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Zimbabwean migrant recalls 'betrayal' by Mugabe
AFP, Published on 13/09/2019
» JOHANNESBURG: When Trust Sibanda was born in 1979, Zimbabwe was Rhodesia, a British colony whose white minority government had declared independence unilaterally.
The 'Brave Ones': Zimbabwe's women rangers taking on poachers
AFP, Published on 31/10/2019
» PHUNDUNDU, Zimbabwe: Chiyevedzo Mutero was one of dozens of women competing in the remote Zimbabwean bush to join the all-female anti-poaching Akashinga rangers when she broke her finger.
One dead as petrol protests spread in Iran
AFP, Published on 16/11/2019
» TEHRAN - One person was killed and others injured in protests that spread across Iran on Saturday after a surprise decision to impose petrol price hikes and rationing in the country hit by US sanctions.
Six Germans die as drunk driver hits pedestrians in Italian Alps
AFP, Published on 05/01/2020
» ROME: A drunk driver ploughed into pedestrians in an Italian Alpine village on Sunday, killing six German tourists and injuring 11 other people, emergency services said.
Mitsubishi Motors denies emissions test fraud after German raids
AFP, Published on 30/01/2020
» TOKYO - Mitsubishi Motors denied Thursday equipping engines with devices to make them appear less polluting, after raids by prosecutors in Germany probing suspected diesel emissions cheating.
Coronavirus generates rash of swindlers in Italy
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» MILAN - From jacking-up the prices of disinfectant gel to scammers posing as Red Cross volunteers, Italy's battle to contain its coronavirus outbreak has been a gift to grifters of various stripes.
India political activist arrested for selling cow urine to combat virus
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» KOLKATA - An activist with India's ruling party has been arrested after a volunteer fell ill from drinking cow urine at a party to combat the novel coronavirus, police said Wednesday, as interest grows in home remedies amid the pandemic.
Over 80 killed by bootleg alcohol in Indian state
AFP, Published on 02/08/2020
» NEW DELHI: More than 80 people have died in recent days after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in the Indian state of Punjab, officials and reports said Saturday.
Bottle-fed babies ingest 'millions' of microplastics: study
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» PARIS: Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day, new research showed Monday highlighting the abundance of plastics in our food products.