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Record Vietnam floods kill 10, turn streets into canals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» HANOI — Major flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week also turned streets in Hoi An into canals on Thursday after a major river reached a 60-year high, authorities said.
Hong Kong mooncakes sold in fake Hermes, Gucci, LV packaging
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/09/2024
» Hong Kong customs has seized 12 boxes of mooncakes in counterfeit gift boxes bearing the labels of designer brands and arrested an online seller in the run-up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Ukraine's dilemma: Rebuilding amid war
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» KHARKIV, Ukraine: Picking her way through charred ruins with a flashlight, Tetiana Bezatosna returned to her apartment after it was pummelled by Russian bombardment. The Ukrainian mother-of-two has little hope it will ever be rebuilt.
After pan-bashing, France's Macron faces Labour Day protests
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» PARIS - France's President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer the country on from a divisive pension law that has sparked anger, pan-bashing and social unrest.
'Can't keep up': pandemic cooking boom sharpens Japan knife sales
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» SEKI (JAPAN) - In a Japanese city once famous for forging samurai swords, craftsmen sharpen and polish kitchen knives, but even at full tilt their small factory can't keep up with global demand.
Afghans fear for jobs and money after Taliban takeover
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» KABUL - As a nurse at one of Kabul's main hospitals, Latifa Alizada was the breadwinner for her family, providing for her three young boys and unemployed husband.
London woman turns lockdown loaves into bakery success
AFP, Published on 21/03/2021
» LONDON: When Britain first entered lockdown in March last year, Sophia Sutton-Jones decided to try making sourdough bread.
Azerbaijan extends Armenian pullout deadline from disputed area
AFP, Published on 15/11/2020
» KALBAJAR, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan said Sunday it had agreed to extend a deadline for Armenia to withdraw from a disputed district as part of a peace accord that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas
AFP, Published on 08/08/2019
» HONG KONG: As a tear gas canister clatters onto a street in Hong Kong, a pro-democracy protester wearing heat-proof gloves and carrying a traffic cone sprints from the crowd to put it out.
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road
AFP, Published on 28/04/2019
» KHORGOS, Kazakhstan: Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese side bear a blunt warning -- no veils or long beards allowed.