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Author denies naming UK royals in 'racism' row
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» LONDON - The author at the centre of renewed racism claims against Britain's royal family has denied naming members alleged to have asked about the skin colour of Prince Harry's son.
Royals mull response after names revealed in Harry and Meghan 'racism' row
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» LONDON - Buckingham Palace is considering its next move after a British TV host named two royals who allegedly raised concerns about the skin colour of Prince Harry's son, a royal source said on Thursday.
Dutch version of British Royal book scrapped amid race reports
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - The Dutch version of a new book about the British Royal Family has been withdrawn amid reports it accidentally revealed which royal commented about the skin colour of Harry and Meghan's baby.
Prince Harry to make history with UK court testimony
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» LONDON: Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for more than a century when he testifies this week against a tabloid newspaper publisher.
Iran's rare cheetah cub dies of kidney failure
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» TEHRAN - The last survivor of three critically endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran died in hospital Tuesday from kidney failure, state media reported.
Iran publicly executes second man over protests, defying outcry
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» PARIS: Iran on Monday executed a second man convicted over the protests that have shaken the regime for almost three months, defying an international outcry over its use of capital punishment against those involved in the movement.
Iran activists brush off claim morality police abolished
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» PARIS: Campaigners backing Iran's protest movement on Monday dismissed a claim that the Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to its restrictive dress rules for women.
Iran crackdown in spotlight at UN rights council
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council is holding an urgent meeting Thursday to discuss whether to launch a high-level international investigation into the deadly crackdown on mass protests rocking Iran.
Germany eyes reduced China stake in Hamburg port to end row
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» BERLIN - Germany's government is eyeing a compromise that would allow a Chinese firm to take a smaller-than-planned stake in a Hamburg container terminal, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected banning the sale outright.
The bold tactics that have kept Iran protests going
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» NICOSIA - Flashmob-style protests, images beamed onto tower blocks, water fountains dyed blood-red: young Iranians armed with little more than their phones have adopted a slew of tactics to give demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death staying power.