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Hope and hate: how migrant influx has changed Germany
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN — Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.
US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» INCHEON, South Korea - K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
EU plans two-euro flat fee on small parcels from outside bloc
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU said Tuesday that it was preparing to impose a two-euro ($2.25) flat fee on the billions of low-value packages that flood into the bloc each year, the great majority from China.
Pope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide as the pontiff, still recovering from pneumonia, looked on during a brief appearance on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
Pope ‘rested well’ on eighth night in hospital
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis “rested well” during his eighth night in hospital, where the 88-year-old is being treated for double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Saturday.
Pope not out of danger, doctors say, amid questions over future
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said Friday amid questions over the 88-year-old's future as head of the Catholic Church.
Syria's military hospital where detainees were tortured, not treated
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» DAMASCUS - Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain. Yet he dreaded being taken by his jailers to a military hospital, where he received beatings instead of treatment.
Japan to cut teachers' working hours amid 'serious' surge in mental health woes
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/02/2024
» The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to a record high of 6,539 in fiscal 2022, a government survey showed, with an increased workload amid the Covid-19 pandemic cited as a possible factor.
Japan looks to expand e-visas
Kyodo News, Published on 23/09/2023
» TOKYO: The Japanese government is looking to expand its electronic visa system to streamline application procedures for foreign visitors amid a resurgence of tourism, according to government officials.