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Two killed, eight wounded in eastern Ukraine: mayor
AFP, Published on 19/03/2023
» KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) - Russian strikes killed two people and wounded eight in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Saturday, the mayor said, accusing Moscow of having used cluster bombs in the attack.
Tunisia opposition calls for unity after tepid election turnout
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» TUNIS - Tunisia's main opposition coalition urged a united front against President Kais Saied after just 11.3 percent of Tunisians voted Sunday in a second-round poll for a toothless parliament in the politically divided nation.
Slow lockdown haunts Uganda
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/12/2022
» As an outbreak of Ebola swept through central Uganda in late September, government officials were willing to do anything to contain the virus except take one crucial step: impose a lockdown.
Businesses in China's Wuhan face fresh worries after Covid easing
Published on 12/12/2022
» WUHAN, China: Infections are delivering a fresh kick in the teeth for many small businesses in China's central city of Wuhan, despite the easing of most stringent curbs last week.
French energy giant offers pay talks to end fuel strike
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» PARIS - France's TotalEnergies said Sunday it would advance annual pay talks with unions if they dropped a blockade of fuel depots and refineries that has slashed petrol supplies across the country.
The gloved one - or is it two
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/10/2022
» Alan Garcia starts each workday on a cracked plastic stool, hunched over a small vanity mirror, caking on makeup to lighten his skin.
Putin dreams of Russian grandeur at any cost
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» MOSCOW: Restoring Russia to its rightful place among the world's great powers has obsessed President Vladimir Putin, whose offensive in Ukraine was to be the culmination of over 20 years of iron-willed leadership.
Chinese lawmakers want schools to spend less time teaching English
Published on 01/10/2022
» A proposal by Chinese lawmakers to further reduce the amount of time spent studying English has triggered a wave of complaints that it risks harming students' prospects.
Jittery Kenya waits to hear from presidential loser after disputed vote
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» NAIROBI - Jittery Kenyans were waiting Tuesday to hear from president-elect William Ruto's defeated rival Raila Odinga, with many speculating he will mount a legal challenge to the outcome of the country's close election race.
Suspected gunman arrested after Jerusalem bus shooting wounds 8
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» JERUSALEM - Israeli police Sunday arrested a suspect in a pre-dawn shooting spree targeting a bus just outside Jerusalem's Old City that wounded eight people, including a pregnant woman and several US citizens.