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British soldiers to deliver fuel to ease supply crisis
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» LONDON - British troops are expected to be deployed within days to help ease a fuel supply crisis, the government said on Wednesday, as the retail and hospitality sectors called for foreign workers to be allowed to fill post-Brexit vacancies.
Fuel pumps run dry in UK as govt blames panic buying
AFP, Published on 27/09/2021
» LONDON: Fuel pumps ran dry in parts of Britain on Monday as panic-buying drained tanks at filling stations, while the government tries to tackle a shortage of lorry drivers with a dramatic post-Brexit immigration policy U-turn.
Bumpy road as ageing Japan bets on self-driving cars
AFP, Published on 16/09/2021
» TOKYO: With an ageing population in need of transport, Japan is betting on autonomous cars, but an accident involving a self-driving showcase at the Paralympics illustrates the challenges ahead.
Final UK plane carrying military leaves Kabul
AFP, Published on 29/08/2021
» LONDON: The UK on Saturday flew out the last of its military from Afghanistan, concluding its pullout while leaving hundreds of Afghans eligible for resettlement behind.
10 days later, Haiti earthquake victims struggle to cope
AFP, Published on 24/08/2021
» LES CAYES (HAITI) - Survivors of the earthquake that killed 2,200 people when it struck Haiti 10 days ago are wavering between feeling resigned to the destruction and fighting for help as they struggle to cope with their daily needs.
Toddler among dead in UK's worst shooting for decade
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» PLYMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM) - Police said on Friday they were investigating the background of a troubled loner who obtained a firearms licence and shot dead five people including a three-year-old girl in Britain's first mass shooting in 11 years.
Giant pig farms accused of defiling Mexico's 'sacred wells'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» MéRIDA, Mexico: Long revered by the Maya people as sacred and today a magnet for tourists, local indigenous communities fear the water-filled sinkholes of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are under threat from industrial pig farms.
'Lost generation' fears as Covid locks out India's poor students
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» MUMBAI - C.S. Satheesha spells out "A-P-P-L-E" into his phone as he teaches remotely from the only place he can get a signal -- a treehouse in his back garden in southern India.
Tokyo's taxi drivers face fan-free Olympics
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» TOKYO - In his white gloves, dark suit and tie, taxi driver Yuki Kawaguchi is ready to ferry passengers around Tokyo in style.
A familiar question at Cannes: where are the women?
AFP, Published on 03/07/2021
» PARIS - With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d'Or, a familiar script is playing out at Cannes.