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Washington on lockdown as security threats mount
AFP, Published on 15/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - The center of Washington was on lockdown Thursday as more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops were being mobilized due to security concerns ahead of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.
Biden inauguration: worries as Homeland Security chief quits
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation unexpectedly Monday as worries rose over more violence during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week.
Guns out, windows smashed: Trump crowd turns Congress into battlefield
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: Tense officers pointing guns, lawmakers with gas masks, camouflaged protesters smashing windows -- this was the day that President Donald Trump's bid to overturn the US election went "wild."
Pandemic inflames violence against women
AFP, Published on 23/11/2020
» PARIS - No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday.
Pandemic inflames violence against women
AFP, Published on 23/11/2020
» PARIS: No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday.
New PlayStation hits market as console battle with Xbox begins
AFP, Published on 12/11/2020
» TOKYO: Sony's PlayStation 5 hit the shelves on Thursday, just two days after rival Microsoft released its newest Xbox, with the next-generation consoles vying for holiday season dominance as the pandemic boosts gaming demand.
Trump convention set to ignite base
AFP, Published on 22/08/2020
» WASHINGTON: Launching political grenades — and real fireworks — President Donald Trump's Republican party will use next week's convention to ignite its base ahead of the most divisive US election in decades.
Military jets fly over US cities to salute frontline workers
AFP, Published on 03/05/2020
» WASHINGTON - Military jets flew over US cities on Saturday to salute frontline workers in the country with the highest coronavirus caseload and death toll in the world.
As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market
AFP, Published on 28/04/2020
» RIYADH: Like thousands of Saudi women, Rouaa al-Mousa entered the workforce as reforms sweep the ultra-conservative kingdom and is certain that neither grumbling male bosses nor the coronavirus will change that.
China battles virus spread with masks and disinfectant
AFP, Published on 29/01/2020
» BEIJING - At a deserted restaurant in China's capital, one black-and-white sign stands out among colourful the decor and neon signs advertising braised meat dishes: "this store has been disinfected today."