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Biden hosts first of chats to talk 'directly' with Americans
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Saturday launched a series of conversations with ordinary Americans by calling a woman who lost her job due to the pandemic, in an effort to showcase his direct contact with his fellow citizens.
Cuba authorizes private activity in majority of sectors
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» HAVANA - Cuba announced Saturday that private activity will be authorized in most sectors, a major reform in the communist country where the state and its companies dominate economic activity.
Blinken defends human rights in first call with Saudi counterpart
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken championed human rights and called for an end to the war in Yemen in his first phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, the State Department said Saturday.
From NKorea to UK election candidate: defector fights for 'voiceless'
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» LONDON - Jihyun Park shares the civic concerns of any other would-be town councillor in Britain, from local education to potholes in the roads. But she is unique in one regard: no other candidate has fled North Korea.
For sale: London's thinnest house
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» LONDON: Blink and you could easily miss it. Wedged between a doctor's surgery and a hairdressing salon, London's thinnest house is only identified by a streak of dark blue paint.
Pope appoints first woman to senior synod post
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has broken with Catholic tradition to appoint a woman as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first to hold the post with voting rights in a body that studies major questions of doctrine.
Thousands rally again in Myanmar against military coup
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» YANGON: Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military's ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Batik dye causes blood-red flood in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» An Indonesian village was inundated by crimson-coloured water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing centre in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy.
6.0-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» A strong earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Sunday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.
Libya embarks on new transition phase
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» TRIPOLI: Libya embarked Saturday on a new phase of its post-Kadhafi transition after an interim executive was selected to lead the country until December elections following a decade of chaos.