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Cuisine in the dark as power cuts grip Kyiv
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The place goes dark at 6:00 pm as scheduled but customers at this upscale Kyiv restaurant are unfazed, happy to continue their meal and conversations.
Miners unearth pink diamond believed to be largest seen in 300 years
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» SYDNEY - Miners in Angola have unearthed a rare pure pink diamond that is believed to be the largest found in 300 years, the Australian site operator announced Wednesday.
Hope fades as belongings of two men missing in Amazon found
AFP, Published on 13/06/2022
» ATALAIA DO NORTE (BRAZIL) - Brazilian authorities say they have found a backpack and personal effects of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert who disappeared in the Amazon last week, with the Briton's mother-in-law saying she has lost hope that they will emerge alive.
WHO warns virus quicker than vaccines after G7 doses pledge
AFP, Published on 15/06/2021
» GENEVA: The WHO warned Monday that Covid-19 was moving faster than the vaccines, and said the G7's vow to share a billion doses with poorer nations was simply not enough.
Brazil military chiefs exit in new turmoil for Bolsonaro
AFP, Published on 31/03/2021
» BRASíLIA - President Jair Bolsonaro will replace all three commanders of Brazil's armed forces, his government said Tuesday, the latest upheaval in Brasilia as the far-right leader braces against mounting criticism over an explosion of Covid-19 deaths.
Brazil's Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet amid Covid surge
AFP, Published on 30/03/2021
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his government Monday, changing six cabinet members including the foreign, defense and justice ministers, as the far-right leader faced mounting pressure over a deadly surge of Covid-19.
WHO virus mission blunted as China refuses team entry
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» BEIJING: An expert mission to China to probe the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic was in disarray Wednesday after Beijing denied entry to the World Health Organization team at the last minute despite months of painstaking negotiations.
WHO experts tread carefully in hunt for virus' origins
AFP, Published on 05/01/2021
» BEIJING - A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the coronavirus, in a trip trailed by accusations of cover-ups, conspiracy and fears of a whitewash.
World's biggest tropical wetland is engulfed in flames
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: The Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetland, is burning at record-shattering pace this year as drought-fueled fires devastate its vegetation and celebrated wildlife in an environmental catastrophe.
Six candidates battle it out for WTO leadership
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» GENEVA - Six candidates are vying to become the next head of the World Trade Organization -- an institution which faced mammoth challenges even before the pandemic-driven global economic crisis struck.