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In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» FREETOWN - Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed house where Lamrana Bah lives and works.
Ukraine schools battered by Russian onslaught in south
AFP, Published on 25/09/2022
» Just a handful of kilometres from the frontline, a shattered village school in the southern Mykolaiv region is a stark sign of the war damage inflicted by Russia on Ukrainian education.
Afghan families go back to making carpets as economy unravels
AFP, Published on 12/12/2021
» KABUL - Four Afghan brothers have hauled their family's carpet loom out of storage in the desperate hope of earning a living as the nation's economy teeters on the edge of ruin.
Scientists discover 30 new species in Galapagos depths
AFP, Published on 18/08/2020
» QUITO: An international team of marine scientists have discovered 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos, the Ecuadoran archipelago's national park authorities announced Monday.
Thai doctors deploy HIV drugs: Virus update
Bloomberg and other agencies, Published on 02/02/2020
» A 44-year-old man from Wuhan died in the Philippines on Saturday as a result of coronavirus, the first known death outside China.
Papers reveal brainwashing, not job training, at China camps
Associated Press, Published on 25/11/2019
» A classified blueprint shows that the detention camps that hold more than a million ethnic minorities in China's far west are really ideological and behavioural re-education centres to rewire their language and thinking.
Supreme Court to hear sentencing case for 'Washington sniper'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - He has described himself as a "monster" and confessed to his crimes. Lee Boyd Malvo was 17 years old when he and an accomplice carried out a deadly three-week shooting spree that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.
Aussie policeman investigated over wombat stoning
AFP, Published on 03/10/2019
» SYDNEY - An Australian police officer is being investigated after an online video appeared to show him stoning a wombat to death, police said Thursday.
Bauhaus design turns 100 amid disputes over legacy
AFP, Published on 19/01/2019
» WEIMAR, Germany: Bauhaus, the design school that left its mark on everything from teapots to tower blocks and iPhones to Ikea, marks its centenary this year, touching off a politically charged debate about its lasting impact.
Women's fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
AFP, Published on 24/11/2018
» BASTI AMEERWALA (PAKISTAN) - For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets -- but a sanitation drive by new premier Imran Khan could make life easier for women in patriarchal Pakistan.