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Tanzania's battle to protect girls from HPV
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/06/2023
» When the health workers arrived at Upendo Primary School on the edge of the Tanzanian capital, they instructed girls who would turn 14 this year to line up to get a shot.
China inaugurates embassy in Honduras
Published on 06/06/2023
» TEGUCIGALPA: The People's Republic of China officially inaugurated its embassy in the Republic of Honduras on Monday, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on March 26.
US, Microsoft warn Chinese hackers attacking 'critical' infrastructure
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while warning that similar espionage attacks could be occurring globally.
Cannes gets rare look at real life in Chinese factories
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» CANNES (FRANCE) - Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing got incredible access to the inner workings of his country's textile industry by spending five years with its employees, but he fears it may be more difficult for him to work there in future.
Last-place runner is the toast of Cambodia
Published on 13/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Everyone in Phnom Penh, it seems, wants a selfie with Bou Samnang.
China rehabilitation scheme makes morticians of murderers
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» SHENYANG (CHINA) - Once jailed for murder, Cao Yongsheng now makes a living caring for the dead, benefitting from a bold rehabilitation scheme that's giving some of China's most serious criminals a second life as funeral workers.
Brazil's Lula starts Europe visit amid Ukraine tensions
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» LISBON: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday held talks with his Portuguese counterpart, kicking off his first European tour since resuming office in January, amid tensions with the West over the war in Ukraine.
Learning a language for loss: Uyghur school in US offers link to homeland
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» FAIRFAX (UNITED STATES) - At a weekend school in the US state of Virginia, language classes serve a dual purpose for young Uyghurs -- cultural preservation, and access to vocabulary to discuss the plight of relatives in China.
India to pass China this week as world's most populous nation: UN
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - India will overtake China as the world's most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday.
UN: India population to surpass China at midyear
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» NEW DELHI: India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by the end of June, UN estimates showed on Wednesday, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people.