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» MOGADISHU: The record drought sweeping the Horn of Africa may lead to 135 deaths a day in Somalia between January and June this year, the health ministry, WHO and UNICEF said in a study released Monday.