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The perils of going grey
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 05/03/2023
» Lisa LaFlamme had barely settled in at the back of the cafe when two women approached her in quick succession. You're so beautiful, said the first, while the other slipped LaFlamme a note on yellow-lined paper.
Harrowing past emboldens PM
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 26/02/2023
» France's prime minister, Elisabeth Borne, sat on a recent, rainy evening in a dim room at a Red Cross shelter, listening to young women recount their personal stories of poverty, fractured homes and schooling struggles.
Wretched life of migrants building Senegal's city of the future
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL) - When Mohamed was hired at the construction site for the United Nations' new West Africa headquarters in Senegal, he was proud to say he would be working "not only for Africa, but for the world."
When 'retiring' means more work
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» All Yoshihito Oonami wants to do is retire and give his worn body a rest.
Brexit turns to 'Bregret' in UK
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Brexit as a "huge opportunity" on Tuesday, as the UK marked three years since leaving the EU amid economic crisis and a growing public sense of "Bregret".
Undocumented workers from Paris 2024 Olympic sites speak out
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» PARIS - Gaye Sarambounou is used to toiling long days for a pittance. He's a Malian living in France with no working papers, but it's a situation that occurs around the world.
Fears for French baguettes as power prices burn bakers
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» PARIS - Recently described as "250 grams of magic and perfection" by President Emmanuel Macron, the French baguette is at risk from surging energy prices, with some bakers warning they can no longer afford to fire up their ovens.
Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» PARIS - Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.
'Overpaying' Musk on deadline to close Twitter deal
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk looks set to meet a Friday deadline to seal his on-again, off-again deal to buy Twitter, avoiding a trial over the $44 billion contract that he admits is overpriced.
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives: US media
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives, US media reported late Thursday, in a deal that puts one of the top platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man.